In-House Counsel
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October 04, 2024
Time thieves: The clients you remember, part three | Harjot Atwal
“Time is money, and if someone is wasting your time, they are stealing from you.” — Kris Degioia
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October 03, 2024
Competition Bureau announces court orders to advance real estate probe and airline market study
The Competition Bureau has announced developments in an ongoing investigation into potential anti-competitive conduct by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) and for a market study looking at competition in the domestic airline industry.
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October 03, 2024
Federal Court grants interim order blocking protest websites targeting Indigo books chain
The Federal Court has allowed a motion by Toronto-based Indigo Books & Music Inc. for an interim domain blocking order against defendants operating websites entitled Indigo Kills Kids. It was said to be the first time that such an order was granted to apply to cellular service along with internet service.
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October 03, 2024
SCC judges to visit 5 cities, pick law student contest winner in 2025 as top court marks 150 years
The Supreme Court of Canada is giving ambitious law students a rare opportunity to impress its nine judges.
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October 03, 2024
School board has statutory obligation to enforce minimum standard of conduct for trustees: court
An Ontario court has ruled against an Ottawa school board trustee who was reprimanded for violating the board’s code of conduct, saying the decision balanced her expressive rights with requirements under the provincial Education Act to enforce a minimum standard of conduct for board members.
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October 03, 2024
Norwich order used to disclose identity of confidential informant
Confidential informants — or whistleblowers — should take note of a decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Taylor v. Metrolinx, 2024 ONSC 4774, which concluded that the applicants in a prospective lawsuit had the right to obtain the names of parties who had filed a confidential complaint about them.
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October 03, 2024
Time thieves: The clients you remember, part two | Harjot Atwal
“People are frugal in guarding their personal property, but as soon as it comes to squandering time, they are most wasteful of the one thing in which it is right to be stingy.” — Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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October 02, 2024
Feds announce new environmental framework to target pollution, hazardous substances
The federal government has announced a framework to protect the right to a healthy environment, done through modernization and administration of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). It is the first time that the right to a healthy environment will specifically be recognized under the Act.
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October 02, 2024
Feds announce carbon rebate, credit card fees reduction to support small businesses
The federal government has announced new measures to assist small and medium-sized businesses in their operations, which include the carbon rebate for small businesses, a revised code of conduct for the payment card industry and reduced credit card transaction fees.
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October 02, 2024
Legislative amendments render appeal grounds moot
In Alberta (Council of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists) v. Getty Images Inc., 2024 ABCA 230, the court dismissed the appeal of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (APEGA) on the grounds of mootness due to recent legislative amendments.