The Complete Brief
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May 17, 2024
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS — Liability (malpractice) — Negligence — Standard of care
Appeal by appellant from judgment holding him liable for damages suffered by Henry, his former patient, arguing that jury's finding that he breached applicable standard of care was plainly unreasonable and unjust. Henry was diagnosed with a spinal dural arteriovenous ("SDAV") fistula in his thoracic spinal cord.
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May 17, 2024
New partner joins Dentons Montreal
Sylvain Bélair has joined the Dentons Montreal office as a litigation and municipal planning partner, a news release from the firm announced.
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May 17, 2024
Women’s Law Association President’s Award winner announced
The Women’s Law Association of Ontario announced that the recipient of its 2024 President’s Award is Anna Matas, a partner at St. Lawrence Barristers, a news release from the firm announced.
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May 16, 2024
Court finds Ottawa’s negligence in applying bylaw to Uber was ‘detrimental’ for taxi drivers
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has found that the City of Ottawa was negligent in enforcing a bylaw governing taxicabs after Uber entered the local market and that city leaders succumbed to the ride service giant's “bullying tactics” to allow it to operate.
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May 16, 2024
Canada sanctions ‘extremist Israeli settlers’ for violence against Palestinians in the West Bank
Ottawa has for the first time sanctioned “extremist Israeli settlers” with dealings and entry bans for “the grave breach of international peace and security posed by their violent and destabilizing actions against Palestinian civilians and their property in the West Bank.”
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May 16, 2024
OSC reports $300,000 payment to whistleblower
In a brief announcement, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has reported recently paying $300,000 to a whistleblower who played a key role in helping the regulator uncover misconduct.
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May 16, 2024
CRIMINAL CODE OFFENCES — Weapons offences — Breaking and entering
Appeal by Cameron from his conviction for break and enter, possession of firearm while committing robbery, use of firearm while committing robbery and possession of cocaine. He argued that the trial judge made several errors in his Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (“Charter”) ruling.
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May 16, 2024
New appointment to Ontario Court of Justice
Justice Cecile Applegate has been appointed as a new regional senior justice to the Ontario Court of Justice, a news release from the provincial government announced.
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May 16, 2024
3 new office managing partners at Bennett Jones
Bennett Jones announced new office managing partners, Preet Gill, Kwang Lim and Pascale Dionne-Bourassa, to its Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal offices, respectively.
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May 16, 2024
Ontario decision ‘one criminal lawyers are going to want to read carefully,’ law prof says
A legal expert is saying that criminal lawyers should “invest the time and carefully read” a recent decision from Ontario’s top court, which looked at the issue of mens rea and the mistake of age defence in sexual assault cases.