Real Estate
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March 07, 2024
Modernizing national security laws could also clarify threshold to invoke Emergencies Act: LeBlanc
Ottawa is considering reforming the threshold for invoking the federal Emergencies Act, as part of a broader “more holistic review of national security legislation,” with the Liberal government committed to introducing amendments to “modernize” the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Act, the Security of Information Act, and the Criminal Code “in the coming months,” says Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc.
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March 07, 2024
How remote work affects home sales market
As we navigate through 2024, the concept of a home office has transcended mere trendiness to become an essential component of modern living. The shift towards remote work, catalyzed by global events in the early 2020s, has not only changed how we work but also what we prioritize in our living spaces. Today, a dedicated home office is not just a luxury; it's an essential component of a home's appeal and value to some in today's real estate market.
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March 05, 2024
Federal lawyers ratify new collective agreement gains that achieve ‘comparable’ pay to Ontario Crowns
Members of the union representing more than 3,300 federal government lawyers and Crowns voted overwhelmingly to ratify a “hard won” new collective agreement, featuring pay increases of 12.5 per cent (13.14 per cent compounded) over four years — and making the pay rates for federal Crowns “comparable” to those of their Ontario counterparts, who are the highest paid public-sector lawyers in Canada, says the Association of Justice Counsel (AJC).
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March 05, 2024
Court rejects claims against directors, shareholders in case of unpaid construction fees
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has allowed an application dismissing a plaintiff’s claims against directors, investors and shareholders in a B.C. construction project in a case where the plaintiff sought $8.4 million in damages for unpaid work.
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March 05, 2024
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds $575,577 payment to contractor for pre-termination work
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld an order requiring owners of a construction project to pay a contractor $575,577 for work performed prior to the termination of the contract over delays.
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March 05, 2024
White and Montour decision: Treaty rights to conflict resolution
This is the last in a four-part series of commentary on the Superior Court of Quebec’s recent decision in R. c. Montour, 2023 QCCS 4154. This part focuses on the court’s finding of a treaty right to a “conflict-resolution procedure” protected by s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982; how it can be extended to other historic treaties made in similar contexts; and how this renewed reading of treaties breathes life into Indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination in Canadian law.
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March 04, 2024
Canada sanctions six Russians ‘involved’ in Alexei Navalny’s ‘ill treatment and death’ in prison
Canada has announced dealings bans, including asset freezes, and entry bans against six Russians for their roles in “gross and systematic human rights violations;” the list includes “senior officials or high-ranking employees in Russia’s prosecution, judicial and penitentiary services who were involved in the ill-treatment and death” last month in an Arctic prison of Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition leader and outspoken critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s kleptocratic regime.
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March 04, 2024
Blaneys names four to partner
Blaney McMurtry LLP has announced that associates Matthew G. Tapia, Neena (Parminder) Sandhu, Anna Iourina and Vagmi Patel have been appointed partners of the firm.
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March 01, 2024
Reports on harassment, specialization, helpline released for Ontario Convocation
Almost all of the Law Society of Ontario’s most recent Convocation was held behind closed doors, but several reports were published detailing numbers around harassment complaints against lawyers, members becoming certified specialists and those making use of the regulator’s practice helpline.
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March 01, 2024
Define ‘tough judge’ | Norman Douglas
There are many countries in the world with tough judges. Perhaps these countries have a lower crime rate — we don’t know, because what goes on in their criminal courts is kept secret.