Articles

The case of Metmeke v Yigzaw is an interesting case about the authority given to a court under the ONCA to review the election or appointment of a director. In this case, a contested election for a church’s board of directors spiraled out of control, leading to a motion to overturn the results of that election.

This article provides a concise summary of recent changes to WSIB policy that clarify the role of corroborating witness evidence in establishing entitlement to traumatic and chronic mental stress.

An overview of Decision No. 463/22R2 which provides a discussion of a worker's coverage under the WSIA when an injury is sustained during serious and wilful misconduct.

On February 8 and 9, 2024, I participated in and attended the Ontario Bar Association’s Municipal, Planning, and Environmental Ontario Legal Conference. My experiences at the conference confirmed the complex nature of these all-too-important legal practice areas.

This article summarizes and reviews Saskatchewan's Bill 149 The Franchise Disclosure Act, which was introduced in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan on November 9, 2023 and underwent its second reading on March 4, 2024. The author points out some notable features of the Bill in relation to the enacted franchise legislation in other provinces of Canada.

A review by Matthew Gordon, a Toronto-based litigator with experience resolving civil, administrative, labour, employment and constitutional disputes and the sitting Chair of the Ontario Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution section, of Online Dispute Resolution by Colm Brannigan and Marc Bhalla.

This article considers the so-called "resale exemption" from the requirement in Ontario's Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure) that the franchisor make disclosure to a prospective franchisee. After examining the leading judicial cases relating to the resale exemption, the author demonstrates that the scope of the exemption is construed narrowly.