Babies and Bath Water
Leave aside the issue of whether mediation reduces cost and delay. Does it increase access to civil justice?
Councillor denies ‘poisonous workplace’
Human Rights Tribunal told that human rights issues should have been investigated at City Hall.
Disabled ex-aide says he was bullied
Cumulative effect of comments and actions by City councillor amounts to harassment of ex-aide.
Taxes after death not so certain
Losing a parent is never easy, but pile on the added responsibility of being the executor of a will to a son or daughter, and a heart-wrenching situation can become […]
Is Your Independent Contractor Truly Independent?
Third category dependent contractor determined in Ontario Court of Appeal decision in McKee v. Reid’s Heritage Homes Ltd.
Council agrees to focus on code-of-conduct questions
Councillors agree that the real issue is whether the leak violated the City’s code of conduct.
Case Law Update: Aecon Buildings v. Brampton
Civil procedure Third party procedure Discovery Production and inspection of documents “Mary Carter”-type Settlements Immediate Disclosure
Case Law Update: Brown v. Canada (Attorney General)
Civil procedure Third party procedure Discovery Production and inspection of documents “Mary Carter”-type Settlements Immediate Disclosure
Case Law Update: Century Services Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General)
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act Priorities
Case Law Update: City of Ottawa v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner)
Judicial Review Access to Information and Protection of Privacy under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Case Law Update: Vancouver (City) v. Zhang
Enforcement of Municipal By-Laws Injunctions Constitutional Law Freedom of Expression under s. 2(b)
WeirFoulds LLP Litigation Update (December 2010)
Seven updates on cases released in December 2010.
CRA gets ahead of the line
The Canada Revenue Agency manages to secure advance collection of disputed corporate income tax debt.
The Diefenbaker gambit
If proven true, the claim by John George Dryden would make him the former prime minister’s only biological child.
The booming business of expropriation
Lawyers practising in the area of expropriation have experienced a significant increase in public projects over the law few years.