Articles 2021

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Harjot Atwal

Family Cottage: Registering real estate agreements on title, interfamily sales

  • 02 mars 2021
  • Harjot Atwal, Beard Winter LLP,

As part of a series of articles concerning the family cottage, Harjot Atwal writes about cottage real estate agreements (e.g., co-ownership agreements and rights of first refusal agreements) that can be considered for interfamily sales and for sales to outside third parties.

Droit immobilier, Student Forum
Meg Atkinson and Ruthie Wellen, Kastner Lam LLP

Workplace COVID-19 Protocols and Just Cause in Unionized Workplaces

  • 02 mars 2021
  • Meg Atkinson and Ruthie Wellen, Kastner Lam LLP

This article reviews three recent arbitration decisions in which unionized employees were dismissed for failing to adhere to workplace COVID-19 policies. The authors canvass emerging trends and discuss factors that ought to be considered in this developing area of law.

Droit du travail et de l’emploi, Student Forum

Unilaterally Revoking Existing Accommodations is Risky Business: Case Comment on an HRTO Family Status Decision

  • 02 mars 2021
  • Giovanna Di Sauro

In Kovintharajah v. Paragon Linen and Laundry Services Inc., 2021 HRTO 98, Vice-Chair Bruce Best held that an employer violated the Human Rights Code (the “Code”) by revoking an existing family status accommodation that allowed an employee to leave work before the normal end of the shift in order to meet their child care responsibilities.

Droit constitutionnel, libertés civiles et droits de la personne, Student Forum

Court of Appeal Summaries (February 15 – February 19, 2021)

  • 02 mars 2021
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Please find below our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of February 15, 2021. Also, please mark down April 27, 2021, from 5:30-7:45pm in your calendars for our fifth annual “Top Appeals” CLE, which will take place via Zoom. Justice Benjamin Zarnett will be co-chairing the event with myself and Chloe Snider of Dentons.

Litige civil, Student Forum

What’s up with WhatsApp?

  • 27 février 2021
  • Nevethan Balendra

On January 6, 2021, WhatsApp announced that it would update its Privacy Policy to help it better integrate with other Facebook products, making sharing information with Facebook mandatory for WhatsApp users. This prompted many responses online calling for users to leave WhatsApp and to use more “privacy friendly” messaging apps, such as Telegram and Signal. This article discusses the impact of WhatsApp's new Privacy Policy on Canadian users.

Student Forum, Technologies de l'information et le droit de la propriété intellectuelle

Can the CPPA Strengthen Brand Loyalty?

  • 27 février 2021
  • Maggie Vourakes

In November 2020, the federal government introduced Bill C-11 (The Digital Charter Implementation Act). The proposed bill would overhaul Canada’s existing federal private sector privacy law PIPEDA with a modernized replacement known as the Consumer Privacy Protection Act.

Droit de la protection de la vie privée, Student Forum, Technologies de l'information et le droit de la propriété intellectuelle

What COVID-19 Demonstrates About the Willingness to Issue Compulsory Licences

  • 27 février 2021
  • Anna-Marie Morrish

Science and innovation can profoundly affect our capacity to prevent, detect, and treat disease.  Now, more than ever, the world has clear insight into the vital role of research and discovery in protecting our collective health and wellbeing.

Student Forum, Technologies de l'information et le droit de la propriété intellectuelle

Reforming Canada’s Privacy Legislation: Does it Take a Pandemic?

  • 27 février 2021
  • Imtiaz Karamat

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadians to stay at home and rely on their devices for far more essential services than they did in the past. The increased demand for digital tools has boosted innovation, fast-tracking the creation of new technology to assist Canadians in different aspects of their daily lives. Unfortunately, Canada’s privacy laws have not undergone similar upgrades to be compatible with our current lifestyle.

Student Forum, Technologies de l'information et le droit de la propriété intellectuelle
Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy and Aleksandar Kaludjerovic

A COVID-19 Fast-track for Canadian Trademark Applications

  • 27 février 2021
  • Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy and Aleksandar Kaludjerovic

Businesses seeking to protect brands for medical devices, protective equipment, medical services or medical research services relating to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment or cure of COVID-19 can now fast-track their Canadian trademark applications.

Student Forum, Technologies de l'information et le droit de la propriété intellectuelle
Anastassia Trifonova

Bill C-11 set to Overhaul Privacy Law in the Canadian Private Sector

  • 27 février 2021
  • Anastassia Trifonova

On November 17, 2020, the Minister of Innovation Science and Industry, introduced Bill C-11, also known as the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020. If passed, it would repeal parts of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and replace them with a new legislative regime governing the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information for commercial activity in Canada.

Student Forum, Technologies de l'information et le droit de la propriété intellectuelle