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
Employment & Labour Law
Top 5 Labour Law Movies/TV Episodes of All Time
– Andrew Reinholdt, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017: Approaches Changes to the Workplace
– Karin Pagé, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP
Putting the Brakes on Mitigation? Earnings in ‘Inferior Positions’ and Employee Severance
– Paul Willetts, Vey Willetts LLP
Beware the Innocuous Termination Provision
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Secret recordings in the workplace: a review of legal and practical consequences
– Andrew Vey, Vey Willetts LLP
Everyone Deserves a Second Chance, But How Much Tolerance is Too Much? Part I – Employers
– Rick Norian, Maclaren Corlett
“Retiring Allowances” and the Taxation of Wrongful Dismissal Damages
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Supreme Court of Canada Weighs In On Employer Drug Policies
– Christopher C. Rootham, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
Bill C-16 and Transgender Rights
– Paul Taylor-Sussex, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
Family Law
Special and Extraordinary Expenses and How They’re Paid
– Olivia Koneval, Mann Lawyers
Franchise Law
The Objective Approach to Rescission in Franchise Disclosure Cases – Mendoza v Active Tire & Auto Centre Inc.
– Rob de Toni, Merovitz Potechin LLP
General
Re: Sanfilippo buys Judiciary appointment for $1,800
– Delaney’s Law Firm
Indigenous Law
Own-Source Revenue – Reconcili-action?
– Michel Nolet, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
IP & Copyright Law
Team Google, World Internet Police?
– Adam Soliman, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
No More Promises: The New Standard Of Utility In Canada
– Adam Soliman and Adam M. Tracey, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
Access Copyright v. York University Decision Expected Wednesday, July 12, 2017
– Howard Knopf, Excess Copyright
Access Copyright v. York University – the Actual Terms of the Judgment
– Howard Knopf, Excess Copyright
Access Copyright v. York U – And All Eyes Over to York U for What’s Next
– Howard Knopf, Excess Copyright
Access Copyright v. York University – Some Important Comments and Questions from Prof. Ariel Katz
– Howard Knopf, Excess Copyright
Access Copyright Proposed Post-Secondary Tariffs 2018-2020
– Howard Knopf, Excess Copyright
Practice Management
Law firms’ problem with women
– Jordan Furlong, Law21
Tax Law
Proposed Restrictions to the Voluntary Disclosures Program
– Alanna Mar, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP
Wills & Estates Law
Life Insurance And Dependant Support Claims
– Marcia Green, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
Advertising For Creditors: Can I Do This Online?
– Erin Kelley, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
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