Civil Litigation
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January 20, 2025
Medical officers’ council urges stricter vaping regulations to protect Canadian youth
Canada's Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health (CCMOH) has recommended that federal, provincial and territorial governments take steps to regulate the sale of vaping products amid concerns about a substantial rise in nicotine vaping among Canadian youth.
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January 20, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds possession order for business on First Nation land
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld an order granting a corporation permanent possession of a business on Wasauksing First Nation (WFN) land following a joint venture dispute, while recognizing the First Nation's authority over land use decisions.
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January 20, 2025
What entrepreneurs need to know about divorce
Your entrepreneur clients are adept at taking risks, and making things happen. But the complexities of divorce can quickly derail their objectives. As their lawyer, there are some key points to cover.
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January 20, 2025
‘Doctrine of frustration’ implications for executive employment contracts | Frank Portman
In Ontario, the “doctrine of frustration” of contract has significant implications for c-suite executives who have executive employment contracts. A good executive employment lawyer should be familiar with this legal principle, but it is not well understood by c-suite executives.
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January 17, 2025
Proposed class action launched against Indigo Park for alleged false or misleading prices
Burnaby, B.C.-based Evolink Law has launched a proposed class action lawsuit against Indigo Park Canada Inc. alleging that the Montreal-based parking giant is unlawfully charging customers obligatory “junk fees” that make the represented price unattainable.
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January 17, 2025
U-Haul faces proposed class action in Quebec over alleged failure to use winter tires on rentals
Truck rental giant U-Haul is facing a proposed class action in Quebec over allegations that it rented out its vehicles to customers without winter tires as required by law and failed to inform them.
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January 17, 2025
Yukon community groups get funding for crime victims
Numerous “community-led” projects aimed at helping crime victims in Yukon are benefiting from a dedicated trust fund.
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January 17, 2025
Tavares v. CRA: Star forward defends his net | Marcel Strigberger
He shoots he scores! Or at least he’s giving it a shot. I am talking not hockey, but income tax.
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January 17, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal discourages Tax Court from sending out draft judgments to parties
Draft decisions are best kept behind closed court doors, the Federal Court of Appeal has indicated in a decision admonishing the Tax Court of Canada for sending out a draft copy of a decision for review by the parties involved. “We wish to comment on the practice the Tax Court followed here,” Justice David Stratas wrote for the three-judge panel in a recent decision in Doostyar v. Canada 2025 FCA 6.
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January 17, 2025
Approval of B.C. shipping terminal does not contravene species at risk legislation: Federal Court
A Federal Court judge has ruled against a number of environmental groups seeking judicial review of a marine shipping terminal in British Columbia it said would have a major effect on an endangered whale population in the area, saying the organizations' interpretation of federal species at risk legislation was too broad.