Myopic Stubbornness and Other Hazards: A few of the interesting cases of 2011
The Courts (and litigators) just can’t seem to get enough of fascinating legal expressions, such as “piercing the corporate veil”, “spent breach”, and “estoppel”. In leasing litigation in particular, these […]
Supreme Court rules on safe injection site
Reproduced with permission of the publisher from Health Law in Canada, Vol. 32, No. 2, November 2011. The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ordered that the federal Minister of Health […]
How not to fix St. Lawrence Centre
Is it time to tear down the St. Lawrence Centre and replace it with a better arts complex? That is one of the more startling possibilities presented to the mayor’s […]
Ontario energy critic demands to know cost of partially constructed Mississauga gas power plant
Partner Glenn W. Ackerley is quoted in this article on the implications regarding the recently-cancelled construction project on a gas-generated electrical power station west of Toronto.
Toronto to place planning power in local hands
A black sign with orange letters covering the boarded-up entrance to a quaint, if lonely, clapboard house screams: Private Property No Trespassing. Next door, there is an identical warning, and […]
Ontario to review conflict rules; Light rail not at risk after 14 councillors sit on sidelines for transit votes
Ontario denies rail transit has been put at risk after one in three municipal councillors backed out of the largest public works project undertaken here.
Canadian Competition Authorities send message to Vendors and Purchasers: You’re in this together
Vendors selling their business need to consider the potentially anti-competitive effects of proposed transactions, according to recent proceedings at the Competition Tribunal of Canada. If the Competition Bureau can demonstrate […]
N.L. wants AbitibiBowater to pay up
The Newfoundland and Labrador government argued in the Supreme Court of Canada Wednesday that AbitibiBowater should pay for an environmental mess left behind when it closed its mill in Grand […]
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