Civil Litigation
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October 30, 2024
Purpose-driven sanctions
The time has come to break away from criminal sentencing concepts when determining the appropriate sanction in a discipline matter. In earlier articles in Law360 Canada, my colleague Natasha Danson discussed how a registrant’s degree of insight should be adopted as the guiding factor in sanction over the perceived remorse, or lack thereof, of a registrant.
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October 30, 2024
Intersection of human rights and aviation law: Zoghbi v. Air Canada
In Zoghbi v. Air Canada, [2024] F.C.J. No. 1444, Abdallah Zoghbi, a Lebanese-born Canadian who has a noticeable Arabic accent, was travelling on an Air Canada flight. Prior to take-off, Zoghbi faced an annoyed tone from a flight attendant. In response, he expressed his displeasure and asked to speak to the manager. This led Air Canada to remove Zoghbi from the flight and banned from the flight. Subsequently, Air Canada unilaterally decided to impose a general travel ban on Zoghbi.
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October 30, 2024
2 new associates join Folger, Rubinoff
Recent news releases from Folger, Rubinoff LLP announced the addition of Anja Perc and Luisa D’Alessio as associates in the firm’s litigation and employment and labour practices, respectively.
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October 30, 2024
Alberta taking feds to court over decision to exempt home heating oil from carbon levy
Alberta is taking the federal Liberal government to court to challenge the constitutionality of exemptions from Canada’s carbon pricing regime given to heating oil that were enacted last year.
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October 29, 2024
New ‘pathway’ to permanent residence opens for families of those killed in downing of Flight PS752
Ottawa has opened the door wider to permanent residence for families of Canadians and a number of others who died almost five years ago when Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 (PS752) was shot down by two Iranian surface-to-air missiles, killing all 176 people aboard, including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents of Canada.
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October 29, 2024
Canada sanctions weapons & aid suppliers to Myanmar military after hundreds of civilians bombed
In coordination with the EU and the U.K., Canada has imposed sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations against three individuals and four entities for supplying weapons and military equipment to Myanmar’s military.
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October 29, 2024
Concepts like double jeopardy don’t apply to school board proceedings: Ontario Court of Appeal
Ontario’s top court has dealt a blow to a Toronto Catholic school trustee who was challenging sanctions he received after making controversial comments at a board meeting, which were condemned as discriminatory towards the LGBTQ+ community.
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October 29, 2024
Can executive employment contracts address possibility of violent attacks? | Frank Portman
The Toronto business community was shocked to awaken to the news that two senior executives of GFL, a publicly traded company, were shot at overnight in early October in their homes within one hour of each other. Later reports also suggested that police were investigating up to three possible arsons linked to GFL company sites.
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October 29, 2024
Divorce court is out of touch with the needs of the public | Steve Benmor
Separating spouses continue to face a daunting process when navigating the end of their relationship if they want to rely on the public court system.
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October 28, 2024
Family violence against kids, youths and seniors hits highwater mark in 2023: Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada has painted a troubling statistical picture of the trends in family violence that were reported to police last year.