New Teeth for Ontario Heritage Act
Municipalities have new powers to protect heritage resources, but outdated designating by-laws could thwart protection efforts.
Planning to shape your municipal future
Recent changes to the Planning Act give municipalities more authority to control local development.
Have you done enough to protect your trade secrets?
Recent cases in the news have demonstrated that a company may go to great lengths to acquire the confidential information of a competitor.
Online Protection
Each day more and more people are discovering that rather than having to drive to a busy mall and wait in line, they can make the same purchase from the comfort of their homes. However, the anonymity of shopping over the internet raises a variety of concerns for consumers.
P3: TIPPING POINT or Slippery Slope?
Are you governance savvy?
The Enron, WorldCom, Adelphi and other similar scandals in the U.S. in the early 2000s made corporate governance a front-page issue. The U.S. Congress responded in part by enacting the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to improve corporate responsibility and financial disclosure and prevent accounting fraud. Canada was not far behind.
Bank Fraud: Practical and Legal Repercussions
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Stricter Rules for Telemarketers
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has passed new rules regarding telephone calls made by telemarketers. Some of these rules relate to “do not call” lists.
The Power of the Internet: Beware of What You Write
In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal has described the Internet as one of the most powerful tools of communication ever invented, with the potential to be a medium of virtually limitless international defamation.
Embee Properties Limited et. al.
This case summary illustrates how a landowner may strategically gain control over an otherwise unwieldly planning process. If the right circumstances exist to invoke a Joint Board consolidated hearing under the provisions of the Consolidated Hearings Act (“CHA”), any hearings that may proceed within the same land area covered by the CHA might be precluded from proceeding.
Overview of the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (Ontario)
On May 20, 2004, the Ontario Health Information Protection Act, 2004 received royal assent. It consists of two parts: the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (the “PHIPA”) and the […]
Requests for Proposal
With the release of her decision in Buttcon et al. v. Toronto Electric Commissioners, Madam Justice MacFarland of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice provided some much needed guidance to understanding the legal rules applicable to the Request for Proposal process.
Standard of Judicial Review
The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) is an expert tribunal representing the pinnacle of planning decision-making in the province, especially since the removal of cabinet petitions in respect of Planning Act matters. However, in terms of law and jurisdiction, it is not the final decision-maker.
The Financing Triangle: The Top Five Practical Considerations in Negotiating Tenant Financing Rights and “Landlord Waivers”
When a typical franchisee in the food service industry seeks to open a business in a shopping centre, it usually obtains a commitment from its lender to provide financing for the purchase of the furnishings, fixtures, inventory and equipment…
Drug & Alcohol Testing: Zero Tolerance is Against the Law
A decision of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, released November 6, 2003 (the “Tribunal’s Decision”), partially resolves the dilemma facing transportation companies about what they can and cannot do with respect to drug and alcohol testing for their employees…