Ottawa Blog Roll: July 2017
Please find below links to blog posts or articles authored by the Ottawa legal community in July.
Civil Litigation
The Court of Appeal finds Spilt Coffee at a Drive-Through is an Insurable Accident
– Shawn O’Connor and Sasha Willms, Kelly Santini LLP
Was Door-to-Door Salesperson on Lunch Break Still Working for WSIB Purposes?
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog
“Self-Diagnosis” Not a Basis for Claiming CPP Disability Benefits
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog
Compelling Attendance at an Examination Under Oath Requires Notice but not Reason
– Mitch Kitagawa and Sarah Reich, Kelly Santini LLP
Insurers Bear the Burden of Non-Compliance with Non-Renewal Notice Requirements
– Mitch Kitagawa and Chantel Helwer, Kelly Santini LLP
When One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Relationships & the Interpretation of Dependency for the Purposes of Accident Benefits
– Mitch Kitagawa and Kate Craner, Kelly Santini LLP
Risky summer activities: What are you waiving when you sign that form?
– Peter J.E. Cronyn, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
Mental Injury: What’s in a Name?
– Jennifer Aouad, Low Murchison Radnoff LLP
Condominium Law
Defamation: Condos must protect the reputation of its directors
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
Condos will Need to Increase Their Fees to Pay for the New Condo Authority
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
New Info on the Education and Examination Requirements for Condo Managers
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
Condos will Have to File Yearly Information Returns
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
How Much will a Condo Manager’s Licence Cost?
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
How Much will the Condo Authority Cost and Who will Pay for it?
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
Condominium Returns
– James Davidson, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Proposed Fees for the Condominium Management Regulatory Authority of Ontario
– Christy Allen, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Summary of the Proposed Regulations now available: the Condominium Database, and filing Returns
– Kristen Bailey, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
CAO and CAT Proposed Fees
– James Davidson, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Constitutional Law
The Case of Omar Khadr
– Delaney’s Law Firm
Twelve Points about the Khadr Saga
– Craig Forcese, National Security Law
A Once & Final Parsing of the Legal Context for the Khadr Settlement
– Craig Forcese, National Security Law
Corporate Commercial Law
New International Commercial Arbitration Act in force in Ontario
– R. Aaron Rubinoff and John Siwiec, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP
New Record-Keeping Obligations for Old and New Ontario Corporations: What are they?
– Philip M. Aubry, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP
Criminal Law
The Art Of Sentencing: Why It’s Time To Revisit Mandatory Minimums
– Anne Marie McElroy, McElroy Law