Case Law Update: Crookes v Newton
Libel and Slander Hyperlinks Publication Innocent Dissemination
Case Law Update: Lax Kw’alaams Indian Band v Canada (Attorney General)
Constitution Act, 1982 Aboriginal Rights Proof
Case Law Update: Mexico v Cargill, Incorporated
North American Free Trade Agreement International Arbitration Standard of Judicial Review
Case Law Update: R v Côté
Constitutional law Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms s. 24(2) Exclusion of evidence
Case Law Update: W.J. Holdings Limited v City of Toronto
Municipality Civil Contempt Conditions on Demolition Permits
Litigation Update – November 2011
Seven case law updates released between October and November 2011.
Time for protest to end, Ford says; Occupy Toronto; Tickets or cold weather might end encampment
Mayor Rob Ford wouldn’t say how it might happen, or when, but he left little doubt Wednesday that he would soon be advocating for an end to the three-week Occupy […]
An Unprecedented Decision in Municipal Conflict of Interest Law – Tuchenhagen v Mondoux
Every municipal councillor and municipal legal advisor in Ontario should review carefully both the majority and dissenting judgments in this Divisional Court decision released October 26, 2011, particularly the decision […]
Occupy Toronto ready to resist eviction; City has yet to move, but sympathetic church co-owns St. James Park
Police crackdowns, court injunctions and warnings: around the world, the Occupy movement is being pushed and it is being shoved.
LSUC extends the Justicia; But not everyone agrees with the project
Since the project began in 2008, more than 55 large- and medium-sized firms across Ontario have signed up to work with the project. Through it, the LSUC works with the […]
LSUC treasurer gets $67K boost; Next year’s honorarium will approach premier’s pay
Despite uncertain economic times, the Law Society of Upper Canada has approved a $67,000 increase to the treasurer’s honorarium.
Dief’s my daddy
If you thought you’d heard the last of Mel Lastman, think again. The paternity case against Toronto’s diminutive former leader has arisen 10 years on in the case of a […]
A primer on investing in Canada for emerging markets
Senior Associate Rajeev Dewan is quoted in this article on Canada becoming a more attractive place for foreign companies.
Doing Business in Ontario: An Overview of Environmental Protection Law – 2011
This guide provides a brief overview of the main elements of environmental protection law in Ontario. Its main objective is to identify the principal structural elements of the law and […]
Legal aid to relax qualifying rules; Move comes 16 years after massive cuts wiped out coverage, even for the poor
Ontario’s legal aid plan gets 1,300 calls a day from people with legal problems, but if you’re single and earn more than $10,800 a year or a family making more […]