Articles 2020

The Ontario Superior Court recently differentiated between the reasonable expectation of privacy associated with Facebook Messenger and text messages. This article explores whether that distinction was justified.

FSCO draft surplus policies, FSRA proposed fees and assessments, FSCO Form 7 targeted review findings, CAPSA guidance and more...

In October, the federal government made further announcements regarding the federal carbon-pricing “Backstop”, providing details on where the pricing system will apply and how the revenues for provinces and territories will be used. The Backstop ensures a national carbon-pricing system that applies to greenhouse gas emissions from a broad set of sources, which is revenue-neutral to the federal government. Ontario and Saskatchewan have commenced legal actions to challenge the Backstop.

In October, Canada published new regulations prohibiting the import, sale, and use of all forms of asbestos, as well as the manufacture, import, sale, and use of products containing asbestos filaments. In addition, under amendments to the Environmental Protection Act, Canada now prohibits the export of asbestos in all its forms. This article gives an overview of the affected industries, exceptions and activities not covered, as well as the new import and use permit regime.

The Court of Appeal in the Hague upheld the District Court's order that the Netherlands reduce CO2 emissions by 25% relative to 1990 levels by the end of 2020. The Court concluded that "a reduction obligation of at least 25% by end - 2020" is in line with the State's duty of care." The Appellate Court rejected the argument that there were multiple pathways to achieving the higher threshold of 2oC and concluded that the technology to achieve these pathways was uncertain and unrealistic.

The Public Sector Lawyers Section hosted a panel discussion on October 10, 2018 to explore the unique needs and considerations of corporate governance for public sector entities.

A look at some first principles behind administering oaths to see if robots can do it.

Cannabis legalization creates challenges for all in-house lawyers. KJ Chong, legal counsel at BroadGrain Commodities Inc., shares tips on taking these challenges head-on.

An analysis of the Canadian jurisprudence and Ontario regulatory landscape pertaining to conflicts of interests for lawyers, and a review of a common approach used to navigate this landscape in an immigration law context, as well as the limitations of that approach.