In-House Counsel
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October 04, 2024
Adverse costs awards: Class counsel’s duty to indemnify proposed representative plaintiff
In Davidson v. T.E.S. Contract Services Inc., 2024 ONSC 4362, Justice Benjamin Glustein from the Superior Court of Justice sheds light on class counsel’s duty to indemnify a proposed representative plaintiff against adverse costs awards.
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October 04, 2024
AIR TRANSPORTATION - Liability - Montreal Convention 1999 - Air Passenger Protection Regulations - Canadian Transportation Agency
Appeal by Appellants from a judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal which dismissed a challenge to the validity of regulations adopted by the Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) except for provisions relating to the temporary loss of baggage. Following the amendment of the Canada Transportation Act (CTA), the Agency adopted the Air Passenger Protection Regulations (Regulations) which imposed certain obligations on air carriers.
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October 04, 2024
Time thieves: The clients you remember, part three | Harjot Atwal
“Time is money, and if someone is wasting your time, they are stealing from you.” — Kris Degioia
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October 03, 2024
Competition Bureau announces court orders to advance real estate probe and airline market study
The Competition Bureau has announced developments in an ongoing investigation into potential anti-competitive conduct by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) and for a market study looking at competition in the domestic airline industry.
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October 03, 2024
Federal Court grants interim order blocking protest websites targeting Indigo books chain
The Federal Court has allowed a motion by Toronto-based Indigo Books & Music Inc. for an interim domain blocking order against defendants operating websites entitled Indigo Kills Kids. It was said to be the first time that such an order was granted to apply to cellular service along with internet service.
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October 03, 2024
SCC judges to visit 5 cities, pick law student contest winner in 2025 as top court marks 150 years
The Supreme Court of Canada is giving ambitious law students a rare opportunity to impress its nine judges.
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October 03, 2024
School board has statutory obligation to enforce minimum standard of conduct for trustees: court
An Ontario court has ruled against an Ottawa school board trustee who was reprimanded for violating the board’s code of conduct, saying the decision balanced her expressive rights with requirements under the provincial Education Act to enforce a minimum standard of conduct for board members.
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October 03, 2024
Norwich order used to disclose identity of confidential informant
Confidential informants — or whistleblowers — should take note of a decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Taylor v. Metrolinx, 2024 ONSC 4774, which concluded that the applicants in a prospective lawsuit had the right to obtain the names of parties who had filed a confidential complaint about them.
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October 03, 2024
Time thieves: The clients you remember, part two | Harjot Atwal
“People are frugal in guarding their personal property, but as soon as it comes to squandering time, they are most wasteful of the one thing in which it is right to be stingy.” — Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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October 02, 2024
Feds announce new environmental framework to target pollution, hazardous substances
The federal government has announced a framework to protect the right to a healthy environment, done through modernization and administration of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). It is the first time that the right to a healthy environment will specifically be recognized under the Act.