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What’s Old is New Again – Interest Rate Decision in Ontario

  • 18 octobre 2018
  • Jonathan Fleisher and Amanda Scolieri

A case summary exploring the Ontario Court of Appeal's position on Section 4 of the Interest Act, specifically pertaining to interest payable by borrowers, in its recently released decision Solar Power Network Inc. v. ClearFlow Energy.

Droit des affaires, Student Forum

How to Print Without Shame

  • 18 octobre 2018
  • Pulat Yunusov

There is still room for printing in today's paperless office (and it's not just for paper-only audiences like courts).

Gestion de la pratique du droit, Student Forum

New and Exciting Opportunities – and Claims Risks: Marijuana Law

  • 18 octobre 2018
  • Ian Hu, counsel, claims prevention & practicePRO, LAWPRO

Changes to marijuana laws present lawyers with new opportunities, but their best practices remain the same: don't dabble, comply with the rules of professional conduct, investigate sufficiently, and protect clients' confidentiality.

Gestion de la pratique du droit, Student Forum

Blaney's Appeals: Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries (October 8–12, 2018)

  • 15 octobre 2018
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Following are the summaries for this week’s civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. In Shah v LG Chem Ltd, the Court of Appeal certified a class action for claims of conspiracy at common law and conspiracy to price fix under the Competition Act, in relation to lithium-ion batteries. The Court determined that the concept of “indeterminate liability” in negligence law should not be imported into the analysis of common conspiracy or Competition Act claims.

Litige civil, Student Forum

A Case Comment: Janicek v Janicek

  • 12 octobre 2018
  • Melissa Grover, Arkin Estate Law

An analysis of the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Janicek v. Janicek, 2018 ONCA 679, with respect to the interpretation of terms of a Will pertaining to the division and sale of a family farm.

Student Forum, Droit des fiducies et des successions

Girouard v CJC: An Administrative State Coup?

  • 10 octobre 2018
  • Mark Mancini

Commenting on Girouard v Canada (AG), 2018 FC 865, the author argues this case is an example of a trend towards more administrative decision-makers that have unlimited powers. This trend has profound implications for the Rule of Law, as it places such decision-makers alongside the Constitution as beyond reproach. But the administrative state is not a constitutional mandate. The Canadian Judicial Council is vested with powers by its enabling statute. It does not have inherent power.

Droit administratif, Student Forum