The Complete Brief
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July 04, 2024
Believe in yourself or perish | Murray Gottheil
I have something important to say. It is so important that I will say it three different ways in the hope that those of you who are too busy trying to achieve your ridiculous hourly billing target to do anything other than skim read will not miss it. Here I go:
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July 03, 2024
Federal right to repair consultation period open until September
The federal government is inviting Canadians to comment until Sept. 26 on its proposed right-to-repair legislation, Bill C-244, which is currently at the committee stage in the Senate.
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July 03, 2024
New foreign worker legislation takes hold in Saskatchewan
The start of July saw new laws in Saskatchewan aimed at better protecting foreign workers from “exploitation” and enhancing the monitoring of the province’s immigration system.
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July 03, 2024
B.C. firm and former CEO agree to pay $493,457 for investor protection failures
A financial services firm and its former CEO have agreed to pay $493,457 as part of a settlement agreement with the B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) for failing to comply with several investor protection requirements, according to a release.
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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.