Jan 26, 2011Watson vows urban border will be ‘vigorously’ defended Appellants named in an OMB appeal dispute some of the factors the city used to define its boundary.
Jan 23, 2011Uneasy alliance with PQ; Ignatieff pushes for religious tolerance The human rights of minorities are vulnerable when parties are in search of majorities in and around election time.
Jan 21, 2011Is Your Independent Contractor Truly Independent? Third category dependent contractor determined in Ontario Court of Appeal decision in McKee v. Reid’s Heritage Homes Ltd.
Jan 20, 2011What did they expect? Integrity commissioner asked if leak of internal memo to media violated the City’s code of conduct.
Council backs off memo probe Investigation by City’s integrity commissioner causes sharp divide on City Council.
Mississauga backs down on memos; Leaks probed After a week of intense and embarrassing public backlash, Mississauga council retreats from plans to root out the source of leaked internal memos.
Council agrees to focus on code-of-conduct questions Councillors agree that the real issue is whether the leak violated the City’s code of conduct.
Jan 19, 2011Council cringes at memo investigation An investigation by the City’s integrity commissioner has caused a sharp divide on City Council.
Jan 18, 2011Case Law Update: Aecon Buildings v. Brampton Civil procedure Third party procedure Discovery Production and inspection of documents “Mary Carter”-type Settlements Immediate Disclosure
Case Law Update: Brown v. Canada (Attorney General) Civil procedure Third party procedure Discovery Production and inspection of documents “Mary Carter”-type Settlements Immediate Disclosure
Case Law Update: Canada (Attorney General) v. Telezone Administrative Law Judicial Review and Statutory Appeal Tort Law Practice and Procedure
Case Law Update: Century Services Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General) Bankruptcy and Insolvency Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act Priorities
Case Law Update: City of Ottawa v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner) Judicial Review Access to Information and Protection of Privacy under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Case Law Update: Vancouver (City) v. Zhang Enforcement of Municipal By-Laws Injunctions Constitutional Law Freedom of Expression under s. 2(b)
Jan 17, 2011Addressing the pitfalls of standard documents An Ontario Bar Association session will focus on avoiding problems in standard real estate form.
Jan 14, 2011City prepares to defend call on urban boundary Ottawa’s legal and planning departments gear up to defend council’s decision on how much to expand the urban boundary.
Jan 13, 2011Probe launched into leaks of internal emails Mississauga councillors calling for full investigation into the source of leaked internal memos.
Memo sparks MissyLeaks uproar Mississauga councillors upset over leaked memo detailing offer to pay for tickets to Mayor’s birthday party.
Culture of secrecy A tempest in a teapot created at City Hall over the leak of a non-confidential memo to the media.
Jan 12, 2011Leaked memo riles councillors A City of Mississauga internal memo was leaked to the media about the purchase of tickets for councillors to attend Mayor’s birthday party.
Jan 10, 2011CRA gets ahead of the line The Canada Revenue Agency manages to secure advance collection of disputed corporate income tax debt.
LSUC civility crusade sparks debate Three lawyers face hearings over charges of misconduct following civility initiatives by the Law Society of Upper Canada.
Jan 7, 2011The Diefenbaker gambit If proven true, the claim by John George Dryden would make him the former prime minister’s only biological child.
Aurora development decision in OMB’s hands Decision by Ontario Municipal Board drawing to close after three-year hearing about plans to build homes and golf course on portion of the Oak Ridges Moraine.
Jan 5, 2011The booming business of expropriation Lawyers practising in the area of expropriation have experienced a significant increase in public projects over the law few years.
Are Pension Benefits Deductible from Wrongful Dismissal Damages? Introduction The general measure of damages in a wrongful dismissal case is the amount that an employee would have earned had he or she been given proper…
Jan 1, 2011A Strong Prima Facie Case for Rationalizing the Test Applicable to Interlocutory Mandatory Injunctions Download PDF to read full article.
Book Review: The Duty to Consult – New Relationships with Aboriginal Peoples The duty to consult Aboriginal peoples requires the Crown to speak with First Nations, Inuit peoples, and Métis communities before undertaking action which may adversely impact those groups’ constitutional rights.
The Search for a Meeting of Minds in the Interpretation of Ontario’s Municipal Conflict of Interest Act Areas of ambiguity in the Act continue to cause confusion and uncertainty. This article clarifies the intent and effect of the Act.
Urban Renewal and Community Revitalization: Tools That Can Help One of the greatest challenges facing municipal governments today is the need to stimulate economic development and urban renewal.
Dec 20, 2010Case Law Update: E. Anthony Ross v. Bank of Commerce (Saint Kitts Nevis) Trust and Savings Association Limited Appellate Jurisdiction – Civil Procedure – Privy Council The plaintiff obtained a judgment in the courts of Saint Christopher and Nevis (“Nevis”). The Nevis Court of Appeal…
Case Law Update: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador v. Abitibibowater Inc., et al. Bankruptcy and Insolvency Companies’ Creditors Arrangements Act Provincial Obligations
Case Law Update: Liberty Mutual et al v. Donatelli et al. Security for Costs Libel and Slander Act Civil Procedure
Case Law Update: Nemeth v. Canada (Justice) Immigration and Refugee Law Extradition Principle of non-refoulement