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Recorded April 29, 2023 at the Calgary Comics & Entertainment Expo, Calgary, Alberta. "Manda-law-rian: Legal Issues in Pedro Pascal's Other Hit Series". Description: Kidnapping, abandonment, bounty hunting, finders keepers, succession planning, lawful transfer of political power, trial by combat, in loco parentis of Grogu aka "Baby Yoda": these are some of the many issues keeping lawyers busy that galaxy far, far away. Join a Crown prosecutor, entertainment lawyer and crime author as they analyze and have some lighthearted fun looking at the legal issues in The Mandalorian.

Co-panelists: Adam Drew and Axel Howerton.

Special thanks to The Legal Geeks https://thelegalgeeks.com/.

 

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Some bonus content for you during our very long hiatus: Interview with Michelle Molineux first published for a CanAsian Arts Network workshop in February 2023. We talk about how Michelle approached contracts first as a performer, then as a producer, and now as a practising entertainment lawyer.

If you contract COVID-19 while working on set, can you make a workers' compensation claim? Greg speaks with Nancy Harwood to find out. Recorded November 26, 2020.

Find Nancy Harwood at: https://www.harwoodsafetygroup.com/

Resources

Ontario: https://www.wsib.ca/en/faqs-about-claims-and-covid-19https://www.wsib.ca/en

Alberta: https://www.wcb.ab.ca/assets/pdfs/workers/WFS_COVID-19.pdf

BC: https://www.worksafebc.com/ 

 

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Guidelines vs the law when it comes to COVID-19. Is it good enough to just follow the letter of the law when it comes to government COVID-19 restrictions in film production? Recorded Nov 17, 2020. Note that restrictions affecting film production may have changed since our recording date. Please check with your local health authorities and government for up to date restrictions that affect you and/or your production. 

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Interview with renown technology lawyer Dr. Michael Geist to discuss the “badly drafted” Bill C-10 being the amendments to the Broadcasting Act. Recorded November 27, 2020. 

https://www.michaelgeist.ca/ 

Bill C-10 at First Reading: https://parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/43-2/bill/C-10/first-reading 

Broadcasting Act, SC 1991, c 11, <http://canlii.ca/t/54cq5> retrieved on 2020-11-25

https://playbackonline.ca/2020/11/03/minister-steven-guilbeault-proposes-bill-to-regulate-otts-grant-more-power-to-crtc/ [pay walled]

https://playbackonline.ca/2020/11/04/industry-reacts-to-proposed-broadcasting-act-update/ [pay walled]

 

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Updates and corrections! Michelle and Greg return from their long hiatus to provide an update on virtual affidavits and certificates of guarantor. Also we correct a few things Greg didn't previously get right on the podcast. And p.s.: the episode title are words actually spoken by us in the episode.

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Recorded February 18, 2020 at Nerd Nite in the Backstage Theatre, Edmonton, Alberta. Slides available at: https://www.slideshare.net/GregoryPang/nerd-nite-edmonton-how-to-prosecute-thanos. Special thanks to Joshua Gilliland of The Legal Geeks: http://thelegalgeeks.com/.

 

Greg: greg@legalcutpro.com and on Twitter @cyclaw

Michelle: michelle@legalcutpro.com and Instagram @michellemolineux

http://www.legalcutpro.com 

 

This episode is brought to you by the Canadian Film Centre: http://www.cfccreates.com/

 

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A check-in chat with Michelle and Greg. Also we chat about taking a hiatus from the podcast during the summer.

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Recorded May 22, 2020: (Almost) raw and unedited QuarInterview with Matt Watterworth and Scott Westby of the Alberta Filmmakers Podcast!

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ABFilmCast

Full Swing Productions: https://www.fullswingproductions.com/

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Affidavits are annoying and producers have to deal with them and, normally, meet lawyers or notaries public to get them commissioned. Then, COVID-19 changed all of that.

Find Avnish Nanda at http://www.nandalaw.ca/ and https://twitter.com/avnishnanda 

Notaries and Commissioners Act, SA 2013, c N-5.5, <http://canlii.ca/t/53rgs> 

Commissioners for Oaths Act, RSA 2000, c C-20, <http://canlii.ca/t/kc28> (REPEALED) 

Alberta Ministerial Orders regarding virtual commissioning: https://open.alberta.ca/publications/ministerial-order-008-2020-service-alberta 

https://open.alberta.ca/publications/ministerial-order-29-2020-jsg 

Ontario Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act, RSO 1990, c C.17, <http://canlii.ca/t/51xqd> 

Law Society of Ontario’s messaging on virtual commissioning: https://lso.ca/covid-19-response/faqs/practice-management#can-a-lawyer-or-paralegal-use-virtual-commissioning-in-the-context-of-covid-19--5 

 

Greg: greg@legalcutpro.com and on Twitter @cyclaw

Michelle: michelle@legalcutpro.com and Instagram @michellemolineux

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This episode is brought to you by the Canadian Film Centre: http://www.cfccreates.com/

 

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