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Reasons for judgement were published this week by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, assessing damages for a chronic leg injury following a snowmobile collision. In today’s case (Carothers v. Imus) the Plaintiff was a passenger on a snowmobile that collided with another snowmobile crushing the plaintiff’s left leg in between the two snowmobiles. The […]... more »
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has decided an important vicarious liability case in favour of a company whose rogue employee stole payroll information and posted it online. The company entrusted the employee with payroll data pertaining to over 120,000 of its employees to facilitate an audi... more »
Never underestimate the tendency of people – and legally trained people, especially – to say things twice, unnecessarily. Both Think before you (over-)use this. It is superfluous here: The plaintiff …... more »
Last week, the Manitoba Law Reform Commission released its Final Report titled Reform of The Wills Act, The Law of Property Act, And The Beneficiary Designation Act, Revisited:"In this report, the Commission revisits the recommendations for reform of The Wills Act and related legislation first... more »
COVID-19 Case law: A Summary How have the courts been ruling on family law cases relating to COVID-19? Here is a summary: Smith v. Seiger 2020 ONSC 1681 – March 18, 2020 In Smith v Sieger, an urgent motion was brought for relief that (if granted) would provide the immediate return of the parties... more »
The question of overlapping jurisdiction between a human rights tribunal and a labour arbitrator on a complaint of discrimination is set to reach the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”), following... The post Appeal Watch: Jurisdictional Questions between Human Rights Tribunals and... more »
By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: COVID-19 and the Public Health Act (Alberta) Legislation Commented On: Public Health Act, RSA 2000, c P-37 All levels of government in Canada are working hard to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its severe … Continue reading →... more »
Cyber criminals are constantly updating their methods to take advantage of current events, and the disruption caused by Covid 19 and many people now working remotely has provided them with a new opportunities, as explained in Beware of cybersecurity risks during COVID-19 and working from home. This... more »
On March 30, 2020, the B.C. Supreme Court posted an updated notice regarding suspension of court operations. A copy of the notice can be found here. Effective March 19, 2020 and until further notice, regular operations of the Supreme Court of British Columbia at all of its locations have been suspen... more »
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 30, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: Watch: Mayor John Tory to declare state of emergency for TorontoSmall businesses walloped by COVID-19 rules, says Toronto board of tradeN.J. man faces terror charges after coughing on grocery stor... more »
Millions of Canadians are at home, schools are closed, and Canada is undergoing an unprecedented shift to distance or online learning. Adapting course materials to the online learning environment can create significant new challenges for teachers and students alike. Open educational resources (OERs)... more »
Thanks for attending the “Productive from Home Webinar”- it was great to have so many people taking part! For those of you who missed it, here is the recording: Here are some resources for you to download: Weekly Meeting with Myself Run a dash – Always Chasing Deadlines Assessment... more »
"Our Home and Native Land" by Jennifer Adomeit. Image retrieved from Tansi Nîtôtemtik, In many ways, writing this post trying to sum up my experience over the last eight months has been my most challenging post of the year.... more »
Ontario residents find themselves in strange and unfamiliar times. A state of emergency has been declared by the Province of Ontario to deal with the global COVID-19 pandemic. For people in the workers compensation system, this may be a particularly stressful time. After all, pain and disability don... more »
Le maire de Toronto ainsi qu’un groupe de chercheurs de prestigieuses universités américaines suggèrent d’utiliser des données de positionnement de millions de cellulaires pour surveiller les efforts de distanciation sociale et créer une carte des points chauds de rassemblements. Bell dit ... 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 »
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 »
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 »