Civil Litigation
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May 03, 2024
Pensions in wrongful dismissal cases
Employment lawyers on both sides of a wrongful dismissal case are often stumped on how to deal with pensions in the course of litigation and for settlement purposes.
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May 03, 2024
Ontario Superior Court rules LifeLabs data breach information is not privileged
The results of an investigation into the massive 2019 data breach that affected millions of LifeLabs patients may now see the light of day after the Ontario Superior Court ruled that information that the medical lab-testing giant wanted to keep secret is not privileged.
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May 03, 2024
3 partners join Alexander Holburn
A news release from law firm Alexander Holburn announced the addition of three new partners: Chris Reain, Emily Stock and Nicola Brankley.
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May 03, 2024
Good faith in M&A transactions: Quebec and the common law provinces
Parties involved in mergers and acquisitions and other commercial matters are often faced with letters of intent, offers, memoranda of understanding, renewal clauses and similar matters where there are stipulations that the closing or other completion of the transaction is subject to a party determining that due diligence investigations or other preconditions are satisfactory.
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May 02, 2024
Federal Court: Physician business information for OMA survey not protected under PIPEDA
The Federal Court has upheld a finding that a study on the overhead expenses incurred by physicians, which required the disclosure of physicians’ personal information, was not a commercial activity within the meaning of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
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May 02, 2024
Constitutional challenge of COVID-era school masking rules moot: Alberta Court of Appeal
Alberta’s top court has dismissed a challenge of COVID-era school masking requirements as moot, but a legal expert says it would have been useful to have it weigh in on the constitutional arguments raised.
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May 02, 2024
Saskatchewan spending millions to end interpersonal violence, abuse
Saskatchewan is putting up tens of millions to combat its problem with “interpersonal violence.”
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May 02, 2024
New independent watchdog would assess & report how Ottawa carries out its modern treaty obligations
Ottawa says it will create an independent oversight body, led by a new “Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation” who reports to Parliament and whose role will be “to work to hold the Government of Canada accountable for its modern treaty obligations and advance key priorities.”
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May 02, 2024
Child abduction and ‘habitual residence’: Definitive guidance from the Ontario court – Part two
In a recent article, we talked about a parental abduction case called Kalra v. Bhatia, 2024 ONSC 1443 (see link to part one below). It features several complex issues, including the key question of how “habitual residence” is to be assessed, for the purposes of the Ontario Court assuming jurisdiction over the matter, under the Children’s Law Reform Act (CLRA).
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May 02, 2024
Quebec court authorizes class action for neglect of off-reserve Indigenous children
The Quebec Superior Court has authorized a class action concerning allegations that Quebec and Canada neglected off-reserve Indigenous children by prioritizing removing them from their homes over prevention services that would have allowed them to stay in their families and communities.