Articles 2020

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Welcome from the Chair and Vice-Chair

  • November 16, 2022
  • Afsana Gibson-Chowdhury and Matthew Gordon

The ADR Section Executive is back for another great year of CPD, networking events, mentorship events, and arguing for increased use of ADR processes in the legal field.

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Student Forum

Strong Mayors: Shifting the Municipal Governance Model

  • November 15, 2022
  • John Mascarin and Jennifer Bilas, articling student, Aird & Berlis

A comparison of the "strong mayor" system to the "weak mayor" system, providing an overview of the changes introduced by the Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act, 2022. Topics discussed include how the system will apply in Toronto and Ottawa, potential application to other municipalities, strong mayor powers such as budget, hiring and veto powers, council override powers, immunity, and delegation. The authors also consider whether or not this system can deliver on the Province's intended goals.

Municipal Law, Student Forum
a group of golfers gathers around golf carts at course to begin day of golfing

Golf Day and CPD on Liquidated Damages: A New Era of Reasonableness

  • November 14, 2022
  • Brad Halfin and Edward Lynde

An exciting update on the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) Construction & Infrastructure Law Section Golf Day held on September 30, 2022 as well as the continuing professional development session that followed.

Construction and Infrastructure Law, Student Forum
Head-shot photo of co-author Joe Figliomeni, JD

Standard of Care in Conducting General Reviews of Construction

  • November 14, 2022
  • Yasser Korany, PhD, PEng, PE, LEED AP, PMP and Joe Figliomeni, JD

General reviews are a critical component of many construction projects. Professionals engaged to carry out a general review must observe sufficient aspects of the construction to enable verification that the work has been completed with approved plans. Failure to do so, may have negative consequences for the reviewing professional.

Construction and Infrastructure Law, Student Forum
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Availability of Bond Rescission Shakes the Construction Industry

  • November 10, 2022
  • Sahil Shoor, Jeramie Gallichan, and Fabiola Alvarez

The Gowling WLG Waterloo construction team reviews the latest Ontario Court of Appeal decision of Urban Mechanical Contracting Ltd v Zurich, which creates significant implications for the bonding sector of the construction industry.

Construction and Infrastructure Law, Student Forum
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Buying and Selling of a Business – An Overview

  • November 08, 2022
  • Ola Oshodi (ACIS)

The purchase and sale of a business mirrors the laws of contract in terms of its elements, however, there are more aspects to be considered. The purpose of this article is to give the reader a general overview of the process involved in buying and selling a business, and it is in no way exhaustive of the intricacies involved in buying and selling a business.

Business Law, Student Forum

Gucci’s Loss is Parodys’ Gain: CUGGL found not similar to GUCCI

  • November 07, 2022
  • Pankhuri Malik, Osgoode LLM graduate, IPilogue writer and IP Innovation Clinic Fellow

Last month, Gucci found itself on the losing side of a trademark battle in Japan. The Italian luxury goods company had been in an ongoing dispute with the brand Parodys, owned by Nobuaki Korukawa. Kurokawa makes t-shirts with parodies of famous brands like Chanel, Balenciaga, Adidas and of course, Gucci.

Student Forum, Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law