Driving into the future: Privacy and insurance implications of self-driving cars
Back in the early 90s, shows like Transformers and Knight Rider shaped and invigorated the imagination of young kids by integrating well known cars with computerized, autonomous, and intelligent personalities. The cars drove themselves; both literally and in personality. Today this story, which invigorated the imaginations of these lawyers, is to a large extent no...
Continue reading the post titled Driving into the future: Privacy and insurance implications of self-driving carsU.S. Supreme Court limits the FTC’s power under § 13(b)
Canadian lawyers are often caught rubbernecking as blockbuster legal battles are duked out in the Supreme Court. Sometimes we watch on with admiration. Other times, we scratch our head. But this time, we stared in awe, as the wreckage of the FTC was hauled away by a resounding 9-0 defeat. Just recently, the Supreme Court...
Continue reading the post titled U.S. Supreme Court limits the FTC’s power under § 13(b)OSC Whistleblower Program Set To Launch This Summer
A recent report in the Globe and Mail indicates that the Ontario Securities Commission is close to finalizing a whistleblower program, which is expected to launch early this summer. The program will encourage whistleblowers with knowledge of securities law violations to bring them to the attention of the OSC. It is expected to provide payments...
Continue reading the post titled OSC Whistleblower Program Set To Launch This SummerNew Human Rights Commission Policy on Mental Health and Addiction
I recently sat in on a presentation by a large benefits administrator, which focused on the top 5 categories of medical conditions resulting in disability claims. For both short and long term absences, at or near the top of that list are mental health issues. Mental health issues are often the primary cause of a...
Continue reading the post titled New Human Rights Commission Policy on Mental Health and AddictionWorkplace Safety and Insurance Board Consulting Regarding New System for Calculating Employer Premiums
Most employers in Ontario are subject to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (the “WSIA”), with the majority of those employers falling under Schedule 1 of the legislation. For Schedule 1 employers, contact with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (the “WSIB”) generally occurs only after a workplace accident, during the workplace re-integration process, or...
Continue reading the post titled Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Consulting Regarding New System for Calculating Employer PremiumsThink before you text!
It is increasingly common in family law litigation for text messages to be introduced as evidence. This can happen when two parties have had a relationship breakdown and the conversations have taken a negative tone. In this article Nadine Russell takes a look at the recent Ontario Superior Court decision Menchella v Menchella and how angry...
Continue reading the post titled Think before you text!Building energy audits
One feature of the Green Energy Act will be the compulsory disclosure of energy performance information when buildings are sold. This is already an established practice in Europe, since the 2002 Directive of the European Parliament on the energy performance of buildings. “Efficient, high quality energy audits” are also a key element of the EU Energy...
Continue reading the post titled Building energy auditsTemporary Layoffs: A Lesson for Unwary Employers
While watching a professional development webcast for employment lawyers last month, what stuck in my mind was that I needed to blog about temporary layoffs. Why, you ask? Well, after practicing employment law for the past 12 years, I have come to realize how few employers understand their potential exposure when placing non-unionized employees on...
Continue reading the post titled Temporary Layoffs: A Lesson for Unwary EmployersSiskinds Lawyers Named “Best Lawyers in Canada”
Congratulations to James Caskey QC, Scott Ritchie QC, Henry Berg, Jim Mays, Jim Virtue, and André Michael on being named to this year’s edition of Best Lawyers In Canada by Best Lawyers International. Special congratulations to Henry Berg for also being named Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Law in the London/Windsor area. For information...
Continue reading the post titled Siskinds Lawyers Named “Best Lawyers in Canada”How do I know if I formed a contract?
The digital age has created a variety of new issues related to contract formation… did you know that emojis can indicate an intention to enter a contract? In a case out of Israel called Dahan v Haim, a prospective tenant communicated with a landlord about renting an apartment. He expressed this through a text message...
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