Articles 2024

Even in class actions, there comes a time when enough is enough and the civil justice system will no longer tolerate an inordinate and inexplicable delay. In Smith v Armstrong et al, 2018 ONSC 2435, R.S.J. Gordon granted the federal defendants’ motion to dismiss a proposed class action for delay and found the plaintiff’s delay to be inordinate where the litigation had not advanced to the certification stage after 17 years.

The winning entry for the 2018 Michael MacNaughton Student Writing Award for Insolvency Law, the article considers the controversial decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal affirming the decision in Redwater Energy Corporation (Re) (2016), 33 Alta LR (6th) 221 (Alta QB).

By the end of the summer in 2018, the Federal and Provincial governments of Canada will have enacted legislation that permits the legal selling, consumption and production of recreational cannabis. As this societal change funnels down, land use controls are crucial for municipalities to regulate for the social health and well-being of their communities amid this change.

Last year, the Ontario Legislature introduced Bill 68, entitled Modernizing Ontario's Municipal Legislation Act, 2017 (“Bill 68”). Bill 68 amended the provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001 (the “Act”) that govern a municipality’s ability to make investments. Now, as a result of Bill 68, a municipality can make an investment under section 418 or 418.1 of the Act.

The 2018 Ontario budget bill passes and funding reform regulations are filed.

The recent decision in Clearway Construction Inc. v. The City of Toronto, [2018] O.J. No. 1468 (“Clearway”), suggests that Technicore must be understood on its facts rather than standing for an inflexible principle.

An overview of the Trustee Services provided by Law Society of Ontario.

Diane Baker Mason offers her opinion on why the Law Society of Alberta's recent decision to reinstate former judge Robin Camp is a troubling one.

Who, in a franchise relationship, has the right to rescind? Exploring the meaning of "grant" and "franchisee" in the context of a rescission claim.

The #MeToo movement has condemned the criminal justice system’s handling of sexual assault allegations. How can we address these concerns without sacrificing the rights of the accused? A diversion program for less serious sex assault cases may be part of the answer.