In-House Counsel
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July 16, 2024
Two appointments for Aird & Berlis
Aird & Berlis has announced that Ryan Evans has joined the firm as a partner and member of the intellectual property and litigation & dispute resolution groups. And Anna Lu has joined as an associate in Aird & Berlis’s municipal and land use planning group.
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July 16, 2024
Pasteurized judges | Norman Douglas
I am guilty as charged. I have no excuses. I throw myself on the mercy of this readership.
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July 16, 2024
Be careful what you promise: BCSC considers factors in inducement of long-time employee
In Ferweda v. Mercer Celgar Limited Partnership, [2024] B.C.J. No. 882, the British Columbia Supreme Court ruled that Celgar induced Ferweda from their previous employment. Upon without cause termination of Ferweda’s employment, Celgar owed Ferweda 12 months in lieu of notice after less than two and half years of employment.
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July 15, 2024
Canada updates draft report on forever chemicals, proposes new health and environmental regulations
The federal government has updated its draft report on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals, proposing to conclude that they may cause harm to human health and the environment.
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July 15, 2024
Appeal Court orders Crown to pay insurer out of forfeited cyber fraud proceeds after Crown error
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ordered that an insurer be paid amounts paid out to a cyber fraud victim from crime proceeds forfeited to the Crown after the Crown failed to raise the insurer’s claim at a restitution hearing.
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July 15, 2024
Former Liberal MP’s defamation claim survives anti-SLAPP motion
The anti-SLAPP motion decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Dong v. Global News, 2024 ONSC 3532, offers a cogent example of a defamation lawsuit that will require a full trial to determine or disprove liability. In response to the defendants’ motion to dismiss the action at an early stage, the motion judge determined that there was a genuine dispute over whether the impugned publication was defamatory and had damaged the reputation of a plaintiff. In such a case, the proper battleground to adjudicate the dispute is at trial not at an early-stage motion.
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July 15, 2024
How to undermine your dismissal for just cause | Stuart Rudner
“In light of what he did, we just can’t trust John and there’s no way he can continue as an employee … once we get through the trade show next month, we’ll terminate his employment.”
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July 12, 2024
Long-awaited B.C. coastal marine strategy to fill gaps in regulation of marine resources
British Columbia has launched a comprehensive new coastal marine strategy, co-developed with First Nations groups, which includes new regulations designed to enhance coastal marine management and create resilient communities.
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July 12, 2024
Supreme Court declines to hear municipalities’ challenge to CN Rail intermodal hub in Milton
The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear arguments by several southern Ontario municipalities that CN Rail is obligated to seek and obtain requisite approvals under more than 65 listed provincial laws, regulations and municipal bylaws to continue the construction of a $250 million intermodal container facility in Milton, Ont.
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July 12, 2024
Judges must consider size and scope of company when considering OHSA fines: Ontario Court of Appeal
Ontario’s top court has overturned the findings of a lower court of a proceeding under the provincial Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), saying a fine imposed on a corporation must take its financial means into account in order to achieve both specific and general deterrence.