In-House Counsel
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September 19, 2024
Treasury Board president Anita Anand gets second Cabinet post as transport minister
Liberal MP Anita Anand, the president of the federal Treasury Board and former defence minister in the Liberal government, has taken on the additional post of minister of transportation.
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September 19, 2024
B.C. Court of Appeal to hear power exporter’s utility classification challenge
British Columbia’s top court is set to hear an appeal concerning whether a hydroelectric power producer that exports power to the United States through affiliated companies is a public utility for the purposes of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA).
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September 19, 2024
Quebec court allows securities class action to proceed against Bombardier
The Superior Court of Quebec has authorized a securities class action against Bombardier Inc. and its former CEO Alain Bellemare and CFO John Di Bert, class counsel Faguy & Co. Barristers and Solicitors announced on Sept. 19.
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September 18, 2024
Federal government announces changes to temporary foreign worker and residence programs
The federal government has announced changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) effective Sept. 26, prompted by a softening labour market and aimed at further reducing "the reliance of Canadian employers” on the program. In addition, Ottawa is managing temporary resident arrivals by reducing the cap on international student study permits.
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September 18, 2024
B.C. Supreme Court rules lawyer did not owe a duty of care in real estate transactions
In a case combining contract law and a lawyer's duty of care, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has dismissed an action against a lawyer who allegedly released funds from a trust account before closing three real estate transactions, ruling that the governing contract permitted him to do so.
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September 18, 2024
Canada imposes additional sanctions on Hamas, Iran and radical Israeli settlers
Canada has imposed sanctions on 11 individuals and two entities found to have directly or indirectly participated in the planning and execution of attacks on Israel that began on Oct. 7, 2023, according to a release.
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September 18, 2024
Paralegal grads launch proposed, $10M class action alleging problems with Fanshawe College program
Former and current student are seeking over $10 million in damages from Fanshawe College in a proposed class action alleging that its paralegal program repeatedly failed to meet Law Society of Ontario requirements and left students unprepared for licensing examinations and legal practice.
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September 18, 2024
Lack of remorse vs. degree of insight, part two
In part one of this two-part series, we examined how Canadian courts have approached a registrant’s lack of remorse for (or “acknowledgement” of) allegations when imposing disciplinary sanctions. We posited that the approach has been technical, inconsistent and difficult to apply. In this article, we propose that a “degree of insight” approach can sidestep the issue and bring a principled approach to discipline panels crafting suitable sanctions for professional misconduct. We believe the kernel of this modified approach is already found in some of the existing case law.
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September 18, 2024
What to do if your employee has been arrested | Stuart Rudner
Every now and then, we get a call from a client that has an employee who has been arrested or possibly convicted and incarcerated. The question they ask is whether they now have just cause to fire the employee, have to keep their job open for them or what they are supposed to do.
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September 17, 2024
Capital Markets Tribunal shortens timeline for issuing decisions in simple cases
Ontario’s Capital Markets Tribunal has shortened the interval standard for issuing reasons in simple matters to 45 days after the receipt of the last submissions from the previous standard of 90 days, according to a release.