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The Court released a great number of decisions this week, some of them quite lengthy. In Das v George Weston Limited, the Court of Appeal upheld a decision of Justice Perrell in which His Honour had dismissed as disclosing no reasonable cause of action a $2 billion class action against Loblaws in relation to the tragic 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Savar, Bangladesh.

OBA section editors interview David McRobert, former In-house Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor at the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, 1994-2010.

A timely reference guide for navigating recent and ongoing amendments to Ontario’s Construction Act, RSO 1990, c C30.

Winmill provides critical analysis of the issue of discoverability as contained in section 5(1)(a)(iv) of the Limitations Act, S.O, 2002 and the interpretation of the term “appropriate means” as used in that subsection. This article summarizes the decision, the consensus that has developed in subsequent jurisprudence and the policy implications of the decision.

A summary of proposed amendments to the Early Childhood Educators Act, 2007, the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, and the Education Act contained in Bill 48, including discussion of stakeholder reactions.

Topics covered included another decision in the ongoing Residential School Settlement saga (procedural fairness), family law (unequal division of property and striking pleadings for failure to comply with disclosure order), estates (passing accounts by an attorney under a POA), real property (termination of APS of land and 99 year leases contravening the Planning Act), security for costs, appellate jurisdiction and stay pending appeal in the context of vexatious litigants.

An outline of some of the significant confirmed changes with their effective date of implementation if known, as well as proposed changes working their way through the legislative process.

Cryptocurrencies have gained considerable momentum in Canada and may ultimately mature into a mainstream asset class.3 Accordingly, policymakers ought to consider the implications of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on the Canadian insolvency regime. There is no Canadian jurisprudence or guiding principles dealing directly with cryptocurrencies. However, this paper examines recent American case law, and highlights some of the key issues relevant to insolvency law in Canada.

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario recently held that a school is not obligated to provide a therapy to a student if it is not necessary for meaningful access to education.