Articles 2020

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A Message from the Education Law Section Chair

  • 14 octobre 2020
  • Jean-Frédéric Hübsch

Greetings, fellow OBA Education Law Section members! My name is Jean-Frédéric – you can call me J-F – and I’m the chair of the section executive for the 2020-2021 membership year. This is my fourth year on this section’s executive, and I am very glad to continue working alongside a group of dedicated and engaged education law practitioners. Si cette année est votre première en tant que membre – bienvenue! Si vous êtes membre depuis longtemps, merci d’être resté parmi nous!

Droit relatif à l’éducation, Student Forum

OPC Guidance on the Internet of Things – Privacy Safeguards for Connected Devices

  • 13 octobre 2020
  • By Chloe Snider and Luca Lucarini

The IoT Guidance by the OPC provides overdue clarity on how the Personal Information and Protection of Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) applies to Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices, and guidance to manufacturers of those devices on specific security and other measures they should consider.

Droit de la protection de la vie privée, Student Forum

Court of Appeal Summaries (October 5 - October 9, 2020)

  • 13 octobre 2020
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Following are this week’s summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. The decisions were all fairly short. Topics covered included prescriptive easements, breach of contract, family law (support), the approval of a settlement and contingency fee agreement in a personal injury matter and security for costs.

Litige civil, Student Forum

Auto Accident Mediations: Tips Sheet

  • 13 octobre 2020
  • Joseph Sullivan

The significant lengthening of civil proceedings has naturally led to an extraordinary increase in legal costs associated with these cases. Our law respecting Offers to Settle is designed to make the loser pay the winner’s legal fees. This creates significant risk in almost every personal injury case. Because of the increased expense of trials, settlement at private mediation must almost always be considered.

Mécanismes extrajudiciaires de règlement des conflits, Student Forum

What's New in Pension and Benefits – October 2020

  • 08 octobre 2020
  • Michael Long and Simon Laxon, Willis Towers Watson

This quarterly update provides the latest legislative pension and benefit changes in Ontario and Federally, regulatory updates from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, and the Canada Revenue Agency, as well as relevant case law developments.

Droit des régimes de retraite et des avantages sociaux, Student Forum
 Harjot Atwal - legal counsel, Claims at FCT

Lender Options for Super-priority GST/HST Liens: Title insurance, litigation

  • 08 octobre 2020
  • Harjot Atwal - legal counsel, Claims at FCT

The author discusses the options a lender has to mitigate risks associated with super-priority GST/HST liens that can take priority over registered mortgages. Options such as obtaining title insurance that provides coverage against such risks and pursuing litigation are discussed.

Droit immobilier, Student Forum

Calmusky v. Calmusky: A Case Comment

  • 08 octobre 2020
  • Lucas Henri Strezos, Tupman & Bloom

The case of Calmusky, released March 16, raises questions about the distinctions between assets held jointly with a Deceased, with right of survivorship, and an asset of a Deceased that passes by beneficiary designation on the death of the Deceased. Are there fundamental and principled differences between the two, or should both be subject to the same presumptions of resulting trust? This case comment reviews the facts of case, and flags some difficulties with the result.

Student Forum, Droit des fiducies et des successions