Please find below links to blog posts or articles authored by the Ottawa legal community in September.
Civil Litigation
Proving Negligence in a motor-pedestrian collision: beware of s. 193 of the HTA
– Sherif Rizk, Codified Law Blog
Unnamed Insured May be Able to Recover Damages For Denial for Benefits of Another Insured
– Mitch Kitagawa and Chantel Helwer, Kelly Santini LLP
Cost Savings in Summary Judgment Motions
– Mitch Kitagawa and Chantel Helwer, Kelly Santini LLP
Not all Medical Examination Consent Forms are Created Equal
– Mitch Kitagawa and Chantel Helwer, Kelly Santini LLP
“Opportunistic” MVA Plaintiff Misses Deadline to Sue for Damages
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog
Update on Injured Ontario Workers and Bill 148
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog
Using the “Transmission of Force” Principle in MVA Claims
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog
The Economic Loss Expert
– Najma Rashid, OTLA Blog
Construction Lien Act Amendments, Part 1 – Prompt Payment Rules
– Bryce Dillon and Keith MacLaren, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l
Construction Lien Act Amendments, Part 2
– Bryce Dillon and Keith MacLaren, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l
Automated vehicles – disrupting the traditional city
– Michael S. Polowin & Jacob Polowin, Gowling WLG
Condominium Law
The Limited Jurisdiction of the New Condo Authority Tribunal
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
New condominium law to help regulate financial transparency
– Merovitz Potechin LLP
The Complaint Process under the CMSA
– Melinda Andrews, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Proposed Code of Ethics for Condominium Managers has been released
– James Davidson & Melinda Andrews, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
New Proposed Regulations under the CMSA
– James Davidson & Melinda Andrews, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Corporate Commercial Law
Board of Directors: Is Gender Diversity Sufficient?
– Brian McIntomny, Mann Lawyers
Cryptocurrencies
– Paul Franco, Mann Lawyers
Canadian Securities Regulators Take a Look at Cryptocurrencies
– Conor Cronin, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l
Criminal Law
September 2017 Criminal Law Round-Up
– Anne Marie McElroy, McElroy Law
Robot Lawyers And The Practice Of Criminal Law
– Anne Marie McElroy, McElroy Law
Public Interest Is Not Dead
– Dallas Mack, Mack’s Criminal Law
Reasoned Acceptance – Reasoned Rejection
– Dallas Mack, Mack’s Criminal Law
Holding Back The Hands Of Jordan
– Dallas Mack, Mack’s Criminal Law
Bill C-45: A Half Measure On Marijuana
– Michael Spratt, Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP
Harshing the Buzz on Bill C-45
– Michael Spratt, Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP
Employment & Labour Law
Overtime and Oxford Commas: The $10M Punctuation Mark
– Paul Taylor-Sussex, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
“Too pretty to drive a forklift”: Employee awarded considerable damages for workplace harassment and discrimination
– Paul Willetts, Vey Willetts LLP
Judge Gives KISS Off to Gene Simmons Discrimination Claim
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Inconvenience Damages Awarded after Company’s Failure to File Record of Employment on Time
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Great Moments in Canada’s Labour History
– Marlee Olson, Raven Law
Supreme Court of Canada upholds “one strike, you’re out” drug policy
– Margaret Truesdale, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l
Dismissed Employee Entitled to $50,000 in Punitive Damages
– Jean-Francois Lalonde, Vice & Hunter LLP
Family Law
Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Identity: Should These be “Super-Weighted”?
– Alice Weatherston, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
Parental Alienation and the Best Interests of the Child
– Rick Norian, Maclaren Corlett
International child abduction: When custody disputes go beyond Canadian borders
– Natasha Chettiar, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
Can the Sale of the Family Home Impact the Best Interests of the Children?
– Natasha Chettiar, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
When having a baby is a team effort
– Erin Lepine, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
Immigration Law
Immigration Case Commentary: Fakahany v Minister of Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness
– Sherif Rizk, Codified Law Blog
IP & Copyright Law
The Happy Birthday Song: All Together Now!
– Adam M. Tracey, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
Access Copyright v York University – Copy of Notice of Appeal Filed September 22, 2017
– Howard Knopf, Excess Copyright
The Blacklock’s Perfectly Predictable Costs Appeal Dismissal & a Preview of Potential Problems
– Howard Knopf, Excess Copyright
Blacklock’s Loses Appeal of Justice Barnes’ Costs Order: Dismissed from the Bench
– Howard Knopf, Excess Copyright
R.I.P. consent protective orders
– Michael Crichton & Marc Crandall, Gowling WLG
Inutility finding overturned by Federal Court of Appeal in first application of Supreme Court’s Esomeprazole decision
– Alex Gloor, Gowling WLG
Practice Management
Tomorrow’s law firm, today
– Jordan Furlong, Law21
The revenue-neutral associate
– Jordan Furlong, Law21
Should you go to law school?
– Jordan Furlong, Law21
Changing the lawyer assessment system
– Jordan Furlong, Law21
Diversonomics | Season 2 Episode 3 – A seat at the table: It’s time for women to get on boards
– Roberto Aburto, Lorraine Mastersmith, & Sarah Willis, Gowling WLG
Diversonomics | Season 2 Episode 2 – Access granted: Leveraging corporate social responsibility through legal social mobility
– Roberto Aburto & Sarah Willis, Gowling WLG
Privacy & Security Law
A One-Word Fix: Bill C-59, the Constitution & Communications Security Establishment Activities
– Craig Forcese, National Security Law
Rethinking Intelligence Sharing and Torture
– Craig Forcese, National Security Law
Government Proposals for Reforming National Security Criminal and Civil Trials
– Craig Forcese, National Security Law
Real Estate Law
Foreign buyers involved in less real estate deals since new tax
– Merovitz Potechin LLP
Ontario Municipal Board reform under Bill 139 – What to do with current applications
– Roberto Aburto, John Doherty & Graeme MacPherson, Gowling WLG
Regulatory Law
Canada is Not the 51st State
– Gordon B. Greenwood, Maclaren Corlett
Tax Law
If It Sounds Too Good To Be True, It Probably Is…
– Cadham Rains Law
Wills & Estates Law
International Wills
– Marcia Green, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
Can I Make Handwritten Changes To My Will?
– Paul Taylor-Sussex, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
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