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The City of Toronto is proposing to list almost one thousand properties on its Heritage Register pursuant to section 27 of Ontario Heritage Act (Act), impacting the development potential of hundreds of properties across the City.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. In Zoutman v Graham, the appellant’s delay of over 6 months in bringing an anti-SLAPP motion was fatal, as it subverted the intent & purpose of s.137.1 of the CJA, and where a defendant denies making the defamatory statements, an anti-SLAPP motion is unavailable. Other topics were rescission due to misrepresentation in a real estate contract, jurisdiction in the labour law context, and stay pending appeal.

Naomi Sayers, an Anishinaabekwe Lawyer herself, interviews Janine Seymour, an Anishinaabekwe from Wauzhushk Onigum Nation, located approximately five kilometres from the City of Kenora. Naomi wants to learn more about Indigenous legal practitioners throughout Ontario and chose to interview Janine after interacting with her on Twitter. Janine talks about her experiences in law school to now practicing law in northern Ontario!

Minister's Zoning Orders are on the rise in 2020. Learn more about why this is the case and their impact.

The article discusses Rule 2.1.01, which allows the court to exercise discretion on its own initiative to stay or dismiss a proceeding, if it appears on its face to be frivolous, vexatious or otherwise an abuse of the process of the court.

A reflection on one lawyer's first time as an intervener at the Supreme Court of Canada. Plus tips and tricks for any future interveners.