(Dis)Proving Racism: A Rebuttal to Klippenstein’s Critical Review of the Law Society of Ontario’s Report on Challenges Facing Racialized Licensees

In the weeks leading up to the CRTC hearing on wireless services, there was no shortage of corporate lobbying, opinion pieces from telecom company consultants downplaying concerns about the competitiveness of the Canadian wireless market, and comments from company executives threatening to reduce in... more »

The former couple, who never married, had managed to settle most of their claims against each other with the help of lawyers.  However, they were unable resolve a handful of remaining issues that still needed to be resolved at a trial before a judge, where they represented themselves. These outstan... more »

Image retrieved from: https://www.itk.ca/ Tansi Nîtôtemtik, Today, we want to introduce you to Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami [ITK], an Inuit organization that represents and works with the 4 Inuit regions in Canada collectively known as Inuit Nunangat: Inuvialuit Settlement Region (NW... more »

The most recent issue of the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR) is available online.The CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL). It is an open access publication.It is available on the ISSUU platform and in PDF format on the CALL website. more »

By Melissa Salfi, Vancouver fertility lawyer, collaborative family lawyerWhat is Donor Insemination?Donor insemination is a fertility procedure that involves transferring sperm obtained from a sperm donor into a woman’s reproductive tract at the time of ovulation by means other than sexual interco... more »

British Columbia’s Hansard (the transcripts of the Legislative Assembly) was not published until 1970, making researching the intent behind a piece of pre-1970 legislation challenging. Happily for researchers, the BC …... more »

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of February 17, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter:  Police arrest anti-pipeline protesters at Vancouver port as they enforce court injunctionAmazon Wants To Depose Trump Over Order To ‘Screw’ It Out Of $10B | Talking Points MemoCalifor... more »

Regular readers of this (irregular) blog will recall the milestone case of Jones v Tsige, in which the Ontario Court of Appeal imported into Canada the US privacy torts. That list includes: 1. Intrusion upon the plaintiff's seclusion or solitude, or into his private affairs. 2. Public disclosure of... more »

R v RV, 2019 ONCA 664 [RV], a recent appellate decision, discusses the complicated question of how courts should respond when a jury delivers inconsistent verdicts. The Crown, dissatisfied with... The post <em>R v RV</em>: SCC to Provide Guidance on Inconsistent Jury Verdicts... more »

On January 27th, the IPC/Ontario held that records stored only on a legacy backup system were not “records” accessible under Ontario’s public sector access statute. The requester asked for all records that showed access by a named employee to their own and their spouse’s serv... more »

The legal industry has long been risk averse, but when it comes to adapting to the experience-driven world created by companies like Netflix, Uber, and Airbnb, adherence to the old status quo could be the death knell for today’s law firms. In The Client-Centered Law Firm, legal technology expert J... more »

Reasons for judgement were published today by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, assessing damages for myofascial pain developed secondary to a vehicle collision. In today’s case (Tang v. Duong) the Plaintiff was injured in a 2015 collision where the Defendant turned into the plaintiff&... more »

Premises liability is a concept widely applicable in personal injury cases. It comes into play when an injury occurs because […]... more »

The following pieces of legislation received annotations in Quickscribe Online in January:  Family Law Act - John-Paul E Boyd QC, John-Paul Boyd Arbitration ChambersLocal Government Act, Community Charter - Don Lidstone, QC, Lidstone & Company Business Corporations Act - Debby Cumberford&nb... more »

Canadian practice has been to consider Anti-dumping/Countervailing measures (AD/CV) measures exclusively from the perspective of the domestic industry that filed the dumping complaint and ensure that any injury to this industry is offset using AD/CV duties.  However, this approach does not necessar... more »

Conférenciers invités : Marie-Pascale Pomey : Professeure titulaire de l’Université de Montréal, École de santé publique – Département de gestion, d’évaluation et de politique de santé Sylvain Bédard : Patient partenaire, Centre d’excellence sur le partenariat avec les patients... more »

Winter is well and truly here in Ontario, and that means snow plows are out clearing city streets and highways. Plows are a welcome sight after a big snowfall, but with the benefits of snow clearance comes risk. Because of their size, function and design, plows can result in dangerous or even deadly... more »

Happy holidays everyone!  I hope that you are getting an opportunity to relax and enjoy some happy times with loved ones… and if instead the holidays are bringing stress and challenge, this blog post is for you.  Three helpful tips from my good friend and fellow-coach Marilyn Orr for boostin... more »

In Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 2051 v Georgian Clairlea Inc. (“Georgian”) the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed the findings of the motion judge with respect to a declarant’s disclosure obligations as set out in the Condominium Act, 1998 (“Act”). … Continue reading &#... more »

While February is only a couple days shorter than most months, that missing handful of days is acutely felt right around now! Nevertheless, our clients managed to fit in lots of blogging, speaking, sponsoring and teaching this month. Here’s a …... more »