Please find below links to blog posts or articles authored by the Ottawa legal community in October.
Civil Litigation
Court of Appeal Gives Thumbs Down to Dog Bite Plaintiff
– Mitch Kitagawa and Joshua Vickery, Kelly Santini LLP
License suspensions mulled for distracted driving in Ontario
– Quinn Thiele Mineault Grodzki LLP
Insurers Not Obliged to Advise Insured of Appeal Deadlines
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog
Condominium Law
The Forms Under the New Condo Act Are Out!
– Jocelyn Duquette, Condo Adviser
Condo Managers will be Required to Provide Police Record Checks
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
Condo Learning this Month – Learning and Networking Opportunities
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
Important Court Decision About Recovering Costs From Owners
– James Davidson, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Changes Are Almost Here…Important Dates To Keep In Mind
– Cheryll Wood, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Appeal Court Confirms Owner’s Obligation to Prove Case When Challenging Lien
– Victoria Craine, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Examination of Records – Do Condominium Owners Need a Proper Reason?
– James Davidson, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Corporate Commercial Law
Amendments to the Ontario Corporations Act
– Paul Franco, Mann Lawyers LLP
Support for Small Cideries in Ontario – An Overview of the 2017-2018 Small Cidery Program Guidelines
– Paul A. Lalonde, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l
Criminal Law
Limited Use Doctrine Defined…Again
– Dallas Mack, Mack’s Criminal Law
Effective Assistance – Tactical Dispute
– Dallas Mack, Mack’s Criminal Law
October 2017 Criminal Law Round-Up
– Anne Marie McElroy, McElroy Law
Liberals Break Two and a Half Promises with New Pot Laws
– Michael Spratt, Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP
Employment & Labour Law
Scissors Beat Paper; Statutes Beat Scissors: Severability Clauses Can’t Fix Illegal Termination Provisions
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Bad faith dismissal: is medical evidence required to prove damages?
– Andrew Vey, Vey Willetts LLP
North v. Metaswitch Networks: Ontario’s Top Court Confirms the Correct Approach to Employee Severance
– Paul Willetts, Vey Willetts LLP
#MeToo: Workplace Harassment
– Megan Cornell, Momentum Law
Indigenous Law
Federal vs Provincial – Whose Legislative Authority Is It Anyway?
– Michel Nolet, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
IP & Copyright Law
Toronto Neighbourhood Heats Up Over Copyright Battle
– Adam M. Tracey, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
Submissions Posted on Canada’s Copyright Board – the Consultation Process
– Howard Knopf, Excess Copyright
Proposed Amendments to the Canadian Patent Rules
– Solomon Gold, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l
Practice Management
Changing the lawyer assessment system
– Jordan Furlong, Law21
Diversonomics | Season 2 Episode 4 – Re-training the brain (Pt 1): The road to work after concussion
– Roberto Aburto & Sarah Willis, Gowling WLG
Diversonomics | Season 2 Episode 5 – Re-training the brain (Pt 2): Employee-employer dynamics when dealing with concussion
– Roberto Aburto & Sarah Willis, Gowling WLG
Real Estate Law
Decreased rental real estate following new rent controls
– Merovitz Potechin LLP
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