Real Estate
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February 14, 2024
Court rules PM, justice minister ‘failed’ litigants & courts with many tardy judicial appointments
A Federal Court judge has refused to order the Trudeau government to fill the present high level of 75 superior court vacancies within specified timeframes; instead the judge recognized a “constitutional convention” that judicial vacancies “must be filled within a reasonable time” and declared his “expectation” that Ottawa will begin to discharge its unfulfilled constitutional duty to fix the country’s “untenable and appalling crisis and critical judicial vacancy situation,” including by reducing the vacancies to the mid-40s “within a reasonable time.”
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February 13, 2024
SCC’s output fell to 34 judgments in 2023, renewing questions, concerns within the bar
Is the Supreme Court of Canada giving enough legal guidance to Canadians, particularly in private law cases? It’s a question simmering within the legal community, one that attracts the attention of academics and litigators and that might benefit from the court shedding some light, especially because the numbers of cases the nine judges hear and decide have been trending down for more than a decade, without explanation.
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February 12, 2024
Vancouver bylaws on single room accommodations exceeded City’s powers, court says
B.C.’s top court has upheld a decision which struck down Vancouver bylaws that were put in place to control rent increases in single room residential units.
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February 08, 2024
Barring intervener counsel from pleading in person at SCC ‘improves access to justice’: CJ Wagner
The Supreme Court of Canada’s controversial policy of restricting intervener counsel to virtual appearances, rather than giving them the same hybrid option as party counsel to appear in person before the judges, “offers substantial savings, especially to those farthest from Ottawa” and “as such levels the playing field and improves access to justice,” Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner told the Canadian Bar Association (CBA).
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February 08, 2024
CHBA: Whole systems approach, shift to factory-built construction needed to meet housing needs
Canada needs significant policy changes and a shift to factory-built construction to address high prices and inadequate supply of homes, according to a report by the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA), released on Feb. 8.
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February 07, 2024
Ontario Court of Appeal finds agreement among creditors exempt from immediate disclosure rule
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that an oral agreement among creditors to jointly negotiate a settlement with a debtor did not breach the immediate disclosure rule, which requires settlement agreements that fundamentally change the landscape of the litigation to be disclosed immediately.
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February 06, 2024
Time to look at public engagement process for local government land use bylaws: B.C. law institute
A B.C.-based legal institute is seeking public input on a series of tentative proposals for renovating the public hearing process that accompanies proposals on land use bylaws by municipal governments.
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February 06, 2024
Sanctions aim at Hamas leadership; Ottawa says first time ‘non-state actors’ targeted
The federal government says it has imposed dealings and immigration bans “effective immediately” against 11 people who “hold senior positions within Hamas or its affiliates and were integral to the planning, funding and execution of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks against Israel” last year.
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February 05, 2024
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds finding that lease bars subrogated action against tenant
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that a subrogated action brought by an insurer against a tenant allegedly responsible for a fire was barred by the terms of the lease agreement between the landlord and the tenant.
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February 05, 2024
Feds extend ban on foreign ownership of Canadian housing to 2027
The federal government has extended the ban on foreign ownership of Canadian housing to Jan. 1, 2027 as part of an effort to make affordable housing available for Canadians, according to a release.