Below are links to blog posts or articles authored by the Ottawa legal community through May.
Civil Litigation
The use of Facebook and Twitter to defame someone can be costly
– Marc Quinn, Ottawa Injury Lawyer
Can You Count on WSIB?
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog
Auto Insurance Premiums Are Going Down… Along with Coverage and Benefits
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog
Corporate Commercial Law
The Beauty of Trade Associations
– Gordon B. Greenwood, Maclaren Corlett
Not-For-Profit vs. For-Profit, Purpose-Driven Businesses
– Heather Lovell, Momentum Business Law
Proposed Amendments to Franchise Legislation
– Paul Franco, Mann Lawyers
Criminal Law
The ‘Dickensian Hellscape of our Jails
– Michael Spratt
5 ways The Good Wife is exactly like real life*
– Anne-Marie McElroy, McElroy Law
Psychiatrists in the Courtroom, Murder, and the Nexus to the Lay Person
– Reem Zaia, Codified
Credit where credit is due: The Constitutionality of Pre-sentence Custody
– Anne-Marie McElroy, McElroy Law
April Criminal Law Round-up
– Anne-Marie McElroy, McElroy Law
A step-by-step guide to a criminal case
– Anne-Marie McElroy, McElroy Law
Where the Cell Phone Grabber Meets the Jailhouse: The Surveillance of Inmates [and everything else in between] for Contraband
– Reem Zaia, Codified
An Open Letter to Chief Bordeleau
– Michael Spratt
Ottawa Police Training: Chief Bordeleau’s Response
– Michael Spratt
Universal Truths and Criminal Law Reform
– Michael Spratt
Employment & Labour Law
Recent Ministry of Labour Blitz Finds $140,000 Owing to Unpaid Interns
– Andrew Vey, Vey Willetts LLP
The Hypothetical Breach of Contract: Lessons from Garreton v. Complete Innovations
– Paul Willetts, Vey Willetts LLP
Fixed-term Contracts: To Mitigate or Not to Mitigate?
– Christopher Rootham, The Workplace Matters
Disability Can Include Slip-and-Fall and Miscarriages
– Janice Payne, The Workplace Matters
Independent Contractor? Call Me What You Want, You Still Owe Me Money
– Sean McGee, The Workplace Matters
How To Be Miti-Great: Five Tips for Looking for New Work
– Andrew Reinholdt, The Workplace Matters
Terminating Senior Management in Quebec: An Employer’s Rights and An Employee’s Entitlements
– Lanise Hayes, The Workplace Matters
Federal Court of Appeal to PSLREB: Your Decision Is Not Miti-Great!
– Andrew Reinholdt, Labour of Law
The Hart of the Matter: Ontario Human Right Tribunal Vice-Chair Hart Addresses the Vulnerability of Foreign Workers in Canada
– Stephanie Lewis, The Workplace Matters
Suspending Board Members: Lessons From George v. The B.C. Wildlife Federation
– Christopher Rootham, Labour of Law
Another Constitutional Win for Unions
– Steve Waller, Labour of Law
Healthcare Unmasked: Is a Hospital’s Vaccinate-or-Mask Policy Unreasonable?
– Stephanie Lewis, Labour of Law
Accommodating Disabilities – Remember the Two-way Street
– Sean McGee, Labour of Law
Divisional Court endorses Wunderman, Rejects Ford v Keegan
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Employees’ Rights under the Ontario Human Rights Code are Not Infringed by a “Failure to Accommodate”
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Human Rights Adjudicator Allows Employee to Take Entire Summer Off to Care for Disabled Child
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Employee “On Probation” Terminated Without Cause after Five Months of Employment Not Entitled to Any Notice: Div Court
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Labour Arbitrator says: “A Finding of Harassment Requires a Departure from Reasonable Conduct.”
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Family Law
Court order against FRO demonstrates lack of discretion
– Timothy Sullivan, Sullivan Law
A Lump Sum Payment for Retroactive Periodic Support Can Be Tax Deductible! (Well, Sometimes…)
– Adrienne Curran, LMR Family Law
Parents Beware: the obligation to encourage a child to see the other parent goes beyond lip service
– Mimi Marrello, Mann Lawyers
No Work Goes Unpaid: Contributions to Property and Constructive Trust Claims
– Meghan O’Halloran, Startup.Buildup.Sellup.
Avoiding Surprises – Tips from a Family Law Lawyer – Part 3
– Michael Chambers, Maclaren Corlett
Life Insurance: Protecting Support Obligations after Death
– Paula Lester, The Family Connection
Indigenous Law
Indigenous Language Education: Is it an Aboriginal Right?
– Alex Keenan, Indigenous Law
Supreme Court expands definition of “Indians”
– Suzanne Dunn, Indigenous Law
IP & Copyright Law
Trademarks require French chaperones in Québec
– Mary Griffith, Maclaren Corlett
Make Sure Your International Trademarks Are Still Protected
– Mary Griffith, Maclaren Corlett
Do I Really Have to Register My Trademark? Common law and Registered Trademarks
– Adam Tracey, IP@nelligan
Practice Management
How the changes to Ontario’s licensing process may affect you
– Sherif Rizk, Codified
5 Legal Principles Everybody Should Know About
– Sherif Rizk, Codified
Privacy & Security Law
Police “Rogues”, Journalists & The Hapless Victims Of Classified Innuendo
– Craig Forcese, National Security Law
Real Estate & Condominium Law
Joint Use Agreements: Who Pays for the Share of a Condominium Which Never Gets Developed?
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
The Limits of Democracy in Ontario Condos
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
Are Drones Allowed on Condominium Property?
– Nancy Houle, Condo Law News
Corporation Recovers Extensive Costs It Has Incurred to Recover Past Arrears
– Nancy Houle, Condo Law News
Five Months Considered a Reasonable Timeframe to Adopt Policy Under A Human Rights Settlement
– Kristen Bailey, Condo Law News
Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Finds That Co-op Board Failed to Properly Respond to Harassment of Former Board Members
– James Davidson, Condo Law News
Is An Owner’s Email Address Part of Their Address for Service?
– Nancy Houle, Condo Law News
Owner Awarded Damages for Corporation’s Slow Repairs
– James Davidson, Condo Law News
Status Certificates – The Risks for Managers
– James Davidson, Condo Law News
Ottawa Lawyers on Lease Lengths
– Chuck Merovitz, Merovitz Potechin LLP
Does a Commercial Lease Need to be in Writing?
– Marina Abrosimov, Merovitz Potechin LLP
Regulatory Law
Pssst! CNF Need Not Be A Swear Word
– Gordon B. Greenwood, Maclaren Corlett
Wills & Estates Law
So You’ve Been Appointed an Estate Trustee (aka Executor), Now What? – Part 1
– Megan Fife, Maclaren Corlett
What Does Public Policy Have To Do With My Will?
– Paula Lester, Wills and Estates Law Blog
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