Site Map for March 2020

Date
Title
30 Mar 2020
Refugee lawyers lament decision to suspend asylum at Canada-U.S. border for COVID-19 containment
30 Mar 2020
Deal finalists announced for Canadian Law Awards
30 Mar 2020
Lawyers can hold off paying fees for law society, LawPRO until June
30 Mar 2020
Council failed to provide relevant evidence to applicant establishing case against him
30 Mar 2020
While there was no express authority under Pest Control Products Act to implement transition period
30 Mar 2020
Deduction for social assistance was only for federal or provincial social assistance
30 Mar 2020
Any legal expenses to protect rights to obtain future income were not deductible
30 Mar 2020
There was no material evidence of commercial effort
25 Mar 2020
List of legal organizations’ COVID-19 resources and changes
25 Mar 2020
Lawyers deemed essential — but LSO urges remote work ‘wherever feasible’
25 Mar 2020
LSO names recipients of 2020 awards: Mary Birdsell, Arleen Huggins, Heather Joy Ross and others…
25 Mar 2020
On balance, Crowns expert’s evidence raised question of defence expert's competence and reliability
25 Mar 2020
Presumption of integrity created for electronic documents system
25 Mar 2020
General Division did not err when it did not consider whether individual’s business was profitable
25 Mar 2020
Notes were debt during taxation year in issue, although amounts to be paid weren’t yet ascertained
25 Mar 2020
Fresh step rule was designed to ensure orderly movement of litigation through to trial
24 Mar 2020
Celebrating legal excellence – Canadian Law Awards teaser
23 Mar 2020
In light of COVID-19, Ontario firms issue responses and share resources
23 Mar 2020
Limitation periods suspended; law society guides on identity verification
23 Mar 2020
Assessment Act provided process for challenging property tax assessments
23 Mar 2020
Motion judge did not err by making determination about codicils in context of summary judgment
23 Mar 2020
Transfer sufficient to establish valid charitable purpose trust
23 Mar 2020
Municipality obligated to permit property owners to connect to supply lines
23 Mar 2020
Historic use may have been personally convenient but wasn’t reasonably necessary accommodation
19 Mar 2020
Online petition to freeze LSO fees due to COVID-19 is heeded
18 Mar 2020
IP lawyers guide clients through drug pricing framework transition
18 Mar 2020
Lawyers raise alarm on shoplifting settlement ‘shakedown’
18 Mar 2020
Taxpayers failed to usher any evidence to refute Minister’s assumptions
18 Mar 2020
If dividend was repayment of loan there would be no debt remaining afterward
18 Mar 2020
Bankrupt’s assignment of claim for equalization wouldn’t benefit creditors
18 Mar 2020
Individual lost right to deal with own property after filing in bankruptcy
18 Mar 2020
Withdrawing several claims just before hearing unnecessarily lengthened proceeding
17 Mar 2020
New judges: Justice MacLeod elevated to regional senior judge; Crown Cameron joins bench
16 Mar 2020
COVID-19 reaction: Law offices shutter and solo litigators try to stay afloat with remote work
16 Mar 2020
Appellant’s reasons for late employment insurance benefits application weren’t justifiable
16 Mar 2020
Reassessments were valid and binding until set aside by Tax Court of Canada
16 Mar 2020
Claiming exemption not predicated on resident of Luxembourg having made any particular investment
16 Mar 2020
It was likely proposed representative would have to appear as both advocate and witness
16 Mar 2020
Taxpayers’ blood relationship to father did not end on his death
13 Mar 2020
With jury trials on hold amid COVID containment, lawyers look to resolve disputes fairly and safely
12 Mar 2020
Behind closed doors, Ontario legal clinics face high-pressure negotiations amid provincial plan
11 Mar 2020
V. James Bristow, co-founder of the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario, passes away
11 Mar 2020
Lawyer joins Ontario Securities Commission’s Investor Advisory Panel
11 Mar 2020
Contract allowed applicant to set price for burial plots in portion of cemetery operated by it
11 Mar 2020
Joint tenancy was severed
11 Mar 2020
Subsequent sale was not arm's length transaction, but part of vendor’s misconduct in quashing sale
11 Mar 2020
Only employers could be liable for employees’ bad faith conduct committed within scope of employment
11 Mar 2020
There was no physical evidence that supported accused’s assertion of mechanical failure
09 Mar 2020
How to hire a lawyer in Ontario
09 Mar 2020
Litigating with gig economy app companies
09 Mar 2020
Getting around the indemnity clause
09 Mar 2020
When are lawyers really ‘partners’? Ruling explores liability of firms for lawyer’s debts
09 Mar 2020
Canadians quarantined for COVID-19 need due process, independent counsel, says CCLA
09 Mar 2020
Windsor Law receives $125,000 to help rally youth in the fight against climate change
09 Mar 2020
Government invests $1 million to keep kids in school and to reduce crime among at-risk youth
09 Mar 2020
Amounts transferred from joint bank accounts to wife constituted transfers from husband to wife
09 Mar 2020
Deadline for application could not be ignored on grounds of fairness, even if fault lay with CRA
09 Mar 2020
Application to extend time was not originating document entitling taxpayer to continue litigation
09 Mar 2020
Taxpayer’s cash contribution had to be seen as participation fee or investment
09 Mar 2020
Disproportionate, inappropriate steps justified both sides bearing their own costs
09 Mar 2020
Plaintiffs’ odds improving in ‘David v. Goliath’ medical malpractice cases
09 Mar 2020
‘Major implications for the medical negligence bar’ flow from recent ruling, lawyer says
09 Mar 2020
Determining children’s consent for treatment
04 Mar 2020
When can a lawyer withdraw from a case?
04 Mar 2020
Law firm’s ability to pay former partners passes court scrutiny
04 Mar 2020
Criminal Lawyers’ Association acts against potential abuse of new bail hearing procedure
04 Mar 2020
Difficulty using Health Care Consent Act with children tested in recent case
04 Mar 2020
Referral network launched for women lawyers in small firms, sole practices and social justice orgs
04 Mar 2020
Use of amicus curiae in family law clarified by top court
04 Mar 2020
Crown Consultation and Accommodation Report was provided to Governor in Council, publicly disclosed
04 Mar 2020
Zero-rated element must be principal element in single supply if supply is to be zero-rated
04 Mar 2020
Gratuities fell within ambit of taxable income
04 Mar 2020
Residency condition was reasonable, well supported, consistent with criteria
04 Mar 2020
Time limits set out in EI system served important policy goals and could not be ignored
03 Mar 2020
Ontario, First Nations sign on to access road for Ring of Fire
02 Mar 2020
Successful appeal for Bell pensioners highlights unusual litigation tactic, says lawyer
02 Mar 2020
LEGALTECH: Tech is too overwhelming — and some lawyers are too stubborn, readers say
02 Mar 2020
Law professors Gillian Hadfield and David Tanovich of UToronto, UWindsor win legal writing awards
02 Mar 2020
Leading competition lawyer Adam Fanaki has passed away