Kathleen Robichaud, Chair of the Sole, Small Firm, General Practice Section welcomes new and returning executive members and encourages sole, small firm, general practice colleagues to share input on how they feel the Section is supporting them or could better support them.

Summaries for this week’s civil decisions of the Court of Appeal. Topics covered include commercial leasing, by-law enforcement, municipal liability, assessments under the Solicitors Act, pension obligations under a contract and family law.

The Fall 2016 Report of the Council to the Minister has been published by the Minister and comments are due by December 12, 2016. A summary of the recommendations included in the report are set out herein.

In Morasse v Nadeau Dubois, the majority of a divided Supreme Court of Canada upheld the Quebec Court of Appeal’s acquittal of the respondent, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois. Nadeau-Dubois, the spokesperson for the prominent Quebec student group CLASSE, had been found guilty of contempt of court under article 50 of the Code of Civil Procedure for comments he made during a live television interview at the height of Quebec’s 2012 “maple spring” protests.

There are usually high stakes involved when bringing an injunction. It is therefore important to think critically about how best to advance your client’s claim for this extraordinary relief. This paper will walk through some of the key strategic decisions that a lawyer must make in considering whether to bring a motion for an injunction, and how to do so in a way that maximizes your chance of success.

A summary of the October 6, 2016 Joint Program on "Easements for Real Estate and Municipal Lawyers: Level II" hosted by the Municipal and Real Estate Sections.

News on Pension Advisory Committees, Pooled Registered Pension Plans, Ontario's 2016 fall economic statement, and more...