The Complete Brief
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June 28, 2024
SCC settles confusion in tax disputes about jurisdictional boundaries of Federal and Tax Courts
In judgments that clarify the jurisdictional boundaries between the Federal Court and the Tax Court in tax disputes, the Supreme Court of Canada has rejected separate appeals by two Canadian companies who challenged how their taxes were assessed by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
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June 28, 2024
Ontario sets 2025 rent increase cap at statutory upper limit of 2.5 per cent
Ontario has set the annual rent increase guideline for 2025 at 2.5 per cent, the upper limit for inflation-based annual rent hikes applicable to most housing units in Ontario, according to a release. The guideline does not apply to housing units first occupied after November 2018 or vacant residential units.
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June 28, 2024
CRTC seeks comments on exempting Google from mandatory bargaining under Online News Act
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has launched a public consultation with respect to Google’s application for an exemption from a mandatory bargaining process to compensate news organizations for distributing their content, according to a release.
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June 28, 2024
Cross-appeal denied in insurance coverage case related to $3.4M class action settlement
The Ontario Court of Appeal has denied a cross-appeal concerning an insurer’s funding agreement with a health-care company to pay a class action settlement for a privacy-breaching cyberattack.
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June 28, 2024
Feds release Canada’s Black Justice Strategy report targeting systemic racism in justice system
The federal government should establish a Black justice portfolio within the Department of Justice to focus on policy development and legal reform to counter systemic racial biases in Canada’s justice system, according to a just-released report.
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June 28, 2024
The Friday Brief: Managing Editor’s must-read items from this week
Here are my picks for the top stories we published this week.
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June 28, 2024
Law firm leadership part five: Lessons learned in fluidity: A mind map for leadership | Gary Mitchell
In today’s rapidly changing business environment, staying rigid and inflexible can be detrimental. This is especially true in the legal profession, where change, chaos and disruption are constants.
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June 28, 2024
Appeal court finds insurer not liable to cover legal costs of fraudsters, citing misrepresentation
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that two individuals facing lawsuits concerning an alleged Ponzi scheme operated through certain companies were not entitled to insurance coverage for their legal defence due to a material misrepresentation in their applications for coverage.
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June 28, 2024
Veteran Toronto lawyer starts term as LSO treasurer
The Law Society of Ontario’s (LSO) new treasurer praised his predecessor, spoke of past accomplishments and talked about “ceremony, fellowship and policy.” The LSO’s June 28 Convocation featured remarks by newly elected treasurer Peter Wardle, a Toronto-based commercial litigation and professional liability lawyer who will serve in the role for the 2024-25 term.
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June 28, 2024
Strategic merger of Hillenbrand Kozicki and MLT Aikins announced
Commercial real estate firm Hillenbrand Kozicki LLP and MLT Aikins LLP, which focuses on serving clients in Western Canada, recently announced a merger that will take effect on Sept. 1, 2024, a press release announced.