Wednesday, August 05, 2020 @ 9:52 AM
In one of the first COVID-19 related lawsuits to surface, a Quebec court held that a commercial landlord was not entitled to collect rent from its tenant because a Quebec government decree that suspended non-essential business activities for three months to stem the flow of the pandemic constitutes force majeure. ... [read more]
Wednesday, August 05, 2020 @ 3:23 PM
The federal government is adjusting a federal infrastructure program to directly respond to the immediate pressures and concerns as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic. ... [read more]
Wednesday, August 05, 2020 @ 1:51 PM
The federal government wants the Supreme Court to look at a recent decision which it says “provides a roadmap” for Canadian financial institutions to avoid paying tax, but a legal expert is saying getting before the high court will likely be a steep hill to climb. ... [read more]
Tuesday, August 04, 2020 @ 2:34 PM
A precedent-setting Ontario Court of Appeal decision striking down some restrictions on conditional sentences appears to open the way again for Charter challenges based on section 15 equality rights, says the lawyer who represented the successful appellant. ... [read more]
Tuesday, August 04, 2020 @ 9:49 AM
The Law Society of Ontario (LSO)’s proposal to allow paralegals a limited licence to deal with family law issues is receiving a mixed reaction from practitioners in the field, with some saying it offers the potential to help address an access to justice crisis but others arguing it could create even more backlog in the system. ... [read more]
