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Recently, the Private Law Librarians and Information Professionals group (PLLIP) held a one-day Summit. As part of the event, PLLIP which is a section of the American Association of Law Libraries organized a panel of law firm information professionals’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: "The six questions tackled by the panel covered a range of territory–how quickly... more »
By: Drew Yewchuk & Sarah Shibley PDF Version: Offers To Settle and the Public Interest in Charter Litigation: Stewart v Toronto (Police Services Board), 2020 ONCA 460 Case Commented On: Stewart v Toronto (Police Services Board), 2020 ONCA 460 (CanLII) … Continue reading →... more »
Wednesday’s Video Clip: Marriage Contract What is a marriage contract? · A legal agreement between two married persons, or two persons who intend to be married. · A marriage contract affords some degree of flexibility in deciding property division and support if (or when, in the case of deat... more »
This tip is based on questions posed on the CALL listserv; thanks to John Sadler and Linda Keddy. According to “How to look for records of … Privy Council …... more »
140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of August 10, 2020. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Aug 10, 2020 at 6:33am PDT - Garry J. Wise, TorontoVisit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.w... more »
The Canadian government released its COVID Alert, its COVID-19 exposure notification app, earlier this month starting first with a roll-out in Ontario. I’ve written how I’ve made the decision to install it, noting that the voluntary app does not collect personal information nor provide the gover... more »
The term “undue influence” often brings to mind overt acts of elder abuse, where a gift is the result of influence expressly used by the recipient (the “donee”) to obtain that gift. However, the law recognizes a second class of transactions which may be set aside on grounds of undue... more »
The Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario issued a decision about a security incident on July 9th in which it made clear, after participating in a health information custodians’ efforts to recover lost data, that this burden falls on custodians alone. The incident involved a clinician a... more »
The federal government has passed legislation suspending federal limitation periods from March 13, 2020 to September 13, 2020, or any earlier day fixed by order of the Governor in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister of Justice. The Time Limits and Other Periods Act (COVID-19) was intr... more »
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After years of pressure from sick workers and their families and advocates, and a year and a half since the province announced a review, the wait is over. The findings of Ontario’s Occupational Cancer Review, headed by Dr. Paul Demers, were made public earlier this month in a report entitled U... more »
Feeling like you could use an added dose of resilience? You are not alone. The many challenges lawyers are facing these days are raising stress levels and draining energy reserves. We have experienced unprecedented challenges in our professional and personal lives during this pandemic. We face more... more »
Reasons for judgement were published this week by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, largely rejecting an ICBC application to have future care benefits from a tort judgment significantly reduced. In today’s case (Luck v. Shack) the Plaintiff was in a collision and was awarded damages fo... more »
Michael Woods was interviewed with respect to China’s recent expression of interest in joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The article can be found at this link: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3092143/chinas-interest-trans-... more »
It’s become an annual tradition here at the Faculty of Law for the professors to share their summer reading (watching and listening) plans. Are you wondering what we’re up to? Or looking for some ideas for your summer? Below, please... more »
Taxpayers try to characterize their expenses, gains, and losses in a way that benefits them. Thus, the characterization of expenses, gains, or losses as on account income or capital has... The post <em>MacDonald v. Canada</em>: Clarity to the Taxation of Derivative Contracts... more »
Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, privacy questions have been in the headlines. International media reported stories from Asia about smartphones being used to enforce quarantine orders. In Ontario, Premier Ford suggested using telecom data to track social isolation compliance and more... 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 »
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 »