Pulse
-
June 21, 2024
Public school boards are bound by Charter; tribunals’ Charter rulings reviewed for correctness: SCC
In an important Charter and standard of review case, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that labour arbitrators and other administrative tribunals “should play a primary role” in deciding Charter issues within their bailiwicks — which Charter determinations courts should review on a “correctness” rather than “reasonableness” standard — and that the Charter applies to Ontario public school boards, thereby protecting board employees’ reasonable expectations of privacy in their workplaces and shielding employees from unreasonable search or seizure by their employers.
-
June 21, 2024
Do vegan weiners pass muster? | Marcel Strigberger
I suppose you’re all wondering about Joey Chestnut? No doubt. Chestnut is the world’s fastest eating hot dog champ. He holds the Guinness record for downing 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Unfortunately Nathan’s Famous hot dogs has banned him from competing in the Coney Island annual July 4th contest. The reason is he apparently signed a deal with Impossible Foods, which makes vegan hot dogs. Nathan’s cites a conflict of interest, and this position is supported by, and I am not making this up, the MLE, to wit the Major League Eating organization which overseas competitive eating events.
-
June 21, 2024
Why Cartel case affects all lawyers | John L. Hill
Imagine a scenario in which your home is burglarized, and you report the incident to the police. However, they take an alarming seven months to respond. In the interim, several other properties in your neighbourhood are also targeted. This situation not only raises a complaint against the police but also sparks a deep concern about the potential ramifications of such negligence.
-
June 21, 2024
Settler’s remorse: Professional negligence claim against litigation lawyer dismissed
In Kiselbach v. DeFilippi, 2024 YKSC 7, the Supreme Court of Yukon dismissed a professional negligence claim against a litigation lawyer who acted for the plaintiffs in a dispute with their former U.S. business partner. While the plaintiffs’ lawyer was found to have breached the applicable standard of care in failing to advise them about a potential settlement option, the plaintiffs nevertheless failed to establish that the lawyer’s error was the legal cause of any damages.
-
June 20, 2024
Airline held liable for negligent risk assessment before flying through conflict zone
On June 10, 2024, following an 18-day trial in Toronto, Justice Jasmine Akbarali of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found that Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) failed to prove that it was “not negligent” in allowing flight PS752 to depart Tehran on Jan. 8, 2020.
-
June 21, 2024
National Indigenous Peoples Day: ‘For some reason, I don’t feel lucky’ | Tony Stevenson
Today has been declared National Indigenous Peoples Day. We recognize and celebrate the history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada. Every year, numerous activities are organized across the country on June 21 to showcase the richness and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis cultural expressions and stories. This holiday was given to my people in 1996 by the then-governor general Romeo Leblanc.
-
June 21, 2024
New director of the Public Prosecution Service announced
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani recently announced the appointment of George Dolhai as the new director of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC), effective June 21, 2024.
-
June 21, 2024
3 judicial appointments in Ontario
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced in a June 18 press release three judicial appointments to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario: Barbara A. MacFarlane, Colleen Yamashita and S. James Mountford.
-
June 20, 2024
Ottawa lists Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity in Criminal Code
The Government of Canada listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code, effective June 19, 2024.
-
June 20, 2024
Preparing for the capital gains tax hike
In its 2024 budget, the federal government proposed to increase the capital gains inclusion rate from one-half to two-thirds for corporations, trusts and individuals with annual capital gains in excess of $250,000. This caught a lot of people off guard, and now Canadians are scrambling for financial advice on the best way to handle this increase.