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What's New in Pensions & Benefits

  • March 16, 2018
  • Evan Shapiro and Michelle Rival

FSCO's new targeted review, Quarterly Update, and Pension Assessments, a new case about limitation periods and pension claims, and more...

Pensions and Benefits Law, Student Forum

CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES SHOULD BE RAISED PRIOR TO SEEKING JUDICIAL REVIEW

  • March 16, 2018
  • Christopher Wirth (Partner), Maneet Sadhra (Articling Student), Keel Cottrelle LLP

In Denton v. British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal), 2017 BCCA 403, the British Columbia Court of Appeal ("Court of Appeal") has confirmed that generally speaking, constitutional issues should not be raised for the first time on judicial review as they should be first considered in the context of a developed record.

Administrative Law, Student Forum

“Consisting essentially of” in Canadian Claim Construction

  • March 15, 2018
  • Lei Gao and Andrew Kaikai

Due to the flexible nature of the law of claims construction in Canada, the meaning of the commonly used transitional phrase "consisting essentially of" may surprise foreign lawyers and patent practitioners.

Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law, Student Forum

Imperfections - Case Comments

  • March 06, 2018
  • Jennifer Babe

Summaries of Taylor's Towing v. Intact Insurance Company, Intact Insurance v. 2229152 Ontario Limited, Dalcor Inc. v. Unimac Group Ltd., Canada v. Callidus Capital Corporation, Canada North Group Inc., Royal Bank of Canada v. Delta, Bankruptcy of Christine Marie Rose Fauvelle, Bank of Montreal v. Linden Leas Ltd., Adebogun v. Canada (Attorney General), Cansearch Resources Ltd. v. Regent Resources Ltd. and Johal v. Nordio

Student Forum

Judicial Activism?

  • February 13, 2018
  • Barry Corbin

Barry Corbin discusses the recent decision of Justice de Sa in Cotnam v. Rousseau, 2018 CarswellOnt 69. An application under Part V of the SLRA.

Family Law, Student Forum

Employee Discounts for Merchandise: The Law

  • January 10, 2018
  • Kathryn Walker

This article responds to a recent outcry over the CRA’s policy to tax employee discounts for merchandise, tracking the relevant jurisprudence and showing that in this case the CRA policy conforms to the law as determined by the Courts

Student Forum, Taxation Law