Articles 2023

Topics include trespass by an owner’s invitees over land that was subject to a right of way granted by the owner to the plaintiff, stay pending appeal in the context of the ongoing administration of the residential schools settlement, appealing a judgment for breach of a commercial lease on the basis of fresh evidence, mental distress damages for negligence claims, jurisdiction and attornment in a custody dispute, and abuse of process in the context of requesting a reconsideration of an appeal.

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The Court of Appeal's decision in Yaiguaje raises concerns regarding the interaction between resource extraction corporations and Indigenous communities that apply internationally and in Canada. These issues may test the meaningfulness of the oft-lauded concept of corporate-social responsibility.

Broad, numerous and significant amendments to the Construction Lien Act (now called the Construction Act) came into force in Ontario on July 1, with more coming on October 1, 2019. These changes will bring about a real culture shift in the construction industry. Are lenders ready for it?

Stan and Albert report on the Divisional Court's September 4, 2018 decision in Hamilton Beach Brands Canada, Inc. v. Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, 2018 ONSC 5010.

Grace Hession David reviews the law surrounding Crime Stoppers' Tips, with a specific focus on the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision of R. v. Brassington, 2018 SCC 37. Grace summarizes recent examples of successful and unsuccessful "innocence at stake" applications and sets out the applicable test for counsel to consider.

John Dick discusses the implications of the Supreme Court of Canada's recent decision in R. v. Brassington and the complicated law surrounding the intersection of informer privilege and the right to make full answer and defence.

Eric Neubauer notes that R. v. McCaw, 2018 ONSC 3464 has important implications for constitutional litigation that extend far beyond its holding that s. 33.1 of the Criminal Code is unconstitutional: the case confirms that constitutional declarations of invalidity render a law null and void for all future courts, unless and until the declaration is successfully appealed to a higher court.