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Environmental Law

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Posted July 29, 2021

Tribunal Amalgamation and Further Erosion of Public Rights Before Municipal LPAT and Environmental ERT Boards

Readers will recall our previous blog highlighting the serious inroads into justice for litigants as a result of the recent amendments, many imposed retroactively, to[...]

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Practice Management

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K. Scott McLean

Posted July 28, 2021

Skills Set # 20: Capitalizing on the LSO

“A lawyer’s duty to act with civility does not exist in a vacuum. Rather, it exists in concert with a series of professional obligations that[...]

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Business Law

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Posted July 26, 2021

Cannabis Licences in Canada

Under the Cannabis Act (Canada) and its Regulations, an individual or a corporation who wishes to conduct certain activities with cannabis, such as growing cannabis,[...]

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Commercial Litigation

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Posted July 22, 2021

Construction – The Definition of an “Employer” Under the OSHA

The Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (RSO 1990, c O.1, “OSHA”) imposes a regime of strictly-enforced obligations (and potential liability) on any party involved[...]

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Environmental Law

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Posted July 19, 2021

The Limited Exception to Notice under the Environmental Bill of Rights

On June 3, 2021, the Divisional Court released its decision in Eastern Georgian Bay Protective Society Inc. v. Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks,[...]

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Real Estate

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Daniella Sicoli-Zupo

Posted July 15, 2021

A New Code of Ethics for Ontario Homebuilders Introduced

As the demand for new houses continues to rise in Ontario it is no surprise that complaints about the home building process have risen too.[...]

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Wills, Trusts and Estates

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Ted Mann (Retired)

Posted July 12, 2021

There Is No Constant In Life Except Change – In This Case, Changes to Rules Governing Wills

They say that government moves slowly, but sometimes, when it moves, it REALLY moves! Take the changes to the laws governing wills by the province[...]

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Employment, Human Rights and Labour

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Posted July 7, 2021

My Employer Has Given Me “Working Notice”, But Where is My Package? Why Can’t I Just Have the Money?

At law, employers can terminate employees at any time and for any reason (as long as it is not discriminatory) provided the employer provides sufficient[...]

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Estate Litigation, Wills, Trusts and Estates

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Heather Austin-Skaret

Posted July 6, 2021

Pecore, Calmusky and Mak, Oh My!!

Death and taxes (income and estate administration) are the true certainties in life. Death is impossible to avoid but sometimes it is possible to arrange[...]