Articles 2023

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Aujourdʼhui

Saying “I Do” to a Prenup

  • 26 novembre 2018
  • Olivia Koneval, lawyer at Mann Lawyers

You and your partner are moving in together, or you have just set a wedding date. These are both happy events and are likely filling you with a lot of excitement, planning, and optimism. So why spoil the moment with talk of a prenuptial agreement? Prenups, or “domestic contracts” as they are called in Canada, are a difficult topic to bring up with your partner, especially if you are not sure if they will be on board with the idea.

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division

Tips for Conducting a Successful Examination for Discovery: A Young Lawyer’s Perspective

  • 26 novembre 2018
  • Arina Joanisse, lawyer at Stevenson Whelton MacDonald & Swan LLP

Examinations for discovery are a true on-the-job skill. Law school does not teach you how to conduct one, and watching experts examine during your articles will only take you so far when you find yourself on your own, face to face with an evasive witness and a combative opposing counsel. This article is by no means an exhaustive manual on examinations for discovery, but only a series of tips from the perspective of a junior (but not so junior) lawyer. 

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division

The Straight Dope: A Reference Guide to Cannabis Laws in Ontario

  • 26 novembre 2018
  • Mark Asfar, lawyer with Momentum Law

Canadians now live in a brave new world of legalized possession and consumption of cannabis. Individuals and businesses are going to their lawyers for advice on what is and is not permitted under the new rules, and lawyers have been left to scramble through mountains of dense legislation and a provincial patchwork to find answers for their clients. If you are one of those lawyers looking for answers, or just trying to stay up to date on the general changes, then this article is for you.

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division

Application to Delete Construction Lien – A Cautionary Tale

  • 23 novembre 2018
  • Brendan D. Bowles, partner, Glaholt LLP

A recent incident which came to light with a faulty registration in Teraview of an Order vacating a construction lien demonstrates that changes made in 2016 to the electronic registration regime are still subject to a “learning curve”.

Droit de la construction et infrastructure, Student Forum

Copyright Board Practice Update

  • 23 novembre 2018
  • Casey Chisick, Eric Mayzel and Jessica Zagar of Cassels Brock

Bill C-86 proposes amendments to the Copyright Act to facilitate streamlined hearings and timely decision-making. The authors highlight key aspects of the proposed reform in this timely article.

Student Forum, Technologies de l'information et le droit de la propriété intellectuelle

Security for Costs in Estates Litigation

  • 23 novembre 2018
  • Christopher Cox-Crisman, Miller Thomson LLP

This article reviews the test on motions for security for costs in the context of trust and estate litigation.

Student Forum, Droit des fiducies et des successions
Bill 148 Update: On the Chopping Block

Bill 148 Update: On the Chopping Block

  • 23 novembre 2018
  • Marc Rodrigue, senior associate, Fasken

On October 23, 2018, the Ontario government introduced Bill 47 - the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018. In this article, Marc Rodrigue reviews the changes to the province's employment standards and labour relations legislation that will result from Bill 47 once adopted,

Droit du travail et de l’emploi, Student Forum

Eagleridge International Ltd: What happens when regulatory approval is granted and then withdrawn after a change of government

  • 23 novembre 2018
  • Stanley Berger

In Eagleridge International Ltd. v. Newfoundland and Labrador, following a change of government, the new provincial Minister of Environment and Conservation withdrew approval for the construction of a gravel road intended to facilitate mineral exploration on lands and ordered that the project be subject to a full environmental assessment (EA). Eagleridge was entitled to proceed in accordance with the release from the full EA granted by the Minister before the change in government.

Droit de l’environnement, Student Forum

Mediation in Prisons - The Prison of Peace Project: An Interview with U.S. Lawyer and Mediator Douglas Noll, Co-Founder

  • 20 novembre 2018
  • Douglas E. Noll, J.D., M.A., California lawyer and mediator

Prison of Peace is a pro bono project that teaches life inmates to be peacemakers and mediators within their prison communities. It is currently operating in nine California prisons, four prisons in Greece, and one prison in Connecticut.

Mécanismes extrajudiciaires de règlement des conflits, Student Forum