The Complete Brief
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November 04, 2024
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Appeals - Misapprehension of or failure to consider evidence - Injunctions
Appeal by appellants from trial judge's dismissal of their claims and refusal of injunction sought. The case involved a dispute between the parties over the use and maintenance of a shared well located partly on each party's land. The conflict escalated over the years, with the appellants accusing the respondents of invading their privacy and seeking an injunction to prevent the respondents from recording their activities or entering their property.
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November 04, 2024
Deliver us from evil | Norman Douglas
It is the day after Halloween.
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November 04, 2024
GST/HST, CRA and weight loss surgery in Mexico
Media reports suggest more Canadians are seeking medical services outside of Canada, sometimes referred to as “medical tourism.” A common reason people travel for health-care services is weight loss. A popular medical technique for weight loss is bariatric surgery, which includes reducing the size of the stomach. Costs for the surgery at private clinics can exceed $25,000.
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November 04, 2024
People sent to prisons as punishment, not for punishment | John L. Hill
Amos Fenderson and Keith Clark have something in common. Fenderson was a man incarcerated at the Peoria County Jail in Illinois who harmed himself three times in less than a month. Instead of sending him to the hospital, jail staff placed him in a restraint chair. Staff did the same thing to Clark when he suffered self-harm-related injuries the next day.
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November 04, 2024
How I almost failed law school taking Accounting 101 | Murray Gottheil
I did pretty well in law school. I studied all of the time, had no life and got great marks. By my final year, I may have gotten just a little bit full of myself.
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November 04, 2024
‘Blizzard’ of liability: Dairy Queen case clarifies franchise safety, sentencing standards
In a recent case involving Ontario (Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development) v. 1222149 Ontario Ltd. (c.o.b. Dairy Queen), [2024] O.J. No. 3172, a routine workday turned into a serious workplace incident.
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November 01, 2024
Narrow, complex decision has SCC decide on eligibility for preliminary hearings
Canada’s Supreme Court has ruled that two men accused of sex crimes and each facing a maximum of 10 years in prison were entitled to preliminary inquiries — even though legislative changes made during their criminal proceedings restricted such hearings to those facing a maximum of 14 years.
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November 01, 2024
Blanket order published providing temporary exemptions related to derivatives data reporting
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have published co-ordinated blanket orders for exemptions from reporting certain derivative data, with every member of the CSA implementing the relief through local blanket orders.
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November 01, 2024
OSC study finds ESG ratings influence investor decisions, but difficult to understand
An Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) study has found that environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues were among the most important factors influencing investor preferences when selecting investment funds — second only to a fund’s past performance.
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November 01, 2024
Ontario proposes new law targeting fraudulent vehicle registrations
The Ontario government is proposing legislation to create a new provincial offence for fraudulent vehicle registrations as part of a multi-pronged effort to reduce vehicle theft.