Please find below links to blog posts or articles authored by the Ottawa legal community in June.
Condominium Law
Turning a New Leaf: The Impact of the Cannabis Act on Condominiums
– Melinda Andrews, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
The Role Of The Meeting Chair
– James Davidson, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Who Can Rely On A Status Certificate?
– James Davidson, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Marijuana Is Close To Legalization In Canada: What Does This Mean For Ontario Condominiums?
– Melinda Andrews, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Corporate Commercial Law
Court Overturns Decision and Rules that Promissory Note is a Security
– Paul Franco, Mann Lawyers LLP
Cannabis Legalization and Regulation- a comprehensive look at the Cannabis Act
– Mark Asfar, Momentum Law
Criminal Law
June 2018 Criminal Law Round-Up
– Anne Marie McElroy, McElroy Law
Dear Doug Ford…
– Michael Spratt, Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP
MCLNugget: Notaro ONCA
– Dallas Mack, Mack’s Criminal Law
MCLNugget: Burke NLCA
– Dallas Mack, Mack’s Criminal Law
MCLNugget: WDAZ
– Dallas Mack, Mack’s Criminal Law
Employment & Labour Law
Sober, Safe and Productive Workplaces: Managing the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana
– Paul Willetts, Vey Willetts LLP
Keep the Receipts: Dismissed Employee awarded $45,000 for job search expenses
– Paul Willetts, Vey Willetts LLP
Holidays on Sunday
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Under Arrest and Suddenly Unemployed: The Intersection of Criminal Law and Employment Law
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Agreement to Provide Greater of Set Amount and ESA Minimums Legally Binding: ONCA
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Employers’ Vicarious Liability for Sexual Assault
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Entertainment Law
Broadcasters obtain injunction in bid to stem “emerging trend” of pre-loaded set-top boxes
– Margot Patterson, Entertainment & Media Law Signal
Family Law
Proposed Changes to the Divorce Act, Part 1
– Jennifer Reynolds, Fresh Legal
Proposed Changes to the Divorce Act, Part 2
– Jennifer Reynolds, Fresh Legal
Food & Beverage Law
Breaking: Canadian Food Inspection Agency publishes Safe Food for Canadians Regulations
– Lewis Retik, Gowling WLG
Indigenous Law
Marijuana In First Nations Communities – What Law Will Apply?
– Stéphane Sérafin & Paul Taylor-Sussex, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
IP & Copyright Law
Shire Defends Canadian VYVANSE® Patent against Apotex’s Impeachment Attacks
– Alexander Camenzind, Gowling WLG
Prior rights and registered intellectual property
– Multiple Authors, Gowling WLG
Unsettling Comments from the Ontario Courts re the Settled Law of Trademarks and Parallel Importation
– Howard Knopf, Excess Copyright
Security Law
Killing Canadians: Targeted Killing is No Longer Theoretical for Canada
– Craig Forcese, National Security Law
Trade Law
Last Call: Supreme Court Limits Interprovincial Trade in Alcohol
– John Siwiec & Trent McBain, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l.
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!