Site Map for May 2019

Date
Title
31 May 2019
Proposed rule changes could speed up investor-state dispute arbitration
31 May 2019
LawPRO sees spike in claims from family law, wills
31 May 2019
Davies partner wins TMA ‘Toronto Women of Excellence’ award
31 May 2019
Hamilton Law Association names Gowling WLG partner as president
30 May 2019
Case reiterates importance of confidentiality
30 May 2019
June meeting a defining moment for Law Society of Ontario
30 May 2019
WeirFoulds partner receives 2019 John Hackett Memorial Award
30 May 2019
Labour arbitrators leading in opioid addiction law
30 May 2019
Fasken boots up artificial intelligence platform
29 May 2019
Advising clients difficult when it comes to emissions reductions
29 May 2019
Canada-wide anti-human trafficking hotline launched
29 May 2019
Uncertainty for clients due to carbon pricing
29 May 2019
SCC decision will impact provincial regulators
29 May 2019
Federal departments’ job ads may have violated law: MP
29 May 2019
Ontario government proposes changes to Endangered Species Act
29 May 2019
Here’s how big firms pitch new tech to partners
28 May 2019
Aird & Berlis renews partnership with angel investors’ group
28 May 2019
McCarthy Tétrault lawyer named president of ITechLaw
28 May 2019
Ottawa law school to study regulation of tech companies
28 May 2019
Large law firms working together on blockchain M&A technology
27 May 2019
Leave to appeal decision of General Division only granted when proposed appeal had reasonable chance of success
27 May 2019
Minister failing to consider CRA’s knowledge of ongoing CCA process and taxpayer’s intention
27 May 2019
Key issue in applying public interest override is determining whether compelling public interest outweighs purpose of protecting privacy
27 May 2019
Resistance to steps to obtain consent to convert complicated what should have been straightforward motion
27 May 2019
Federal report pushes for changes to Copyright Act
27 May 2019
Demonstrative aids admissible where accuracy and authenticity of aids confirmed
27 May 2019
Neither “inspect” nor “examine” suggested power to compel person to answer questions and oral examination was not ordinary meaning of word “audit”
27 May 2019
Gowling WLG partner receives award for contributions to French law
27 May 2019
Designating costs order as “support” could mean that child or spousal support otherwise payable would be reduced
27 May 2019
Member's delay in commenting about language not raising reasonable apprehension of bias
27 May 2019
When order sought to be appealed is made in reliance on jurisdiction under BIA, proper appeal route is under BIA
27 May 2019
Consequences of summary judgment motion in context of litigation as whole must be considered
27 May 2019
Law society disciplining lawyers more behind closed doors
27 May 2019
True character of application for judicial review could not relate to assessment that did not exist
27 May 2019
Failure to produce proper protocol demonstrated that requirements of proper scientific methodology were not met
27 May 2019
No reason for property owner to have agreed to give up its entitlement to have contractor pay deductibles
27 May 2019
Mere fact that individual has been deported did not render case moot
27 May 2019
Nil reassessment could not be appealed
27 May 2019
Dissent within meaning of s. 691(1)(a) of Criminal Code means disagreement which affects result
27 May 2019
Party breached request for proposal by not signing confidentiality agreement
27 May 2019
Mortgage and line of credit interest were not compensable
27 May 2019
Event aimed to help internationally trained lawyers with accreditation
27 May 2019
Court to decide whether police can access Facebook messages
27 May 2019
To qualify for tuition tax credit taxpayer must be attending university outside Canada on full-time basis in course leading to degree
27 May 2019
When appellant omits pleading central to decision and appeal, respondent should correct this
24 May 2019
Housing bill may threaten parks and rec funding
24 May 2019
More protests planned on legal aid cuts
24 May 2019
Lerners gives to charity for 90th anniversary
23 May 2019
Claimant was capable of regularly pursuing substantially gainful occupation
23 May 2019
Employer's exposure to vicarious liability was not any greater than his exposure as owner of vehicle
23 May 2019
Reasonable to consider taxpayer’s past late filings in assessing whether he would be given relief from penalties
23 May 2019
Expert’s remarks were more akin to business analysis or strategic plan than business valuation report
23 May 2019
Analysis was inadequate for failure to consider whether exception to limitation period applied
23 May 2019
Testator experienced episode of confusion, possibly accompanied by paranoia, and lacked testamentary capacity
23 May 2019
Litigation seeking to impose constructive trust on estate and its administration captured by s. 28 of Estates Act
23 May 2019
Fact that taxpayer paid premiums out of personal account did not change taxable nature of benefits
23 May 2019
Toronto plastic surgeon probed for unprofessional conduct
23 May 2019
Right to follow up discovery always subject to court’s overriding discretion to make such order as it deemed fit
23 May 2019
Disclosing identities of parties who received examination information could cause irreparable harm
23 May 2019
Opinion was tainted by hindsight and presupposition that skilled person already understood role of dosage shape in affecting retention
23 May 2019
Under common law business records rule documents to be made contemporaneously by someone with personal knowledge and under duty to make entry
23 May 2019
Section 7(5) of Arbitration Act, 1991 does not permit court to ignore valid and binding arbitration agreement
23 May 2019
LSO balks at federation's standards on disciplinary investigations
23 May 2019
Low impact motor vehicle accident did not negate possibility of serious personal injury
23 May 2019
Finding that principal purpose was to save tax was not condemnation of taxpayer’s behavior
23 May 2019
Value of loss of stock options grants to be quantified on basis of what likely would have happened
23 May 2019
Where limited partnership forms integral part of applicant's operations, CCAA Court may extend stay accordingly
23 May 2019
Applicant established all five essential criteria confirming her entitlement to prescriptive easement
23 May 2019
Appropriate for equity to impose remedial constructive trust despite reality that doing so would deplete bankruptcy assets
23 May 2019
Wife did not move expeditiously to set aside cohabitation agreement
23 May 2019
Focus in child protection cases was safety and well-being of child
23 May 2019
New federal corporate rules raise privacy alarm bells
23 May 2019
Judge throws out charge for man recorded urinating in police video
23 May 2019
Surreptitious installation of spyware on employer’s computer constituted breach of faith or trust
23 May 2019
When shared parenting arrangement ceased, taxpayer continued to be primary caregiver
23 May 2019
Solicitors looking toward gender-neutral drafting practices
23 May 2019
Factors denied by vendor not sufficient to deprive subject property of its unique character
23 May 2019
University of Ottawa confers chief justice with honorary doctorate
23 May 2019
Vendors' failure to disclose second easement justified purchaser's refusal to complete transaction
23 May 2019
Compliance with formalism provided for in Excise Tax Act was imperative
23 May 2019
Registry to find lost wills launches
23 May 2019
It was not negligent to move bus when passenger boarded but had not yet taken a seat
23 May 2019
Enrolling children in Chinese, chess, golf and other like classes was for purpose of enabling them to work
23 May 2019
Exchange of insults in video provided contextual framework for altercation
23 May 2019
Federal environmental review panel could carefully consider municipality's concerns
23 May 2019
College did not have proximate relationship with Immigration Canada
23 May 2019
There was no right in Ontario for landlord to claim damages on unexpired portion of lease
23 May 2019
“Shopping Centre” did not apply to phrase “community shopping centre”
23 May 2019
Tax treaty not having direct bearing on case where taxpayer resident of Canada for tax purposes
23 May 2019
Accused acquitted of refusing to provide breath sample on basis that constable had no reasonable grounds to demand sample
23 May 2019
Administrative bodies most knowledgeable with impugned legislation had important perspective
23 May 2019
Purchaser's obligations under contract of purchase and sale were distinct from obligation incurred by payer of deposit
23 May 2019
Walker continues as bencher
23 May 2019
Security for costs appropriate where there was good reason to believe appeal had no merit
22 May 2019
Meet the busy lawyers working at Toronto’s massive tech conference
22 May 2019
Judges issuing harsher revenge porn sentences in Canada
22 May 2019
Lawyer opposed to statement of principles running for LSO treasurer
22 May 2019
Employee cites ethical veganism as a creed
21 May 2019
Retaining millennial associates — there’s an app for that
21 May 2019
Sudbury language rights appellant faces sex assault charges
21 May 2019
Combating online hate could mean legal change
20 May 2019
New housing plan will require lawyers to work faster and more efficiently
20 May 2019
Judicial intervention was necessary in face of unauthorized modification of agreement contrary to parties' intentions
20 May 2019
Discretion should be exercised on what was necessary and fair now and not on speculation about how application would turn out
17 May 2019
Human rights concerns about AI hit lawyers in immigration, criminal law and trusts
17 May 2019
Can the StopSOP benchers repeal the Statement of Principles?
17 May 2019
Feds should look at banning conversion therapy
16 May 2019
Western Law to launch academic mindfulness course this fall
16 May 2019
Ontario’s law firms were mostly led by men again in 2018
15 May 2019
Court says doctors must make referrals, despite religious objections
15 May 2019
LSO expands advertising campaign
15 May 2019
Korean legal clinic in the works
15 May 2019
CBA launches online resource for lawyers crossing international borders
15 May 2019
Judge denies certification for cyberattack class action
15 May 2019
Finding parents in contempt in custody disputes ‘a last resort’
14 May 2019
Potential PR points for protecting puppies
14 May 2019
Lawyers frustrated by vacancies at Human Rights Tribunal
14 May 2019
When is a painting of ‘national importance’? Court weighs in
14 May 2019
Paralegals probe law society on immigration, legal aid
14 May 2019
Fight to release audio and video recordings fails
13 May 2019
Lawyers protest cuts to Legal Aid Ontario at Queen's Park
13 May 2019
Criminal Lawyers Association launches old-robe clothing drive
13 May 2019
Cannabis companies still fighting for IP rights, says Blakes panel
13 May 2019
Diversity group formed to seek equity in Ontario legal profession
13 May 2019
Get ready for the fall election
13 May 2019
Constitutional challenge over sex offender registries succeeds
13 May 2019
Driver excluded from insurance plan sues for damages, loses