Please find below links to blog posts or articles authored by the Ottawa legal community in March.
Civil Litigation
Perils of Joint Ownership of Property
– Anthony McGlynn, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l.
Examinations of Corporate Parties – Who is the mouth piece?
– Shauna Cant, Mann Lawyers
Did Brain Injury Cause Securities Trader to Make Poor Investments?
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog
Andersson v Aquino, 2018 ONSC 852
– Matt Smith, Low Murchison Radnoff LLP
Summary: Leonard v Saint-Vincent Hospital, 2018 ONSC 370
– Tess Brown, Low Murchison Radnoff LLP
When is a Motion for Summary Judgment Appropriate?
– Jennifer Aouad, Low Murchison Radnoff LLP
Case Commentary: North Elgin Center Inc. V. McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited
– Doug Smyth, Low Murchison Radnoff LLP
When Should the Court Allow the Examination of a Non-Party?
– Christine LaCasse, Low Murchison Radnoff LLP
Condominium Law
Changes to the Status Certificate
– Rodrigue Escayola, Condo Adviser
Electric Car Charging Stations in Condos
– Rodrigue Escayola, Condo Adviser
New Electric Vehicle Charging Requirements for Condos
– Rodrigue Escayola, Condo Adviser
New Regulations Will Arrive on May 1st Respecting Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Condominiums
– David Lu, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Some Human Rights News for Condominium Corporations
– James Davidson, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Recent Case Respecting Owner’s Application for Minor Variance
– James Davidson, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Construction Law
New Construction Act takes effect
– Neil S. Abbott, Edward (Ted) G. Betts, & Louis-Pierre Grégoire, Gowling WLG
Corporate Commercial Law
OSC Makes New Rule On Distributions Outside Canada
– Paul Franco, Mann Lawyers
CSA Propose Amendments to Remove Prospectus and Registration Exemptions for Syndicated Mortgages
– Paul Franco, Mann Lawyers
The Decline of Door-to-Door Sales – Changes to the Ontario Consumer Protection Act
– Lacey Miller, Mann Lawyers
Oppression: Divisional Court Upholds Liquidation to Resolve Shareholder Dispute
– Chris McLeod, Mann Lawyers
Criminal Law
Why the New Justice Reform Bill, C-75, Is Anything But Just
– Michael Spratt, Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP
Liberal Criminal Justice Reforms A Bold Betrayal
– Michael Spratt, Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP
Grant Revived
– Dallas Mack, Mack’s Criminal Law
March 2018 Criminal Law Round-Up
– Anne Marie McElroy, McElroy Law
Just Say No to the Police
– Michael Spratt, Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP
Pot Bill’s Sober Second Thought
– Michael Spratt, Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP
Employment & Labour Law
Changes to the Employment Standards Act: What Were the Missed Opportunities?
– Andrew Reinholdt, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
Recognizing and Resolving Poisoned Work Environments
– Paul Willetts, Vey Willetts LLP
Everything New is Old Again: Continuity of Employment in an Asset Sale at Common Law
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Divisional Court Dismisses Appeal in Case Concerning Working Notice Being Inappropriate for Employees on Disability Leave
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Claiming Constructive Dismissal as an Independent Contractor
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Enhancing Your Employee Compensation Plan – Digital Currency and Other Non-Cash Alternatives
– Paul A. Lalonde, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l.
Pot will soon be legal. Can I bring weed brownies to the staff party?
– Jim Anstey, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
Family Law
A Sperm Donor or Dad? Case Comment: M.R.R. v. J.M. 2017 ONSC 2655
– Jenny Johnston, Mann Lawyers
Tax Adjustments for Retroactive Spousal Support Calculations
– Mary Cybulski, Mann Lawyers
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Vriend v Alberta
– Natasha Chettiar, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
General
Bemoaning Instant Gratification – Legally Speaking
– Gordon B. Greenwood, Maclaren Corlett
Government Affairs
Why Governments Fear Blockchain Applications
– Samuel Bocetta, Mack’s Criminal Law
Practice Management
Don’t fear the rainmaker
– Jordan Furlong, Law21
Privacy & Security Law
Bill C-59 and the Judicialization of Intelligence
– Craig Forcese, National Security Law
Mark your calendars: Mandatory data-breach notification rules come into force November 1
– Anca Sattler, Privacy and Cybersecurity Law
PIPEDA data breach reporting to take effect November 1, 2018
– Joshua Shoemaker, Wendy J. Wagner, & Naïm Alexandre Antaki, Gowling WLG
Regulatory Law
Health Canada releases proposed requirements for packaging and labelling of cannabis products
– Lewis Retik, Gowling WLG
Cannabis Law Update: Health Canada Consultation Results
– Mark Asfar, Momentum Business Law
Trade Law
GATT Article XXI’s National Security Exception – The Ultimate Trade Policy Conundrum
– Michael Woods, Canadian Trade Law
Steel, Aluminum, and the WTO’s Pandora’s Box of National Security – Part I
– Michael Woods, Canadian Trade Law
Steel, Aluminum, and the WTO’s Pandora’s Box – Part II
– Michael Woods, Canadian Trade Law
Wills & Estates
Dependant Relief and Defining Relationships
– Paul Taylor-Sussex, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
We include highlights of recent posts and articles from Ottawa-area blogs that are of substantive value to the legal community. Did we miss one? Let us know!