Tag: current legal issues in the news 2021

More photos, video released of suspect in assault outside Winnipeg law courts

Descrease article font size Increase article font sizeWinnipeg police have released more photos and a video of a suspect wanted after a woman was assaulted outside the Law Courts Building.The 20-year-old victim was walking from St. Mary Avenue and Kennedy Street to the courthouse around 5:45 am March 17 when police have said a man began to follow her.Read more: Winnipeg police release photo of suspect in assault outside Law Courts BuildingAs the woman reached the entrance to the building on Kennedy Street, the suspect approached the victim, leading to a struggle. The woman fell, and…Continue Reading

Federal budget bill to include grab bag of law changes

The 2023 federal budget released this week includes a series of affordability measures, tax changes, and major spends on health care and the clean economy. However, tucked into the 255-page document is a series of smaller items you may have missed. Specifically, a scan of the “proposed legislative action” annex—largely non-fiscal measures the Liberals plan to stuff into the coming budget implementation bill, or BIA—indicates a host of grab-bag law changes. From moving ahead with an electronic citizenship program and changes for natural health products, to amending an act regarding royal titles and imposing new privacy requirements on political parties,…Continue Reading

Thinking of hiding assets during a divorce or separation?

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Dividing assets after a divorce or separation is a difficult process. But a recent case highlighted the courts power to undo transactions where the assets were disposed of when a divorce or separation was only being “anticipated”. A common misconception is that if assets are transferred prior to separation occurring (or even post separation), then assets are gone forever. This is usually done by the asset holder in an attempt to hide assets or try to defeat the claim of the other spouse or partner. The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia have powers that can overturn or cancel…Continue Reading

JFrog (NASDAQ:FROG) Price Target Raised to $29.00 at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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JFrog (NASDAQ:FROG – Get Rating) had its price objective hoisted by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $28.00 to $29.00 in a report released on Monday, Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an overweight rating on the stock. Other equity analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on JFrog from $26.00 to $24.00 and set a neutral rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 5th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price objective on JFrog from $30.00 to $28.00 and set a buy rating for the company in a report…Continue Reading

Legal sizes for lobsters trapped off New England could change to protect the population

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Local The commission said it’s considering the changes because of a worrisome lack of baby lobsters growing off New England.Max Oliver moves a lobster to the banding table aboard his boat while fishing off Spruce Head, Maine, on Aug. 31, 2021. AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, FileBy PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press February 6, 2023 | 3:01PMPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The rules about the minimum and maximum sizes of lobsters that can be trapped off New England could soon become stricter, potentially bringing big changes to one of the most valuable seafood industries in the country. Fishers are required…Continue Reading

Pope, Anglican, Presbyterian leaders denounce anti-gay laws | World

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ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis was backed by the ceremonial head of the Anglican Communion and top Presbyterian minister in calling for gays to be welcomed by their churches as he again decreed laws that criminalize homosexuality as unjust.The three Christian leaders spoke on LGBTQ rights during an unprecedented joint airborne news conference Sunday while returning home from South Sudan, where they took part in a three-day ecumenical pilgrimage to try to nudge forward the young country’s peace process.They were asked about Francis’ recent comments to The Associated Press, in which he declared that laws…Continue Reading

What three luxury homes reveal about who owns UK property

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Stylised graphic showing Beechwood House, Lubov Chernukhin and Alisher UsmanovOwners of around 50,000 UK properties held by foreign companies remain hidden from public view, despite new transparency laws. The Register of Overseas Entities, launched in August 2022, was meant to reveal who ultimately owns UK property. But analysis by BBC News and Transparency International found that almost half of the firms required to declare who was behind them failed to do so. Labor MP Margaret Hodge said the legislation was not “fit for purpose”. A UK government spokesperson said the register has been an “invaluable source of information for…Continue Reading

What three luxury homes reveal about who owns UK property

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Stylised graphic showing Beechwood House, Lubov Chernukhin and Alisher UsmanovOwners of around 50,000 UK properties held by foreign companies remain hidden from public view, despite new transparency laws. The Register of Overseas Entities, launched in August 2022, was meant to reveal who ultimately owns UK property. But analysis by BBC News and Transparency International found that almost half of the firms required to declare who was behind them failed to do so. Labor MP Margaret Hodge said the legislation was not “fit for purpose”. A UK government spokesperson said the register has been an “invaluable source of information for…Continue Reading