Franchise Law Legal and Legislative Developments in 2015
On February 8th, 2016, Siskinds Franchise Lawyer Peter Dillon presented at the Commons Institute Practitioner Sessions on Franchise Law. His presentation summarized the legal and legislative change to franchise law that occurred in 2015. A full version of the paper can be read here.
View the post titled Franchise Law Legal and Legislative Developments in 2015Advocate Role Includes Reigning in Over-zealousness On The Bench
Siskinds franchise lawyer, Peter Dillon was recently interviewed by Law Times regarding the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision Stuart Budd & Sons Ltd. v. IFS Vehicle Distributors ULC. To read about this decision and other comments by Peter Dillon, see the AdvocateDaily.com article …
View the post titled Advocate Role Includes Reigning in Over-zealousness On The BenchFurther wind litigation and the Oak Ridges Moraine: Part I
Another appeal of a Renewable Energy Approval (“REA”) for a wind turbine project has made its way to, and been refused by, the Environmental Review Tribunal (“ERT”). The appeal in SR Opposition Corp v Director, Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, 2015 CanLII 86926 (ON ERT) concer…
View the post titled Further wind litigation and the Oak Ridges Moraine: Part IThorco seeks leave to appeal to Supreme Court of Canada
On January 26, 2016, Siskinds LLP filed an Application for Leave to Appeal on behalf of John Thordarson and Thorco Contracting Limited (“Applicants”), seeking leave to appeal the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision. The court awarded Midwest Properties Ltd. judgment against the Applicants, jo…
View the post titled Thorco seeks leave to appeal to Supreme Court of CanadaCase Law Update: It’s Still Hard to Fire Employees For Cause
A number of our blog entries have discussed the challenges employers face in ending an employment relationship for cause, without having to provide notice beforehand (or pay in lieu of notice). Generally, employees must engage in serious misconduct before being subjected to what the Courts h…
View the post titled Case Law Update: It’s Still Hard to Fire Employees For CauseSunrise Propane Explosion: $5.3 million in fines
After convictions in 2013, Sunrise Propane Energy Group Inc., 1367220 Ontario Inc., c.o.b. as Sunrise Propane, and two corporate directors, Shay Ben-Moshe and Valery Belahov, have been fined a total of $5.3 million, exclusive of the 25% victim fine surcharges (VFS). Sunrise Propane owned a p…
View the post titled Sunrise Propane Explosion: $5.3 million in finesWorker or Independent Operator? Factors to consider
If you are injured while working, determining whether you are legally considered a worker in the course of your employment, or an independent operator, is a critical question that could decide your right to sue for damages. Although a third party could still be sued, the Workplace Safety and…
View the post titled Worker or Independent Operator? Factors to considerMethane catastrophe in California: implications for cap and trade
Southern California is, at this very moment, in the throes of what is potentially the most prolific gas leak to have ever occurred. The disaster–a methane leak at a natural gas storage facility in Porter Ranch, California–has yet to galvanize the kind of media and popular attenti…
View the post titled Methane catastrophe in California: implications for cap and tradeNorthern Gateway Pipeline requires provincial environmental approval
A BC court has declared that an agreement (Agreement) between the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office and the National Energy Board is invalid to the extent it purported to remove the need for an environmental assessment approval under BC’s Environmental Assessment Act (EAA). Th…
View the post titled Northern Gateway Pipeline requires provincial environmental approvalWhittling Down Our Testamentary Freedom
Testamentary freedom – the principle that a person of sound mind is free to leave his or her estate to whomever they like, for whatever reason, and without explanation– is a deeply entrenched notion in Canadian common law and society. However, as those of us in the estates and trust field kn…
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