Business
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July 02, 2024
From clicks to courtroom: Leveraging web data in disputes, part three
Google Analytics (GA) is widely recognized as a tool for digital marketing and website optimization, but its potential in the legal field remains largely untapped. Vast amounts of data collected by this web analytics tool carry significant potential for uncovering valuable insights and evidence. As technology continues to evolve, lawyers need to ensure that their experts are aware of the potential and limitations of tools like GA to stay ahead in an increasingly data-driven legal landscape.
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July 02, 2024
Consequences of being first link in the chain of distribution
Patagonia, Inc. caused the registrar to issue a notice under s. 45 of the Trademarks Act, requiring Labatt Brewing Company Limited to show use of the trademark during the three-year period before the issuance of the notice (Patagonia, Inc. v. Labatt Brewing Company Limited, 2024 FC 920).
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July 02, 2024
6 honorary LLDs awarded by Ontario law society
The Law Society of Ontario announced in a June 28 press release that it had awarded six individuals with an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD). LLDs are awarded to those who demonstrate outstanding achievements in the legal world and were awarded at the Call to the Bar ceremonies earlier this month.
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July 02, 2024
What we can learn from our pets | John L. Hill
Being a lawyer often equates with having a stressful life. The American Psychiatric Association says pet owners are more satisfied with their lives than non-pet owners. Eighty-six per cent of owners credit their pets with positively impacting their mental health.
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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
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.