Case Law Update: R v Côté
Constitutional law Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms s. 24(2) Exclusion of evidence
Case Law Update: W.J. Holdings Limited v City of Toronto
Municipality Civil Contempt Conditions on Demolition Permits
Litigation Update – November 2011
Seven case law updates released between October and November 2011.
Time for protest to end, Ford says; Occupy Toronto; Tickets or cold weather might end encampment
Mayor Rob Ford wouldn’t say how it might happen, or when, but he left little doubt Wednesday that he would soon be advocating for an end to the three-week Occupy […]
Occupy Toronto ready to resist eviction; City has yet to move, but sympathetic church co-owns St. James Park
Police crackdowns, court injunctions and warnings: around the world, the Occupy movement is being pushed and it is being shoved.
Doing Business in Ontario: An Overview of Environmental Protection Law – 2011
This guide provides a brief overview of the main elements of environmental protection law in Ontario. Its main objective is to identify the principal structural elements of the law and […]
Litigation Update – October 2011
Seven case law updates released between August and October 2011.
Case Law Update: Canada (Attorney General) v PHS Community Services
Constitutional Division of Powers Interjurisdictional Immunity Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Life, Liberty and Security of the Person Principles of Fundamental Justice Ministerial Discretion
Nasty neighbours dispute resolved on the public purse: The lessons learned
The Town of Meaford attracted the ire of the court by wading into a private property dispute between neighbours and spending significant public resources after doing so (The Corporation of […]
Case Law Update: The Corporation of the Municipality of Meaford v Grist et al
Shoreline Dispute Public Highway Summary Judgment Registry Act
Working in Canada: An Overview of Employment Law
Among the most challenging and complex issues faced by businesses, governments, organizations and individuals are those that arise in the workplacein the relationships between management and employee, worker and employer […]
If these walls could talk, they’d tell a historic tale
Classic Cabbagetown Victorian is a historic home without a history.
Holyday racks up $125K bill to prove point
Battle by Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday to recover legal costs of Mammoliti and Heaps ends in precedent-setting decision by divisional court.
Ford family firms gave mayor’s campaign a break on late payment fees
Toronto Council’s code of conduct does not deal specifically with expenses related to compliance audits.
Pay up, Toronto tells Mammoliti
The City of Toronto retains outside lawyer to assist in its efforts to collect cost of Mammoliti’s defence against challenge to his 2006 election campaign expenses.