Articles 2021

An analysis of the Canadian jurisprudence and Ontario regulatory landscape pertaining to conflicts of interests for lawyers, and a review of a common approach used to navigate this landscape in an immigration law context, as well as the limitations of that approach.

There were not many substantive decisions. Perhaps the most interesting was Am-Stat Corporation v Ontario. Other topics covered this week included costs in the family law and class action contexts, private and public interest standing in the insurance/MVA context, and wrongful dismissal in the doctor’s hospital privileges context.

In June, the Supreme Court of Canada reinforced the importance of equitable access to legal education in its highly anticipated decisions Trinity Western University v Law Society of Upper Canada and Law Society of British Columbia v Trinity Western University. These decisions reaffirmed the Court’s role as a defender of LGBTQ+ rights.

As many lawyers use the terms "extra-provincial licencing" and "extra-provincial registration" interchangeably, this article explains the differences that corporate practitioners should be aware of.

A must-read primer for those who manage, own, or rent out condominium buildings and rental apartment buildings and are concerned about the legalization of recreational cannabis.

According to the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Governor General in Council), members of Parliament who are developing legislation that might affect aboriginal or treaty rights do not have a duty to consult with the bearers of those rights. But beyond this point, the case leaves some big questions unsettled.

In Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform v South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority, the British Columbia Court of Appeal unanimously allowed an appeal brought by the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform, and ordered the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority to reconsider its 2015 decision to disallow the pro-life / anti-abortion group to purchase advertising space on public buses.

On November 1, the federal government will introduce new reporting requirements for clinicians administering MAID. This article provides a broad overview of the requirements, and a brief consideration of the potential legal implications.