Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Posted on by Jennifer Walker

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Laveau v Lefebvre (2016 ONSC 1497)
spousal support — offer to settle — commencing — financial disclosure — compensatory
Justice A.Doyle

Valoris for Children and Adults of Prescott-Russell v C. A. T. (2016 ONSC 1416)
allowing to testify via videoconference — coordination — outlined — alternatingly — favours
Justice P. Roger

Wehbe v Wehbe (2016 ONSC 1445)
husband — wife — spousal support — income — taxi
Justice A. Doyle

Brock v Sorger (2016 ONSC 1498)
offer — expenses — husband — settle — bad faith
Justice A. Doyle

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Ottawa Blog Roll: March 2016

Posted on by Brenda Lauritzen

Below are links to blog posts or articles authored by the Ottawa legal community through the first half of March.

Civil Litigation

Primer on Fraudulent Conveyance Claims
– Owen Bourns, Ottawa Litigation

From FSCO to the LAT: Procedural Changes to Accident Benefits Disputes
– Najma Rashid, OTLA Blog

BC and Ontario Are Cracking Down on Insurance Fraud – But At What Cost?
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog

Solving Ontario’s Auto Insurance IME Problem
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog

Constitutional Law

Allard Et Al V. Canada Federal Court Decision Favours Patient’s Rights And LPs
– Koby Smutylo, Smutylo Law+

Criminal Law

Fixing our Broken Bail System
– Anne-Marie McElroy, McElroy Law

Believing Complainants & Reasonable Doubt
– Anne-Marie McElroy, McElroy Law

February Criminal Law Round-up
– Anne-Marie McElroy, McElroy Law

Text me, will ya? Cell Phones, Search Warrants and Privacy in the Digital Forum
– Reem Zaia, Codified

Ontario DUI dismissed due to mistreatment in police custody
– Brett McGarry, McGarry Law

The Plight of the Accused: David vs Goliath
– Michael Spratt

Think Making a Murderer Can’t Happen in Canada? Think Again
– Michael Spratt

Sexual Assaults Are Acts Of Power, Aggression And Control
– Sarah Sullivan, Mack’s Criminal Law

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Newly Received Materials from LSUC CPD

Posted on by Amanda Elliott

Below are some of the most recent CPD materials added to the library collection. Each title links to the book record where you can view more details and the full table of contents. All materials are available in print at the library, or if you’re interested in only a couple of articles, feel free to email us a request for a scanned copy.

16th Annual Employment Law Summit (Oct. 29, 2015)

  • Recent developments in the law of workplace accommodation / Neena Gupta, Andrew Pinto & Dina Awad
  • Update on workplace investigations / Jennifer MacKenzie & Monica Jeffrey
  • Court decisions that puzzle us / Muneeza Sheikh & Abdul-Basit Khan
  • Contingency fee arrangements in wrongful dismissal actions: practical considerations and common pitfalls / Kevin Fox

Bankruptcy and Estates Law: Administration of the Insolvent Estate (Oct. 30, 2015)

  • Basics of estate administration / Kathleen Robichaud
  • The interaction between estate law and bankruptcy law / Frank Bennett
  • Administering the insolvent estate under trusts and estates law / Brian Cohen & Jacob Yau

Indigenous Law Issues (Nov. 5, 2015)

  • Reconciliation: redefining the relationship between First Nations and industry / Randall Kahgee
  • Understanding First Nation land tenure: challenges and opportunities / Cherie Brand & Alexandra Schwarz
  • Commercial relations involving First Nations: what First Nations and non-First Nations need to know / Murray Teitel

Representing Children in Personal Injury Actions (Nov. 19, 2015)

  • Ethical and legal challenges in representing children / Thomas Connolly
  • What’s the damage?: considerations in the damages assessment for injured children and their families / Joni Dobson
  • Minor guardianships in non-traditional families / Nimali D. Gamage & Kathryn Balter

The Six-Minute Real Estate Lawyer 2015 (Nov. 24, 2015)

  • HST rebates – and the cases just keep on coming / Alan Silverstein
  • What are your intentions?: drafting and negotiating letters of intent / Candace Cooper
  • Let the seller beware: what to tell your client not to sign, and what to say if they already did? / Jerry Udell; with assistance from Amanda Camlis

Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Posted on by Jennifer Walker

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Corriveau v Richardson (2016 ONSC 1248)
father — separation — child — supervised access — boat
Justice J. Mackinnon

Salame v Massoud (2016 ONSC 1241)
habitually resident — jurisdiction — custody — child — extra-provincial
Justice L. Sheard

Kent v Kent (2016 ONSC 1174)
costs — failed — spousal — separation — support
Justice K. Phillips

Civil Matters

Thomas Scullion et al. v Paul Munro et al. (2016 ONSC 1298)
costs — offer to settle — interim motions — indemnity — number of hours spent
Justice S. Corthorn

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Upcoming Training: Finding the Perfect Precedent

Posted on by Jennifer Walker

Our popular “Finding the Perfect Precedent” research session is back: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at noon in the CCLA Library.

We get a lot of requests at the library for precedents. A lot. Accordingly, we like to make sure the library’s precedents collection is on point – we want to be able to offer you the best selection we can. This research session will cover the resources we have, how we’d use them, and also uncover some lesser-known precedent options for when O’Brien’s and Quicklaw won’t cut it. If you need a great refresher (or intro!) to finding precedents, this session is for you.

This session is free, but please click here to RSVP so we know how many people to expect. In the future, we’ll look into providing this session as a webinar, but we won’t be running “Finding the Perfect Precedents” again for several months in any format, so don’t miss out!

Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Posted on by Jennifer Walker

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Burton v Burton (2016 ONSC 846)
endorsement — disclosure — relevancy — proportionality — request
Justice M. Shelston

Nwankpo v Okechukwu (2016 ONSC 966)
passport — e-mail messages — motion — affidavit — children
Justice S. Corthorn

Letendre v Brownlee (2016 ONSC 1114)
co-ordinator — visitation — involvement — born — protocol
Justice P. Smith

Civil Matters

7250118 Canada Inc. v 2308095 Ontario Inc. (2016 ONSC 1015)
simplified procedure — elevated costs — indemnity — proportionality — offer
Regional Senior Justice J. McNamara

Williams Estate v Carleton Condominium Corporation No.66 (2016 ONSC 786)
offer to settle — motion for leave — costs — substantial indemnity — condominium
Justice R. Beaudoin

Kechnie v MacAllister (2016 ONSC 912)
accident — clinical notes — motion — counselling — pre-trial
Master C. MacLeod

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Ottawa Blog Roll: February 2016

Posted on by Brenda Lauritzen

Below are links to blog posts or articles authored by the Ottawa legal community through the first half of February.

Civil Litigation

What is Arbitration and How to Prepare for a FSCO Arbitration
– David Hollingsworth, Ottawa Injury

Do I Have to be Examined by the Insurance Company’s Doctor?
– David Hollingsworth, Ottawa Injury

Ontario Introduces Stronger Laws to Protect Pedestrians
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog

General Damages for Pain and Suffering: What is the Maximum You Can Be Awarded?
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog

Passing of Accounts: New Rules
– Yasmin M. Vinograd, Merovitz Potechin LLP

Passing of Accounts: Request for Further Notice
– Yasmin M. Vinograd, Merovitz Potechin LLP

Lanark Accident Results In Compensation for Soft Tissue Injury
– David Hollingsworth, Ottawa Injury

Primer on Fraudulent Conveyance Claims
– Owens Bourns, Ottawa Litigation

Corporate Commercial Law

The Exempt Market Provides Four New Ways To Raise Capital In Ontario
– Koby Smutylo, Smutylo Law+

Preparing Your Business for Sale – Guide UPDATED
– KS Business Group, Startup.Buildup.Sellup.

Criminal Law

Making a Murderer After show: Episodes 2-7
– Michael Spratt, The Docket Podcast

Handling Different Witnesses: A Guide for Lawyers (Part I)
– Sherif Rizk, Codified

Handling Different Witnesses: A Guide for Lawyers (Part II: The Angry/Adverse Witness)
– Sherif Rizk, Codified

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Ottawa Blog Roll: February 2016 Part 1

Posted on by Brenda Lauritzen

Below are links to blog posts or articles authored by the Ottawa legal community through the first half of February.

Civil Litigation

What is Arbitration and How to Prepare for a FSCO Arbitration
– David Hollingsworth, Ottawa Injury

Do I Have to be Examined by the Insurance Company’s Doctor?
– David Hollingsworth, Ottawa Injury

Ontario Introduces Stronger Laws to Protect Pedestrians
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog

General Damages for Pain and Suffering: What is the Maximum You Can Be Awarded?
– Frank Van Dyke, Van Dyke Injury Law Blog

Passing of Accounts: New Rules
– Yasmin M. Vinograd, Merovitz Potechin LLP

Passing of Accounts: Request for Further Notice
– Yasmin M. Vinograd, Merovitz Potechin LLP

Lanark Accident Results In Compensation for Soft Tissue Injury
– David Hollingsworth, Ottawa Injury

Primer on Fraudulent Conveyance Claims
– Owens Bourns, Ottawa Litigation

Corporate Commercial Law

The Exempt Market Provides Four New Ways To Raise Capital In Ontario
– Koby Smutylo, Smutylo Law+

Preparing Your Business for Sale – Guide UPDATED
– KS Business Group, Startup.Buildup.Sellup.

Criminal Law

Making a Murderer After show: Episodes 2-7
– Michael Spratt, The Docket Podcast

Handling Different Witnesses: A Guide for Lawyers (Part I)
– Sherif Rizk, Codified

Handling Different Witnesses: A Guide for Lawyers (Part II: The Angry/Adverse Witness)
– Sherif Rizk, Codified

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Recently Published Ottawa Decisions

Posted on by Jennifer Walker

Find below recently published Ottawa decisions, available for free through CanLII.org.

Family Matters

Périard v. Turpin (2016 ONSC 631)
child support — father — extra-curricular — motion — conference
Justice M. Charbonneau

Wood v Evans (2016 ONSC 629)
costs — pro-rata — motion — settle — extraordinarily
Justice K. Phillips

Tremblay v Tremblay (2016 ONSC 588)
trust — income — funds — support — property
Justice K. Phillips

Smith v Sanftenberg (2016 ONSC 637)
reason to doubt the correctness — motion — leave — conflicting — set aside
Justice J. Parfett

Bruce v Giroux (2016 ONSC 610)
motion — overnights — docketed — costs — partial indemnity
Justice P. Kane

Roy v Stocker (2016 ONSC 444)
motion — partial indemnity — docketed — costs — scale
Justice P. Kane

Paquette v Rochette (2016 ONSC 426)
restart — costs — partial indemnity — scale — motion
Justice P. Kane

Civil Matters

Taticek v Zeisig (2016 ONSC 772)
conflict of interest — sole guardian of the property — share — amended management plan — joint
Justice P. Smith

Godin v Sabourin (2016 ONSC 770)
declaration — property — fence posts — future — hypothetical
Justice P. Smith

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Upcoming Training: CanLII + Lexbox

Posted on by Jennifer Walker

On February 26 at noon, the CCLA Library is hosting its first ever webinar! For this free research session that you can do from the comfort of your home or office, what better product to look at than CanLII, the legal research tool that you can also use for free from your home or office! We’ll also look at Lexbox, which is the nifty app for your Google Chrome browser that allows you to save your research and set up notifications for when new cases come out or legislation is amended.

Again, this research session will be free (and who doesn’t love free!), but we’ll need you to RSVP here. The day before the session, we’ll send you an email with the link you need to get into the webinar. Also, in order to hear us, you’ll need to either have speakers or earphones for your computer. Sign up today, and we look forward to welcoming you – online – on the 26th!