As we approach the 2019 edition of the DCAO / CCLA Criminal Law Conference (the 31st annual!), we’re looking back today to the 2009 conference. What was a hot topic 10 years ago?
A look at this year’s program can be found here.
Recently Published Ottawa Decisions
Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.
Family Matters
Georgaros-Simpson v. Georgaros (2019 ONSC 5900)
costs — child — father — motion — spousal support
Justice J. Audet
Petrovic v. Petrovic (2019 ONSC 5838)
service — efforts to learn address — evidence — served — reasonably diligent efforts to learn
Justice P. MacEachern
Geldart v. Cosman (2019 ONSC 5791)
children — parenting time — evening — spousal support — police enforcement clause
Justice T. Engelking
Prentice v. Prentice (2019 ONSC 5676)
children — parenting — custody — daycare — assessment
Justice J. Blishen
Recently Published Ottawa Decisions
Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.
Family Matters
Al-Abdan v. MacKinnon (2019 ONSC 5595)
children — ex-parte without notice basis — locate — diet — interests
Justice K. Phillips
Gomez v. Revecho (2019 ONSC 5585)
parenting — child — motion — update — school
Justice C. MacLeod
Sakiyama v. Sakiyama (2019 ONSC 5522)
disclosure — orders — served — comply — motion
Justice P. MacEachern
McConnell v. McConnell (2019 ONSC 5508)
disclosure — including copies of all correspondence — credit card statements — laid-off — employment
Justice P. MacEachern
Brisebois v.Otim (2019 ONSC 5468)
mental health — disclosure — family doctor — suicide — records
Justice M. Labrosse
MacInnis v. Cross (2019 ONSC 5456)
spousal support — disclosure — non-compliance — financial — cohabitation
Justice J. Mackinnon
Introducing our New Library Name: The Gordon F. Henderson Library
Cross-posted from the CCLA/ABCC website:
The County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA) is pleased to announce the new name of their library.
Thanks to the generous title-sponsor level contributions by Gowling WLG (Canada) to the CCLA Renovations Campaign, the CCLA Library will now proudly bear the name of The Gordon F. Henderson Library.
Gordon F. Henderson CC QC (1912–1993) was an intellectual property lawyer who joined Henderson Herridge & Gowling (now Gowling WLG) in 1937, and later became its chairman. He was known for his advocacy on intellectual property matters as well as his involvement with intellectual property organizations throughout his career. Gordon Henderson was not just an IP lawyer; he excelled in every branch of the law he touched. His love of learning and of the law, as well as his high ethical and work standards infected all who were exposed to him.
Henderson was an active participant in professional associations both within and outside the legal community. He established the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada and was president of the Canadian Bar Association. He was the founding editor of the Canadian Patent Reporter in 1941 and was its editor until his death. Henderson served on the Board of Governors of the University of Ottawa, and from 1991-1993, he was chancellor of the university.
Henderson was also a philanthropist, humanitarian and civic leader in Ottawa, having founded or lent his support to numerous causes. He was awarded Canada’s highest civilian honour, a Companion of the Order of Canada, for his decades of service to his community and his profession.
Within the the Library, visitors can now find both a portrait of Gordon F. Henderson, as well as an art installation dedicated to his life and influence in the community.
The Gordon F. Henderson Library is located in the Ottawa courthouse at 161 Elgin Street. Established in 1888 to provide a legal research materials to Ottawa lawyers and judges, the Gordon F. Henderson Library remains a vital research hub for the Ottawa legal community, and serves lawyers, judges, paralegals, and students.
New Titles – September 2019
It was a slower month for new books, but we did receive a handful of great titles from Emond Publishing and the ever popular Martin’s Annual Criminal Code! Check out the whole list below!
2019-2020 Annotated Ontario Personal Property Security Act (Thomson Reuters)
The Anatomy of Criminal Procedure: A Visual Guide to the Law (Irwin Law)
Canadian Business Law, 3rd Ed. (Emond Publishing)
Civil Litigation, 3rd Ed. (Emond Publishing)
Code criminel annoté 2020 (Éditions Yvon Blais)
Employment Law for Business and Human Resources Professionals, Revised 4th Ed. (Emond Publishing)
A Guide to Consent & Capacity Law in Ontario, 2020 Ed. (LexisNexis)
Legal Accounting, 2nd Ed. (Emond Publishing)
Martin’s Annual Criminal Code, 2020 Ed. (Thomson Reuters)
Ontario Residential Real Estate for Practitioners (Emond Publishing)
Recently Published Ottawa Decisions
Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.
Family Matters
Jassani v. Jacob (2019 ONSC 5294)
children — father — access — records — work-related stress
Justice D. Summers
Mejia v. Page & Cousineau (2019 ONSC 5182)
grandmother — father — costs — offer to settle — child
Justice A. Doyle
Naegels v.Robillard (2019 ONSC 5151)
costs thrown away — adjournment — spousal support — wasted — fixed non-variable
Justice D. Summers
Civil Matters
Lewis Pelicos, Executor and Trustee of the Estate of James Pelicos v. The Estate of Stelios Pelicos (2019 ONSC 5304)
property — vesting — estate — gifts to the residual legatees — deceased
Justice A. Doyle
GoodLife Fitness Centres Inc. v. Hicks (2019 ONSC 4942)
non-judicial proceedings — emails — vexatious litigant — reconsideration — reprisal
Justice S. Corthorn
Upcoming Library Training
Now that our newly-renovated CCLA lounge is open, we’re pleased to announce our Library Training dates for the fall! All of these sessions will take place in our new boardroom, Suite 2004 at the 161 Elgin St courthouse. You will need a courthouse security pass to enter through the lounge doors, or if you do not have a security pass you can come to the library front desk and we can direct you to the space.
Mark your calendars and RSVP at the links below! These sessions are free to attend.
WestlawNext Canada
Monday, September 23, 2019, 12:00 – 1:00 PM; CCLA Nepean Boardroom (161 Elgin St, Suite 2004)
WestlawNext Canada contains a wealth of Canadian primary law, renowned commentary and value-added tools. In this session, we will cover how to:
- Browse the CED, Canadian Abridgment and other exclusive WLNC content
- Find specific documents by Citation or Name/Number
- Link to Citing References and Other Related Documents (Noting up)
- Perform searches using Plain Language or Boolean Connectors
- Organize and filter Search Results
- Work with Documents (Print, Email, Download)
- Access Your Research History
This program has been LSO accredited for 1.0 CPD hour toward the annual Professionalism Requirement.
Thomson Reuters ProView
Wednesday, October 9, 2019, 12:00 – 1:00 PM; CCLA Nepean Boardroom (161 Elgin St, Suite 2004)
Many legal secondary sources are now being purchased by firms and courthouse libraries in an electronic format. One of the most popular e-book readers for legal texts is Thomson Retuers ProView. Join us as we welcome trainer Josée Provost for an hour-long session on using this new platform, which holds many of our most popular titles in the library.
ProView is the next generation platform that allows you to view your CCLA looseleaf subscriptions in an online format. In this session, we will discuss:
- Working with the Table of Contents
- Performing Keyword Searches
- Creating PDFs for sharing and printing
- Locating the latest updates
- Accessing other ProView titles
This program has been LSO accredited for 1.0 CPD hour toward the annual Professionalism Requirement.
Lexis Advance Quicklaw
Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 12:00 – 1:00 PM; CCLA Nepean Boardroom (161 Elgin St, Suite 2004)
Join us on Wednesday, October 30 a for an hour-long training session on Lexis Advance Quicklaw! If you use this database but could use some fresh instruction on how to use it more effectively, this is the session for you.
In this session:
- Learn to search the broadest collection of Canadian primary and secondary sources using a refreshingly new design that features a streamlined single intuitive search box allowing you to search as you like. As well, you will learn how selecting favourite sources or pre-search filters can help narrow your starting point.
- Access extensive content coverage including Canadian Case Law; Case Summaries; Citators; Administrative Decisions; Acts; Regulations; Court Rules; Constitutions; Forms and Precedents; and Textbooks including Halsbury’s Laws of Canada.
- Discover how to search by name, by source or topic, citation or keyword; navigate and refine search results; deliver documents; note up cases and statutes using the QuickCITE® Case Citator and the QuickCITE® Legislation Citator.
- Discover how the ‘History Content Pod’ can help you streamline your workflow by viewing your search history, search terms, most recently opened documents, or, by viewing a graphical map of your search activities allowing you to jump right back into any part of your research.
- See how highlighting and annotating can help you keep track of important and relevant material by saving them to customizable and sharable folders.
This program has been LSO accredited for 1.0 CPD hour toward the annual Professionalism Requirement.
CanLII
Wednesday, November 27, 2019, 12:00 – 1:00 PM; CCLA Nepean Boardroom (161 Elgin St, Suite 2004)
Your legal research doesn’t have to be time-consuming and expensive. Learn to effectively use one of Canada’s best free resources – CanLII.org. Conduct case law searches, browse recent court and tribunal decisions, find and note up bilingual point-in-time legislation, setup alerts for new cases, and much more!
Recently Published Ottawa Decisions
Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.
Family Matters
Marchand v. MacKenzie (2019 ONSC 5062)
custody — costs — offers — litigation — access
Justice M. Linhares de Sousa
Fournier v. Labranche (2019 ONSC 4651)
income — child support — non-recurring gain — clinics — dental
Justice T. Engelking
Trudel v. Ward (2019 ONSC 5047)
father — access — child — autistic — will
Justice J. Audet
Mullen v. Campeau (2019 ONSC 4805)
daycare — school — child — parenting time — fulltime
Justice T. Engelking
Masci v.Slobodzian (2019 ONSC 4954)
supervised access — counsellor — alternate weekends — material change — best interests
Justice D. Summers
CCLA Conference Papers Database: On Hiatus
Following our post from earlier this week about the CCLA Library Catalogue, we’d also like to note that our Conference Papers Database is currently unavailable.
If you would like to receive a copy of a CCLA conference paper, please feel free to email us in the library.
If you would like to review the contents of past conference binders, a PDF and Word document version of the contents for each conference from 2010 to the present are available directly from the conference page on our website.
- Civil Litigation Updated
- CCLA / DCAO Criminal Law Conference
- East Region Solicitors Conference
- Annual Institute of Family Law
We will be sure to update everyone when the papers are available online again.
Ottawa Blog Roll: July-August 2019
Please find below links to blog posts or articles authored by the Ottawa legal community in July and August.
Civil Litigation
Cleanup in Aisle 5: Recent Occupiers’ Liability Cases at Commercial Establishments
– Ashley Bennett & Caleb Timmermann, Soloway Wright LLP
Condominium Law
What Would I Change About Condo Law?
– James Davidson, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Do Condos Have a Duty to Accommodate Disabled Residents?
– Kelli-Anne Day, Chuck Merovitz & Bram Potechin, Merovitz Potechin LLP
Court Upholds Condo Smoking Ban
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
Can Condos Reimburse Budgetary Surpluses to Owners?
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
Condos Must Step in When an Aggressive Owner Goes Too Far
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
Are your Condo Fees Too High?
– Rod Escayola, Condo Adviser
An Update on Annual Fire Code Testing
– Andrea Daly, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Can New Condominium Corporations Get Out of Their Cost-Sharing Obligations for Shared Facilities?
– David Lu, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Email Messages Are Not Condominium Records
– James Davidson, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Owners Are Not Entitled to Email Addresses of Other Owners
– James Davidson, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Gender Inclusivity
– James Davidson, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
A Condominium Corporation’s Access Rights
– James Davidson, Davidson Houle Allen LLP
Construction Law
Bonding with the Queen over construction projects
– Louis-Pierre Grégoire, Gowling WLG
ADR Chambers Appointed Authorized Naming Authority
– David Contant, Nelligan O’Brien Payne