University of Windsor Faculty of Law

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces a judicial appointment to the Tax Court of Canada

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

John C. Yuan, Counsel in the Tax Law Services Porfolio at Justice Canada in Ottawa, is appointed a judge of the Tax Court of Canada.

Key Points: 
  • John C. Yuan, Counsel in the Tax Law Services Porfolio at Justice Canada in Ottawa, is appointed a judge of the Tax Court of Canada.
  • I am confident he will serve Canadians well as a member of the Tax Court of Canada."
  • Justice Yuan joined the Tax Law Services Portfolio of the Department of Justice Canada in 2022 as counsel in the legal services unit for the Canada Revenue Agency.
  • Budget 2022 provides for 22 new judicial positions, along with two associate judges at the Tax Court of Canada.

transcosmos signs an advisory contract with an advisory member of the Public-Private Cooperation Council for New Legal Issues Concerning Contents In the Metaverse

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Friday, January 27, 2023

TOKYO, Jan. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- transcosmos inc. hereby announces that the company has signed an advisory contract with Kenshiro Michishita, a lawyer and representative of SAKURA Law Office. In these early days of the metaverse, laws and regulations that govern the metaverse are still limited. To avoid any potential legal risks in its initiatives toward creating new ways of communication powered by the metaverse, transcosmos will reinforce its service delivery framework to ensure that businesses can operate on the metaverse safely and securely.

Key Points: 
  • Metaverse is still in its primary development stage, and therefore, most of the legal issues remain unclear.
  • Kenshiro Michishita is an advisory member of the Public-Private Cooperation Council for Addressing New Legal Issues Concerning Contents In the Metaverse – a body formed by the Secretariat of Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters, the Cabinet Office – to discuss rules and regulations concerning the metaverse and to address associated legal issues.
  • As an advisory board member of the Virtual City Consortium, he took part in developing the Virtual City Guidelines (Metaverse Guidelines).
  • Leveraging such experience, I will provide specific legal advice for transcosmos, carefully considering its business needs, while organizing and discussing metaverse-related legal issues from diverse perspectives.