It’s in the contract…or is it?
The casualness with which employees are hired and fired in this business is enough to make a contract lawyer cringe. Even those carriers that do have employment agreements often have […]
Popular Caribbean restaurant fights eviction order
The owners of a popular Caribbean restaurant fighting eviction will have their day in court on Tuesday as they seek an injunction that would keep the kitchen from closing. “We […]
The Real Jerk plans to fight its eviction
The owners of the Real Jerk restaurant have hired a lawyer to fight their Jan. 31 eviction date. Co-owner Ed Pottinger says lawyer Albert Formosa is planning to apply for […]
Hydro’s ‘hidden tax’ on T.O.; Lawyer questions why city council does
A consumer lawyer is asking why Toronto council stands idly by while its pricey electricity distribution company digs ever deeper into consumers’ pockets. Robert Warren, who represents the Consumers Council […]
OMNI TV interview: Ban the wearing of Burqa or Niqab in public in Canada?
An interview clip regarding the on-going debate about banning the wearing of the Burqa or Niqab in public in Canada. See video link here: Raj Anand, OMNI South Asian News
Toronto Hydro ‘bullying’ public; Consumers group says power utility
As Toronto Hydro launches a savage cost-cutting campaign and warns of more blackouts, evidence filed with the Ontario Energy Board shows the utility’s revenues are 50 per cent higher than […]
Quiz: U.S.-Canada cross-border estate issues
How would you resolve these case situations?
Case Law Update: Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses’ Union v. Newfoundland and Labrador (Treasury Board)
Administrative Law Role and Adequacy of Reasons Dunsmuir principles of “justification, transparency and intelligibility”
To Seek a Stay or Not to Seek a Stay
Is seeking a stay of foreign proceedings a prerequisite to obtaining an anti-suit injunction in Canada?
Case Law Update: Combined Air Mechanical Services Inc v Flesch
Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure Summary Judgment
Case Law Update: In the Matter of the Bankruptcy of TNG Acquisition Inc. (successor estate of NexInnovations Inc., a bankrupt) of the City of Mississauga, in the Province of Ontario
Landlord and tenant Repudiation of Lease Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act Proceedings
Case Law Update: Nor-Man Regional Health Authority v Manitoba, 2011 SCC 59
Administrative Law Labour Law Standard of Review-Labour Arbitration
Case Law Update: Quebec (Attorney General) v Canada (Human Resources and Social Development)
Constitutional law Federal paramountcy Crown immunity
Litgation Update – December 2011
Six case law updates released between November and December 2011.
Energy board rules $53M hydro levy legal; Charge to cover costs of energy conservation programs justified
A levy of about $4 per customer on hydro bills to cover the cost of conservation programs is legally justified, the Ontario Energy Board has ruled. The board has rejected […]