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- Appellate Quarterly 10/10/2023 – Key Takeaways
On October 10, 2023, McCarthy Tétrault’s National Appellate Litigation Group hosted our Appellate Quarterly webinar for the third quarter of the year, featuring five recent appeals of interest to the business community. Cassidy Bishop, Dorothy Charach, Sarah Woods, Kendra Levasseur, and Adam Goldenb … Read more »
- Adverse possession and public parks: Ontario’s top court splits on the “public benefit” test
Can a private homeowner adversely possess municipal parkland in Ontario? According to the Court of Appeal’s decision in Kosicki v. Toronto (City), 2023 ONCA 450, the answer is “no”, unless the municipality has acquiesced or waived its ownership. Kosicki also addresses the role of the common law in a … Read more »
- Appellate Quarterly 07/26/2023 – Key Takeaways
On July 26, 2023, McCarthy Tétrault’s National Appellate Litigation Group hosted our fifth Appellate Quarterly webinar, featuring five recent appeals that may impact the Canadian business community. Partners Kosta Kalogiros, Isabelle Vendette, Patrick Williams, Richard Lizius, and Brandon Kain discu … Read more »
- The Right to Silence Carries the Right to Keep Passwords Secret
The right to silence is a fundamental principle of Canadian criminal law that protects suspects and accused persons from being compelled to incriminate themselves. It also carries the right to keep electronic device passwords secret and, as the Ontario Court of Appeal recently affirmed in R. v. O’Br … Read more »
- The Divisional Court Reiterates the Importance of Deliberative Secrecy
Can you obtain the notes of a judge or adjudicator when alleging bias? This issue was recently addressed by the Divisional Court in the administrative context in Grogan v Ontario College of Teachers, 2023 ONSC 2980.[1] Deliberative secrecy protects against the disclosure of how and why decision-make … Read more »