Divisional Court denies leave to appeal in Trailing Commission class action
In Stenzler v TD Asset Management Inc., the Ontario Divisional Court recently denied an appeal by TD Asset Management Inc. (“TDAM”) from a decision certifying the Plaintiff’s action to recover trailing commissions he alleges were improperly paid by TDAM to Discount Brokers1. TDAM pays trailing commissions to Discount Brokers on behalf of investors who hold...
Continue reading the post titled Divisional Court denies leave to appeal in Trailing Commission class actionCannabis License Act: Franchising Implications
Store Ownership and Licensed Producers Corporate store ownership will not be an option for licensed producers who wish to establish a significant presence in the cannabis retail market. Section 4(4) of the Cannabis License Act prohibits licensed producers and their affiliates from operating more than one retail store. The definition of “affiliate” under section 2...
Continue reading the post titled Cannabis License Act: Franchising ImplicationsEstate Planning In The Digital Age
Making a Will is one of the most important tasks you will complete during your lifetime. A Will is a document that, amongst other things, provides for the orderly distribution of your property after your death and appoints an executor to carry out this distribution. A Will is essential in order to simplify matters following...
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Is it more important to buy food that is “organic” or local?
Continue reading the post titled What's organic?Climate Change Alters Municipal Role and Responsibilities
“[By] covering a ground plot with buildings and pavements, which carry off most of the rain and prevent its soaking into the Earth and renewing and purifying the Springs … the water of wells must gradually grow worse, and in time be unfit for use as I find has happened in all old cities. Benjamin...
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Nature's right to exist an astonishing new legal right.
Continue reading the post titled Environmental Rights EnshrinedShell fined $500,000, pays $200,000 to First Nation following 2013 spill
In case you missed it, nearly 3 years following the event, Shell Canada Ltd has been sentenced for a spill of “flare knock-out liquids” at a Sarnia-area refinery. The January 2013 spill affected members of the nearby Aamjiwnaang First Nation, who experienced a variety of adverse health effects (including sore eyes and throats, vomiting, nausea,...
Continue reading the post titled Shell fined $500,000, pays $200,000 to First Nation following 2013 spillCivil Motions in the Superior Court of Justice: A Practical Guide for Junior Lawyers
Practical tips for bringing and speaking to motions in the civil Superior Court of Justice in London, Ontario.
Continue reading the post titled Civil Motions in the Superior Court of Justice: A Practical Guide for Junior LawyersEnvironmental appeals have to be done right
The Environmental Review Tribunal has reminded all potential appellants that they MUST correctly file their appeals, if they want their case to be heard. In Waterdown Gardens v MOE, a prolonged dispute between the Ministry and the company resulted in two separate orders suspending their certificate of approval. The company appealed the first suspension. During...
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Decades after the adoption of the Canadian Charter of Rights, and Freedoms, and after thousands of Miranda warnings on TV, most Canadians think they have a right to remain silent when the government comes after them. To some extent, this is true–people pulled off the street by uniformed police almost never have a legal obligation...
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