Ottawa Blog Roll: December 2017

Huge congratulations to Sean Bawden and Woods LaFortune LLP for carrying the Ottawa torch as Clawbie Winners this year! Well deserved!!

Please find below links to blog posts or articles authored by the Ottawa legal community in December.

Civil Litigation

Adjudication coming to a construction project near you – lessons learned from the english experience
– Louis-Pierre Grégoire & Patrick Lavoie, Gowling WLG

Appeal Court orders rehearing on coverage for workplace accident
– Stephanie Doucet, Gowling WLG

Employer vs. Employee – Who Was Telling the Truth in Workers’ Compensation Claim?
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog

CPP Benefit Claims – Does Choosing Your Own Doctor Affect Your Success?
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog

Condominium Law

Information Certificate Updates
– Rodrigue Escayola, Condo Adviser

A Condo Year in Review – Our Top 10 Most Popular Posts of 2017
– Jocelyn Duquette, Condo Adviser

AGM Notice Calculator
– Rodrigue Escayola, Condo Adviser

Things to watch for in 2018
– James Davidson, Davidson Houle Allen LLP

Corporate Commercial Law

“Summary Judgment and Evidence of ‘Material Change’ – Hepburn v AlarmForce”
– Merovitz Potechin LLP

Criminal Law

December 2017 Criminal Law Round-Up
– Anne Marie McElroy, McElroy Law

Top Criminal Cases Of 2017
– Anne Marie McElroy, McElroy Law

Digital Evidence: A Book Review
– Anne Marie McElroy, McElroy Law

Let’s Talk About Mental Health
– Michael Spratt, Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP

Employment & Labour Law

$750,000 in moral and punitive damages awarded to employee left to “twist in the wind”
– Andrew Vey, Vey Willetts LLP

Higher wages, more vacation, more protected leave – what’s not to like?
– Colleen Hoey, Mann Lawyers

The Legality of Taking Away Paid Breaks and Benefits
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains

Top Five Cases of Importance to Ontario Employment Law – 2017 Edition
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains

Workers Now Eligible for WSIB Benefits for Chronic Mental Stress and Workplace Harassment
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains

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