Articles 2023

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Head-shot photo of author Dan Fridmar

Construction Litigation Tips: Settlement Checklist

  • May 16, 2022
  • Dan Fridmar, Fridmar Professional Corporation

Settlements are always preferred to litigation, but it's important to note the following procedural steps when finalizing a settlement in construction lien litigation.

Construction and Infrastructure Law, Student Forum
Head-shot photo of author Ivan Merrow

Failure to Pay Adjudicator’s Order Puts Judicial Review at Risk in Ontario

  • May 16, 2022
  • Ivan Merrow and Morgan Watkins, McCarthy Tétrault LLP

In SOTA Dental Studio Inc. v. Andrid Group Ltd., 2022 ONSC 2254 (“SOTA”), the Divisional Court unanimously rejected the owner’s application for judicial review of an adjudicator’s order requiring payment of outstanding invoices. The application was rejected because the applicant had neither paid the order under review, nor moved for a stay. SOTA is the first reported decision from a judicial review of an adjudicator’s decision under Ontario’s Construction Act.

Construction and Infrastructure Law, Student Forum

Education Law Implications of the OHRC’s Right to Read Report

  • May 13, 2022
  • Jean-Frédéric (J-F) Hübsch

The Right to Read inquiry of the Ontario Human Rights Commission found that Ontario's public education system is failing students with reading disabilities, among others, by not using an evidence-based approach to teach children how to read. This article summarizes a number of the important recommendations of the Right to Read report.

Education Law, Student Forum

A Balanced Approach: Kumarasamy v. Western Life, 2021 ONCA 849

  • May 13, 2022
  • Tracey L. Hamilton

The Court of Appeal in Kumarasamy held that there does not need to be a “clear and unequivocal” denial of a claim for the limitations clock to start. This article provides a high-level overview and summary of the court’s balanced approach in determining how the limitations period is triggered in the context of a claimant’s application for LTD benefits.

Insurance Law, Student Forum
Photo of authors Jennifer Davidson and Steffi Tran

Who Are You? Understanding Digital Identity: A Primer for Legal Professionals

  • May 11, 2022
  • Jennifer Davidson and Steffi Tran, Deeth Williams Wall LLP

Digital identification (“Digital ID”) is evolving the way we verify ourselves in the online world. Following other jurisdictions, Canada is currently adopting its own Digital ID strategy, with provinces like Ontario working on policies in the space. However, Digital ID may be accompanied by novel challenges that legal professionals will have to address in future practice. This article serves as a primer for legal professionals to learn more about Ontario’s Digital ID initiative.

Student Forum, Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law