Bill 190, the COVID-19 Response and Reforms to Modernize Ontario Act
On May 12, 2020, Ontario’s declaration of emergency was extended until June 2nd, with the goal of ensuring the province’s ability to maintain the necessary tools and healthcare capacities to contain COVID-19 while businesses and the economy gradually reopen. On the same day, Bill 190, or the…
View the post titled Bill 190, the COVID-19 Response and Reforms to Modernize Ontario ActData breach – Frequently asked questions
Cybersecurity incidents are serious events that need to be addressed immediately. Our experience has shown us that dealing with issues such as consumer and regulator notifications, fines, and insurance need to be tackled as soon as possible. Below are general answers to frequently asked ques…
View the post titled Data breach – Frequently asked questionsBusiness Essentials – Episode 4: Immigration law, foreign workers, government processing times & more
In Siskinds’ Business Essentials, a limited-run podcast series, Chris Sinal of Siskinds’ labour & employment group sits down with some of the firm’s business lawyers to discuss current issues and challenges facing our clients as they adapt to the new business environment resulting from …
View the post titled Business Essentials – Episode 4: Immigration law, foreign workers, government processing times & moreInnovating in London: The virtual ER at the Children’s Hospital
With the pandemic landscape shifting on a daily basis, we are all weighing our personal comfort in accessing medical support while weighing risks of what is, or is not, essential. Access to treatment, be it physiotherapy, occupational therapy or ongoing counselling is all weighed with the ri…
View the post titled Innovating in London: The virtual ER at the Children’s HospitalLenders beware: post-discharge obligations for a borrower’s HST/GST debt
Lenders, like any businesses, prefer certainty. In many ways the real property lending industry is built around trying to be as certain as possible before a loan is advanced. Does a borrower own their property? How much is that property worth? How much does a borrower make in a year? Can the…
View the post titled Lenders beware: post-discharge obligations for a borrower’s HST/GST debtBusiness Essentials – Episode 3: Real estate law and the importance of keeping good relationships
In Siskinds’ Business Essentials, a limited-run podcast series, Chris Sinal of Siskinds’ labour & employment group sits down with some of the firm’s business lawyers to discuss current issues and challenges facing our clients as they adapt to the new business environment resulting from …
View the post titled Business Essentials – Episode 3: Real estate law and the importance of keeping good relationshipsExamination for discovery to proceed via video-conference
The legal landscape is changing: an examination for discovery has been ordered to proceed by way of video-conferencing in Arconti v. Smith 2020 ONSC 2782. One important procedural step in a legal proceeding, is examinations for discovery. It allows the parties to obtain important facts and e…
View the post titled Examination for discovery to proceed via video-conferenceNo child should be left behind
In years gone by, the wisdom even among medical professionals was that children recover well from brain injuries. That was disproven long ago, but still seems to lurk in some corners. Some children may recover well, but many seem to bounce back quickly, and then as time goes on, they may not…
View the post titled No child should be left behindCrypto-Platforms hit with eleven coordinated class actions
Crypto-currency trading platforms (“Crypto-Platforms”) received an unwelcome surprise last month, when eleven of them were hit with coordinated class action suits in America by two law firms. The class actions target some of the largest crypto-currency exchanges in the world: Binance, Bibox …
View the post titled Crypto-Platforms hit with eleven coordinated class actionsLawsuits and claims for accident benefits
As an Ontario driver, if you are injured in a car crash, your auto insurance company should provide medical, rehabilitation, and lost wage benefits. If the car crash was not your fault, you could also sue the at-fault driver for compensation. In Ontario, a lawsuit and a claim for benefits ar…
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