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Following are this week's summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of June 19, 2023.

In May, members of the OBA’s Trusts and Estates section met for the monthly Brown Bag Lunch. Topics discussed included advertising for creditors, tips for dealing with TFSAs, and beneficiary designations.

In a matter of months, generative AI has been adopted ravenously by the public, thanks to programs like ChatGPT. The increasing use (or proposed use) of generative AI by organizations has presented a unique challenge for regulators and governments across the globe. This article summarizes some of the key legislation or proposed legislation around the world that tries to strike the balance between fostering innovation while mitigating risks associated with the technology.

This article summarizes the law on whether counsel can contact former executives, an issue raised by the decision of the Superior Court of Québec in Holcman c Lightspeed Commerce Inc, 2023 QCCS 1681.

This article summarizes Davies v. Clarington (Municipality), 2023 ONCA 376, in which the Court of Appeal for Ontario refused to order litigation funders to pay a costs award against the plaintiff.

This article summarizes Navartnarajah v. FSB Group Ltd., 2023 ONSC 2574, in which the Ontario Superior Court of Justice decertified a class after substantially all class members opted out.

Following are this week’s summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of June 12, 2023.

This article summarizes Leroux v Ontario, 2023 ONCA 314, in which the Court of Appeal for Ontario allowed a claim to proceed against the government of Ontario for long waitlists for disability benefits and a positive obligation under section 7 of the Charter.

This article provides an overview of the Ontario Planning Act regime respecting privately owned public spaces ("POPS") and how they will be changed upon proclamation of the parkland sections of Bill 23. Although the full scope of the impact of these changes depends on forthcoming regulations, the author anticipates that they will take POPS from being a public realm issue and density bonusing tool to a legislatively-recognized substitute for publicly-owned parkland in Ontario municipalities.

Recent updates in Ontario and Federal pension legislation, regulatory policy and caselaw.