Consumer Protection Law CRTC says new technology will help fight spoofed telephone calls November 30, 2021 5
Industry News Canada’s Judiciary discusses diversity and balancing the bench at Legal Voices conference November 29, 2021 57
Employment Law Appeal on employment contract arbitration clause not devoid of merit: divisional court November 29, 2021 9
Human Rights Code Howard Levitt: Recognizing a person’s pronouns is not an ‘accommodation,’ but a basic employer obligation November 27, 2021 14
Legal Governance Atrisha Lewis challenges profession to expand from traditions to remove systemic barriers November 26, 2021 17
Privacy Law P.E.I. privacy laws delaying arrival of ‘life-changing’ cloud-based dialysis machine November 25, 2021 7
Corrosion, erosion, deterioration … can your client recover? November 25, 2021 0 3 More than four decades after the landmark Consolidated Bathurst decision, a provincial appeal court sides with an insurer that denied...
NTI mulls law suit against Nunavut gov’t over change to tax law for Inuit-owned land November 25, 2021 0 10 Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) is considering legal action against the government of Nunavut for changes it made on how Inuit-owned...
Complaints over denied compensation for flight delays still unresolved following lengthy inquiry November 25, 2021 0 6 Canadian Transportation Agency has directed airlines to reconsider passenger requests based on new guidance.
Unlimited indemnity … unlimited risk November 25, 2021 0 5 If a standard form agreement contains an indemnity, signing it may significantly increase the risk to your client.
Paid sick days coming to B.C. starting January 2022 November 24, 2021 0 5 B.C. is bringing in mandatory paid sick leave in 2022. Five days will replace the three that have been a...
Lawyers across Canada, LSO benchers sign declaration calling for end of vaccine passports, mandates November 24, 2021 0 3 A declaration calling for βthe immediate end of vaccine passports and mandatesβ and a βpublic inquiry into the handling of...
New strangulation law targets domestic violence, with more than 200 charges laid in Waterloo area November 22, 2021 0 4 2019 Criminal Code amendment adds strangulation as separate offence
Interventions at the Supreme Court of Canada: Is a More Robust Assessment Coming? November 18, 2021 0 4 Interventions have long been extremely common at the Supreme Court of Canada. Most cases will have at least a few...
Supreme Court of Canada sides with Ontario government in battle over Toronto council cuts November 14, 2021 0 15 A legal battle more than three years in the making has ended between the City of Toronto and the Ontario...
Superior Court dissolves injunction to stay University Health Network mandatory vaccine policy November 10, 2021 0 7 Dispute under a union agreement is subject to arbitration, not a civil action
Murray Sinclair to chair negotiations on federal compensation for First Nations kids November 10, 2021 0 5 The former chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada will aide talks between the federal government and child-welfare...
Crown broke 1850 land treaties with First Nations, Ontario Court of Appeal rules November 10, 2021 0 8 First Nations in Ontario could receive billions in back-rent after court ruling
Alberta judge convicts man of assault for coughing on server in Calgary bar November 5, 2021 0 9 CALGARY - A man who removed his mask and deliberately coughed on a server at a Calgary bar last year...
Reputation is Everything for Attorneys: Don’t Get Bench-Slapped November 3, 2021 0 10 It takes years to build a reputation, but that reputation can unravel with frightening speed based on one ill-advised act...
B.C. formally asks Ottawa for exemption to decriminalize illicit drug possession November 1, 2021 0 7 The B.C. government has officially asked the federal government in Ottawa to decriminalize possession for personal use of certain types...
Supreme Court of Canada asked to rule on independence of military judges September 25, 2021 0 5 The Supreme Court is being asked to determine whether Canadaβs military judges are truly independent.
Medical Law More than 10,000 Canadians received a medically-assisted death in 2021: report August 13, 2022 7
Constitutional Law Quebec Superior Court suspends Bill 96βs translation requirement until constitutionality determined August 12, 2022 8
Disability Law The Ontario government has given Maggie an ultimatum: the disabled teen can lose her funding or her independence August 12, 2022 7