Litgation Update – December 2011
Six case law updates released between November and December 2011.
Uncontrolled spending
It’s safe to say Greater Sudbury is the only municipality in Ontario that allows its elected officials to direct taxpayers’ money to their employers, friends and associates without oversight or […]
Backtrack on shark fin ban; Mississauga votes to repeal its ban, at least temporarily, before talks with Ottawa
The movement to have cities ban shark fin products experienced a setback Wednesday as Mississauga councillors repealed the ban they passed in October.
Energy board rules $53M hydro levy legal; Charge to cover costs of energy conservation programs justified
A levy of about $4 per customer on hydro bills to cover the cost of conservation programs is legally justified, the Ontario Energy Board has ruled. The board has rejected […]
Jurisdiction to Review Trustee Discretion – Case Comment on two UK Appeals Pitt v. Holt, Futter v. Futter
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Myopic Stubbornness and Other Hazards: A few of the interesting cases of 2011
The Courts (and litigators) just can’t seem to get enough of fascinating legal expressions, such as “piercing the corporate veil”, “spent breach”, and “estoppel”. In leasing litigation in particular, these […]
Supreme Court rules on safe injection site
Reproduced with permission of the publisher from Health Law in Canada, Vol. 32, No. 2, November 2011. The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ordered that the federal Minister of Health […]
How not to fix St. Lawrence Centre
Is it time to tear down the St. Lawrence Centre and replace it with a better arts complex? That is one of the more startling possibilities presented to the mayor’s […]
Ontario energy critic demands to know cost of partially constructed Mississauga gas power plant
Partner Glenn W. Ackerley is quoted in this article on the implications regarding the recently-cancelled construction project on a gas-generated electrical power station west of Toronto.
Toronto to place planning power in local hands
A black sign with orange letters covering the boarded-up entrance to a quaint, if lonely, clapboard house screams: Private Property No Trespassing. Next door, there is an identical warning, and […]
Ontario to review conflict rules; Light rail not at risk after 14 councillors sit on sidelines for transit votes
Ontario denies rail transit has been put at risk after one in three municipal councillors backed out of the largest public works project undertaken here.
Canadian Competition Authorities send message to Vendors and Purchasers: You’re in this together
Vendors selling their business need to consider the potentially anti-competitive effects of proposed transactions, according to recent proceedings at the Competition Tribunal of Canada. If the Competition Bureau can demonstrate […]
N.L. wants AbitibiBowater to pay up
The Newfoundland and Labrador government argued in the Supreme Court of Canada Wednesday that AbitibiBowater should pay for an environmental mess left behind when it closed its mill in Grand […]
Case Law Update: British Columbia (Workers Compensation Board) v Figliola
Administrative Law Human Rights Tribunal Jurisdiction
Case Law Update: Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) v Canada (Attorney General)
Administrative Law Remedial Jurisdiction Canadian Human Rights Act Legal Costs Standard of Review Statutory Interpretation