Please find below links to blog posts or articles authored by the Ottawa legal community in November.
Civil Litigation
Court Of Appeal Clarifies Pre-Judgment Interest Rate
– Edward Masters, Mann Lawyers
Court Of Appeal Clarifies Collateral Benefits Issues
– Edward Masters, Mann Lawyers
License suspensions mulled for distracted driving in Ontario
– Quinn Thiele Mineault Grodzki LLP
How Much “Good Faith” Must the Insurer Show its Insured?
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog
Could Judge Decide MVA Case on “Geometry Alone”?
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog
Condominium Law
Disclosure Obligations of Condo Directors at AGMs
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Condos?
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
The New Periodic Information Certificate
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
New Airbnb partnership may impact condominium law
– Merovitz Potechin LLP
Helpful Recent Decision About Condominium “Changes”
– James Davidson, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
The New Condominium Authority Tribunal Rules Are Out!
– James Davidson, Nancy Houle and Christy Allen, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Corporate Commercial Law
Federal Government Responds to Feedback on Proposed Changes
– Alanna T. Mar, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l
Criminal Law
Bail Reform: Naqvi Tells Crown Attorneys to Follow the Law
– Michael Spratt
Bill C-51: On Sexual Assault, Records And The Right To A Fair Trial
– Anne Marie McElroy, McElroy Law
November 2017 Criminal Law Round-Up
– Anne Marie McElroy, McElroy Law
Employment & Labour Law
Brave New World: ONCA Says that in Asset Transaction, an Offer of Employment is Sufficient Consideration for Material Changes
– Sean Bawden, Kelly Santini LLP
Amberber v. IBM Canada Limited: Termination clause fails to rebut employee’s entitlement to reasonable notice
– Paul Willetts, Vey Willetts LLP
Same Game, New Rules: Changes to Ontario’s Workplace Laws
– Paul Willetts, Vey Willetts LLP
Working Notice Inappropriate for Employees on Disability Leave
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Undertaking to Comply with the ESA does Not Displace Common Law Presumption of Reasonable Notice
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Mooch Ado About Nothing: Being Fired Before You Begin
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Failure to Comply With Employment Standards Act Minimum Requirements Is Fatal to Employers
– Jean-Francois Lalonde, Vice & Hunter LLP
Postmedia-Torstar Deal Means Wrongful Dismissal Suits Likely to Follow
– Jean-Francois Lalonde, Vice & Hunter LLP
Family Law
Enforceability of marriage contract considered
– Marta Siemiarczuk, Nelligan O’Brian Payne
Effective today: Updates to the Federal Child Support Tables
– Chris Rutherford, Low Murchison Radnoff LLP
Indigenous Law
Can Judicial Review Conclusively Determine the Existence of Aboriginal Rights?
– Stéphane Sérafin, Nelligan O’Brian Payne
IP & Copyright Law
Maybe the Canadian Copyright Bar and the Copyright Board Should Try Some PMNOC Remedies Instead of Rearranging the Deck Chairs?
– Howard Knopf, Excess Copyright
An entrepreneur’s intellectual property toolkit: Simple steps to avoid legal headaches
– Adam M. Tracey, Nelligan O’Brian Payne
Practice Management
First Impressions
– John Hollander, MBC Law Professional Corporation, The Advocacy Club
The Delicate Art of Referring “As a Favour”
– Norman Bowley, The Advocacy Club
The Ecology of Referrals
– Norman Bowley, The Advocacy Club
Diversonomics | Season 2 Episode 6 – Trans-forming the norm: Gender identity in the legal profession
– Roberto Aburto & Sarah Willis, Gowling WLG
Real Estate Law
Updates on the Ontario Municipal Board reform under Bill 139
– Jacob Polowin, Gowling WLG
Regulatory Law
Government Consultations – Use it or Lose it
– Gordon B. Greenwood, Maclaren Corlett
Sue the CFIA for its negligence? Good luck.
– Ronald L. Doering, Gowling WLG
Tax Law
Proposed foreign merger rollovers rules: Welcome news to foreign companies that cannot rely on existing tax treaty rollover provisions
– Jim Wilson, Gowling WLG
Ten important Canadian Tax compliance considerations for new Canadians
– Jim Wilson & Stevan Novoselac, Gowling WLG
Wills & Estates
“Mutual Wills vs. Reciprocal Wills” When is a will more than a will?
– Ted Mann, Mann Lawyers
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