The Complete Brief
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July 09, 2024
Collective bargaining for managers: An alternate universe?
On April 19, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada published its decision in Société des casinos du Québec inc. v. Association des cadres de la Société des casinos du Québec, 2024 SCC 13, As far as I can tell, it did not get much fanfare in labour relations circles.
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July 12, 2024
Drastic need for improvement for migrant worker laws | Taneeta Doma
In the summer, many Canadians will sit by the pool to stay cool or heat up the barbeque and enjoy their time with loved ones. At the same time, migrant workers across the country will be working in 30-plus degree weather in the fields or greenhouses, where there may be no shade for their entire shift — all to provide for their loved ones, whom they may see once a year if that.
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July 12, 2024
Lenczner Slaght expands litigation practice with 2 new associates
Litigation firm Lenczner Slaght LLP recently announced the addition of two associates, Nicole Naglie and Christine Windsor.
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July 12, 2024
SENTENCING — Offences relating to conveyances — Dangerous operation of motor vehicle causing death — Particular sanctions
Appeal by Bakko from four-year global sentence for causing death by impaired driving and dangerous driving causing death. On January 6, 2020, Bakko drove through an intersection onto a highway while impaired (blood alcohol content of 99 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood). She entered the highway slowly, stopping partially in the driving lane.
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July 12, 2024
Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement immigration provisions in effect as of July 1
Although Canada and Ukraine have had a free trade agreement in place since August 2017, this agreement was limited. It did not include sections on areas such as investment, trade in services, inclusive trade or temporary entry of businesspersons, among other areas addressed by many of Canada’s other free trade agreements. As a result, Canada and Ukraine announced the commencement of negotiations for the modernization of the agreement in January 2022. The final product of these negotiations is the modernized Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA), which came into force on July 1, 2024.
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July 12, 2024
Detention hearing of Inderjit Singh Reyat | Michael Crowley
I feel fortunate to be able to call John Hill, a regular contributor to Law360 Canada, a good friend. In fact, I have contributed a chapter to his most recent book, The Rest of the (True Crime) Story.
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July 11, 2024
Ontario cy-près class action settlement approved over municipal development that increased flood risk
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved a cy-près class action settlement involving residents in the Ontario communities of Oakville and Milton who faced an increased risk of flooding and reduced property values due to municipal development that expanded a flood plain.
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July 11, 2024
Proposed OSC rule details new process for returning money to securities fraud victims
Canada’s largest provincial securities regulator is floating a proposed new process for returning money to investors affected by securities fraud, but one lawyer questions how effective it will be in aiding fraud victims.
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July 11, 2024
Lawyers back new call for Unified Family Courts in Canada
A lawyer in Ontario is hoping governments heed renewed calls for the establishment of unified family courts across Canada. In a recent news release, The Advocates’ Society (TAS), an organization representing more than 5,000 Canadian lawyers and law students, once again called for there to be an expansion of United Family Courts (UFCs) across the country.
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July 11, 2024
B.C. court upholds ban on condo insurance business between brokers and related property managers
The B.C. Supreme Court has upheld a new rule prohibiting licensed insurance brokers from engaging in insurance business with strata corporations managed by property management companies with which the brokers share common ownership.