Civil Litigation
Frivolous, Vexatious or Abusive Claims: The Ontario Court of Appeal Addresses Notice Requirements Under Rule 2.1.01 of the Rules of Civil Procedure – Shauna Cant, Mann Lawyers
Clean Hands in Real Estate Disputes (Nuisance and Trespass) – Patrick R. Simon, Vice & Hunter LLP
Ontario Automobile Insurance Reform – Edward Masters, Mann Lawyers
Specific Performance for Commercial or Investment Properties?: The Court of Appeal Clarifies – Alexander Bissonnette, Mann Lawyers
Condominium Law
Must Condos Include Materials in a Meeting Package if Owners Demand It? – Graeme Macpherson, Condo Adviser
Do Changes to the Condo Act Mean More Work for Lawyers? – Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
Declaration vs Rules – James Davidson, Davidson Condo Law
More Perspectives on Short-Term Rentals Regulations – Andrea Daly, Davidson Condo Law
Tarion and the Dangers of the Conciliation Deadline – James Davidson, Davidson Condo Law
Correction: Although the Green Energy Act is Repealed, Condominium Obligations to Report Energy and Water Use Remain – David Lu, Davidson Condo Law
The Cost of Failing to Produce Records – Jessica Weick, Davidson Condo Law
Corporate Commercial Law
New Corporate Records Obligations Imposed on CBCA Corporations – Andre Martin, Mann Lawyers
Behind the corporate veil: New ownership record rules in Canada – Karen E. Hennessey & Shaela W. Rae, Gowling WLG
Criminal Law
January 2019 Criminal Law Round-Up – Anne Marie McElroy, McElroy Law
Don’t Expect New Justice Minister to Deliver on Progressive Criminal Justice Reform – Michael Spratt, Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP
The Presumption of Innocence is for the Court of Law, Not for Protecting the Reputations of the Powerful – Michael Spratt, Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP
Employment & Labour Law
Off-Key? The Boston Symphony and Gender-Based Equality in Pay – Paul Willetts, Vey Willetts LLP
Ontario Employment Standards Act Update: 2019 – Megan Cornell, Momentum Business Law
Arbitrator Orders Nurse Who Was Caught Stealing Narcotics to be Reinstated – Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Have you been injured while insured under your employer’s group benefit policy, but only realized the extent of your injury once you were no longer an employee? – Amanda Le, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
Entertainment & Sports Law
Leaked nudes and talent morality clauses – A lesson for the digital age – Jahmiah Ferdinand-Hodkin, René Bissonnette & Scarlett Trazo, Gowling WLG
Family Law
Technology and Family Court…The Saga Continues – Jillian Allen, Fresh Legal
IP & Copyright Law
Blacklock’s Got Much of What it Wished For – For Now: Will This Be About “Be Careful What You Wish For”?” – Howard Knopf, Excess Copyright
My Brief to the INDU Committee re Copyright Revision & S.92 Review – Howard Knopf, Excess Copyright
Update on Blacklock’s Mega Motion of December 12, 2018 – Howard Knopf, Excess Copyright
Trade secret enforcement in Canada: How rights holders can secure justice – Michael Crichton & Will Boyer, Gowling WLG
Practice Management
Starting from scratch – Jordan Furlong, Law21
Regulatory Law
Does my food ad market to kids? Draft guidance on Bill S-228 – Megan Martins, Gowling WLG
Wills & Estates Law
Multiple Wills in Ontario: Re Milne Revisited – Yasmin M. Vinograd, Merovitz Potechin LLP
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