The Complete Brief
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July 03, 2024
Can I force the sale of the jointly owned matrimonial home?
Upon the dissolution of a marriage, the disposition of the matrimonial home is frequently a point of legal contention. Ontario’s legal framework provides mechanisms for the forced sale of jointly owned property, particularly through ss. 2 and 3 of the Partition Act. These sections articulate the conditions under which any interested party may compel or be compelled to partition or sell land in Ontario.
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July 03, 2024
Ontario court approves $62,000 class action settlement over allegations of unfair compensation
The Ontario Superior Court has approved a $62,000 settlement in a class action lawsuit concerning claims that a now insolvent company misclassified its workers as independent contractors instead of employees.
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July 03, 2024
New partner for Aird & Berlis
Aird & Berlis has announced that Pavle Levkovic has joined the firm as a partner and member of litigation and construction groups.
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July 03, 2024
Pro-Palestinian encampment on U of T campus must come down, judge says
An Ontario court has ruled that a pro-Palestinian encampment on the University of Toronto campus must be removed by 6:00 p.m. today, and the Toronto police service is saying it intends to enforce the court’s order.
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July 03, 2024
WRONGFUL DISMISSAL — Dismissal without cause — Employee’s duty to mitigate — Alternative or comparable employment
Action by Ferweda against Mercer Celgar Limited Partnership (“Celgar”) for termination of his employment without cause. Ferweda was employed by Celgar for less than two and a half years as an operations specialist in a pulp mill owned and operated by Celgar.
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July 03, 2024
New associate joins Torkin Manes
A recent news release from Torkin Manes LLP announced the addition of Joseph Eid as an associate in the firm’s tax and private client services groups.
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July 03, 2024
Millburn & Associates promotes associate to partner
Boutique law firm Millburn & Associates recently announced in a news release that associate Andrew Kennedy has been promoted to partner.
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July 03, 2024
Jail credits fail to add up to successful appeal
On Oct. 8, 2021, David Lanktree was not having a good day. He was driving his white Chevrolet truck when police spotted him. The police knew he had a driving prohibition, so he was stopped and arrested.
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July 02, 2024
Federal government seeks public comment on Canada Disability Benefit regulations
Canada is seeking comments on proposed regulations for the Canada Disability Benefit Act introduced in Budget 2024 with the intent to provide eligible individuals federal disability benefits to supplement existing provincial and territorial benefits, according to a release.
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July 02, 2024
Virani orders new trial in 50-year-old Manitoba murder conviction, citing likely miscarriage of justice
Federal Justice Minister Arif Virani has ordered a new trial for Clarence Woodhouse after determining a miscarriage of justice likely happened in 1974 when Woodhouse and two other Indigenous men were tried and convicted of murdering a Winnipeg man.