Meet Your WLF Executive - Part 3 June 01, 2018 #OBA_WLF Executive Get to know Anna Wong in this third installment of "Meet Your WLF Executive".
Book Review: Full Disclosure by Beverley McLachlin June 01, 2018 Erin C. Cowling A review of the debut mystery novel - set in Vancouver - from former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Beverley McLachlin.
Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries (May 22 - 25) May 28, 2018 John Polyzogopoulos Following are summaries of this week’s civil decisions of the Court of Appeal of Ontario, including Yaiguaje v Chevron Corporation, in which it appears that the Court has finally put an end to the matter; and Beatty v Wei, in which the Court set aside the application judge’s interpretation of the Illegal Substances Clause commonly used as an additional term in the Ontario Real Estate Association/Toronto Real Estate Board standard form Agreement of Purchase and Sale.
Environmental Lawsuits: “But, I’m not the polluter, just the landlord next door…” May 28, 2018 Marc McAree, Giselle Davidian, Anand Srivastava, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP This article analyzes the implications of the recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Appeal decisions in Sorbam Investments Ltd v Litwack.
Court Refuses to Approve Class Action Settlement Despite Approval in Other Provinces May 28, 2018 Amanda M. Quayle, McDougall Gauley LLP Multi-jurisdictional class actions in Canada continue to create problems for parties and the courts. Recently, the problems associated with multi-jurisdictional class actions resulted in the scuttling of a national class action settlement involving the prescription drugs OxyContin and OxyNeo. Despite three other courts approving the settlement in their respective jurisdictions, the Saskatchewan court in Perdikaris v Purdue Pharma Inc., refused to approve the same settlement.
The Ideal Lawyer – 21st Century Redux May 28, 2018 Craig A. Brannagan One hundred years ago, Justice Brewer of the U.S. Supreme Court asked if the ideal lawyer existed, and if so, what qualities constituted this ideal. In 2018, Craig A. Brannagan asks whether Justice Brewer's conclusions apply to lawyers practising in Canada a century later.
Cumulative Effects Assessment: Ontario forges new policy to protect local air quality May 25, 2018 John Georgakopoulos, Joanna Vince, and Raeya Jackiw, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP A consideration of the MOECC's proposed policy for cumulative effects assessments in air approvals.
The dangerous fentanyl drug problem: a mens rea issue May 24, 2018 Alan D. Gold, Laura J. Metcalfe, and Alex I. Palamarek Is fentanyl skewing the sentencing process? Alan Gold and his associates reflect on the punitive implications of the fentanyl scourge.
Brown Bag Lunch - May 2018 May 23, 2018 Noah Weisberg, Associate, Hull & Hull LLP, Brennan Caldwell, Summer Student, Hull & Hull LLP, The May BBL discussion included delays in getting probate, mutual funds gifted to charities, jointly held, second-to-die life insurance policies, the use of hotchpot clauses in certain situations, and compensation for Attorneys for Property.
Frank: A Departure from Figueroa May 23, 2018 Saba Ahmad In March, the Supreme Court of Canada heard an appeal of the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Frank v Canada. This article argues that the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision is inconsistent with the Supreme Court’s holding in Figueroa v Canada.