Please find below links to blog posts or articles authored by the Ottawa legal community in September and October.
Civil Litigation
Ontario’s Small Claims Court Raising its $$ Limits
– David Plotkin, Condo Adviser
Two appeal decisions spotlight plight of self-represented litigants
– Robert J. De Toni, Merovitz Potechin LLP
What Happens When a Landlord Defaults on their Mortgage?
– Kelli-Anne Day, Merovitz Potechin LLP
Canadian Neighbours Go To Battle Over Maple Tree
– The Ontario Wills and Estates Law Blog
Recreational Trails And Non-Urban Property Use: “Risks Willingly Assumed”
– Najma Rashid, OTLA
No “Home Free” Defence for Commercial Host
– Edward Masters, Mann Lawyers
Is it Time for a Royal Commission on Occupational Illness & Compensation?
– Van Dyke Injury Law Blog
Injured Workers Seek UN Recommendations on Deeming
– Van Dyke Injury Law Blog
Interim Construction Adjudication Takes Effect in October 2019
– Bryce Dillon & Keith A. MacLaren, Perley-Robertson Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l.
Condominium Law
The 10-Day Countdown to Condo Liens is Not as Simple as it Sounds
– Graeme Macpherson, Condo Adviser
Condo Declaration May Not Impose an Obligation to Lease Parking in Perpetuity
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
Condo’s Legal Bills Sent to be Assessed
– Graeme Macpherson, Condo Adviser
Court Expands Condo Lien Notification Requirements
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
Harassment in the Condominium Setting
– James Davidson, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Buyer Beware: Enhanced Disclosure for Purchasers of Pre-construction Condominiums
– Emily Deng, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Condominium Landlords Can Be Held Responsible for their Tenants
– Mohiminol Khandaker, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
What’s in a Majority? The Buzz on By-Laws
– Andrea Daly, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Criminal Law
Behind the Scenes of Doug Ford’s Legal Aid Guarantee
– Michael Spratt, Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP
8 Ways to Fix the Justice System
– Michael Spratt, Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP
October 2019 Criminal Law Round-Up
– Anne Marie McElroy, McElroy Law
September 2019 Criminal Law Round-Up
– Anne Marie McElroy, McElroy Law
Coming Into Force: Changes In Criminal Law From Bill C-75
– Anne Marie McElroy, McElroy Law
Criminal Justice Policy Should Be Publicly Debated During Election Campaigns
– Michael Spratt, Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP
How Trudeau Liberals Failed on the Justice File
– Michael Spratt, Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP
Why Reactionary Legislating Makes for Bad Law
– Michael Spratt, Abergel Goldstein & Partners LLP
Employment & Labour Law
Requirement that Applicants be Legally Permitted to Work in Canada on “Permanent” Basis a Discriminatory Act
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Affirmative Action in University Admissions – What We Can Learn from Harvard
– Alayna Miller, Mann Lawyers
Benefits for Employees Over 65
– Eytan B. Rip, Merovitz Potechin LLP
Continuing to Work for the Same Employer After Resigning from Employment
– Emily Cumbaa, Raven Law
Accommodations of Disability Not Carved in Stone
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
“Failsafe” Language Fails to Save Termination Provision
– Sean Bawden, Labour Pains
Employer ordered to pay $120,000.00 for discriminatory hiring practices
– Andrew Vey, Vey Willetts LLP
Taking It Back: When can an Employee Retract a Resignation from Employment?
– Andrew Vey, Vey Willetts LLP
Update on Limitation Periods in Long Term Disability Claims
– Raphaelle Laframboise-Carignan, Raven Law
Severance Denied for Disabled Plaintiff
– Nigel McKechnie, Mann Lawyers
Ontario Court of Appeal addresses termination clauses – here we go again! Andros v Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc., 2019 ONCA 679
– Christopher C. Rootham, Nelligan O’Brien Payne
General Interest
The Day Canada Became a Nation – Remembrance post
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
IP & Copyright Law
Duels, Dualities, and Destiny in Canadian Copyright – a Snapshot at Summer’s End 2019
– Howard Knopf, Excess Copyright
Update on Canadian Copyright Mass Litigation – September Snapshot
– Howard Knopf, Excess Copyright
The 30th (or 83rd?) Anniversary of Canada’s Copyright Board: Waiting for Version 3.0
– Howard Knopf, Excess Copyright
The Retailers Strike Back with a Motion to Strike in the Allarco Litigation
– Howard Knopf, Excess Copyright
The War on Piracy and the Attacks on Privacy in Canada: Copyright and Collateral Damage
– Howard Knopf, Excess Copyright
The CBC – Canada’s National State Subsidized Broadcaster – Confronts in Court the Conservative Party and Copyright Law 10 Days Before the Federal Election: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
– Howard Knopf, Excess Copyright
Canada’s new patent regime coming into force October 30, 2019 – beware of pitfalls for reinstatement of rights
– Wendy Lamson, Perley-Robertson Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l.
Changes to Canada’s Patent practice: Impact on National phase entry
– Kevin Banaschewski, Mark J. Sprigings & Kevin O’Neill, Gowling WLG
Practice Management
Skill Sets 2: Reading Often, Reading Well
– K. Scott McLean, Mann Lawyers
Diversonomics Season 4 Episode 3: Partnership Admission: Addressing the Risk of Unconscious Gender Bias
– Roberto Aburto, Cindy Kou & Peter J. Lukasiewicz, Gowling WLG
Diversonomics Season 4 Episode 2: Disability and Inclusion: The Challenges of Access and Finding Meaningful Employment
– Roberto Aburto & Cindy Kou, Gowling WLG
The new legal economy
– Jordan Furlong, Law21
The rise of the lawyer
– Jordan Furlong, Law21
Real Estate Law
Grandfathered – Legal Non-Confirming Right, Property Owners and Zoning
– Philip M. Osterhout, Soloway Wright
Understanding Bill 108 More Homes More Choice for Developers and Municipalities
– Philip M. Osterhout, Soloway Wright
Drugs, Murder and Nudists – What Must be Disclosed During a Real Estate Sale in Ontario?
– Michael Brown, Merovitz Potechin LLP
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Canada Holds that the Common Law Does Not Empower the Police to Arrest a Person Who is Acting Lawfully
– Jordan Diacur & Jeff Beedell, Gowling WLG
Tech Law
Hacked, cracked or breached: What’s in a name when it comes to privacy?
– Wendy J. Wagner & Sarah Boucaud, Gowling WLG
Wills & Estates
Can You Execute Your Will in Ontario by Blinking?
– Yasmin M. Vinograd, Merovitz Potechin LLP
Predatory Marriages: The Growing Trend in Ontario
– Meagan Jennings, Merovitz Potechin LLP
Changes Coming to Ontario’s Probate Fees
– The Ontario Wills and Estates Law Blog
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!