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)
WeirFoulds LLP Litigation Update (December 2010)
Seven updates on cases released in December 2010.
Addressing the pitfalls of standard documents
An Ontario Bar Association session will focus on avoiding problems in standard real estate form.
City 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.
Probe 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.
Leaked 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.
CRA 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.
The Diefenbaker gambit
If proven true, the claim by John George Dryden would make him the former prime minister’s only biological child.