Ottawa Blog Roll: October 2018
Please find below links to blog posts or articles authored by the Ottawa legal community in October.
Civil Litigation
“Justice Must be Seen to be Done”–Are LAT Decisions Truly Independent?
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog
Condominium Law
Must Condos Grandfather Cannabis Smoking When Adopting a Rule?
– Rodrigue Escayola, Condo Adviser
Smoking Cannabis in Condos is Not a Protected Human Right
– Rodrigue Escayola, Condo Adviser
Changes to the Smoke-Free Act Affecting Condos
– Rodrigue Escayola, Condo Adviser
Cannabis Rules: What Do Condo Owners Think?
– Graeme Macpherson, Condo Adviser
Coming to a Compromise: Condominiums, Cannabis, and Human Rights
– Nancy Houle & Andrea Daly, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Criminal Law
Indigenous People And The Criminal Justice System: A Book Review
– Anne Marie McElroy, McElroy Law
October 2018 Criminal Law Round-Up
– Anne Marie McElroy, McElroy Law
With Bill C-75 Liberals Break Three Promises
– Michael Spratt, Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP
Pot Pardons: My Choice is What I Choose To Do and If I’m Causing No Harm It Shouldn’t Bother You
– Michael Spratt, Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP.
Kavanagh Confirmation Sows Decades of Judicial Distrust
– Michael Spratt, Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP
The Liberals are All Vision, No Reform
– Michael Spratt, Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP
Employment & Labour Law
Open Letter Re: Bill 47 and Bereavement Leave
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Court Invalidates Working Notice Period – Qualitative Component Absent
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Court Says New Zealand Lamb Company’s Termination Clause Just Plain Baaa-d
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Sweet Revenge: Business Ordered to Pay Children Minimum Wage for Selling Chocolates
– Andrew Vey, Vey Willetts LLP
Hit Rewind: Ford Government Reverses Bill 148 Changes to Ontario Employment Laws
– Paul Willetts, Vey Willetts LLP
Just cause for dismissal: context is key
– Andrew Vey, Vey Willetts LLP
When is Retraining a Reasonable Approach to Mitigating Loss of Employment?
– Paul Willetts, Vey Willetts LLP
Bill 47 – A Step Backward for Workers in Ontario
– Megan Fultz & Amanda Montague-Reinholdt, Raven Law
Addressing the Gender Wage Gap: The Pay Transparency Act
– Karine Dion & Paul Taylor-Sussex, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
Will They Believe Me? Workplace Investigations and Credibility
– Claire Kane Boychuk, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
Entertainment & Sports Law
Concerned about risk? #METOO : A Discussion on Civil Liability, Sports and the #MeToo Movement
– Jahmiah Ferdinand-Hodkin & Scarlett Trazo, Gowling WLG
An Intro to VR Legal Issues
– Edwards PC, Creative Law