Real Estate
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November 21, 2024
N.B. introduces three per cent rent cap
In efforts to combat the housing crunch, New Brunswick’s government is introducing a three per cent rent cap for the province. The cap on rent increases is set to take hold Feb. 1, 2025, and will mean legislative amendments to the province’s Residential Tenancies Act.
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November 21, 2024
SCC judges will meet with local bar/bench, law students in Victoria next year
Canada’s top judges will meet, and take questions from, the bar, bench, public and law students in Victoria next February as part of their planned cross-country visits in 2025 to mark the Supreme Court of Canada’s 150th anniversary.
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November 20, 2024
Court allows appeal of insurance housing benefits for victim of 'catastrophic' car accident
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has overturned a tribunal decision that denied the victim of a serious accident a special award for housing, even though the respondent insurance company had agreed to pay the amount.
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November 19, 2024
Public has low confidence in criminal courts; believes politics influences SCC appointments: poll
If public confidence is a litmus test for the health of the justice system, a new national poll suggests Canada’s courts have room to improve.
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November 19, 2024
Feds announce consultations on housing financialization, ending GST on new student residences
The federal government has launched consultations on “confronting the financialization of housing” and on removing GST on the construction of new student residences to incentivize the building of more student housing and ease rental housing pressures for students.
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November 19, 2024
CONDOMINIUMS - Bylaws - For management of property - Regarding occupancy standards
Appeal by appellant from the reviewing judge's dismissal of its judicial review petition challenging the Civil Resolution Tribunal's decision concerning the Tribunal's interpretation of the Appellant's Bylaw. The respondents owned a strata unit with a large patio and sought the appellant's approval to place a portable hot tub on their patio. Despite the appellant’s refusal, the respondents installed the hot tub, which led to the appellant initiating bylaw enforcement processes.
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November 18, 2024
Municipalities should tread lightly when considering protest ‘bubble zones,’ lawyers say
Cities across Ontario are considering bringing in “bubble zones” to regulate protests at locations like schools and places of worship, but a number of legal experts are saying municipalities should be careful to ensure they don’t infringe on people’s rights to free expression.
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November 18, 2024
Why lawyers need hobbies | Harjot Atwal
“Hobbies are great distractions from the worries and troubles that plague daily living.” — Bill Malone
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November 18, 2024
Why digital legacy planning should now be part of every estate plan
We’ve all seen the Facebook profiles of departed friends that appear on our timelines, floating by like digital zombies. Although social media platforms like Facebook have introduced procedures such as memorialization and legacy contact to manage the accounts of deceased or incapacitated users, many remain in cyber-limbo due to a lack of a proactive digital legacy plan, as any estate planning lawyer will tell you.
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November 15, 2024
B.C. Court of Appeal allows appeal relating to definition of sub-contractor in insurance policy
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court ruling in an insurance dispute, concluding that the judge erred in interpreting the definition of “sub-contractors” pursuant to an insurance policy relating to defence costs of third-party claims.