New hope for brain injuries: Pituitary gland testing
At a medical conference I attended a few years ago, I recall one of the guest speakers said the only cure for a brain injury is avoidance. He of course was referring to the school of thought that for the most part, neurons don’t recover after a brain injury. While that may be open to...
Continue reading the post titled New hope for brain injuries: Pituitary gland testingAnother anti-wind power appeal dismissed
Ontario’s Environmental Review Tribunal (ERT) has dismissed another anti-wind power appeal: May 14, 2014, Pitt v. MOE ERT Registry Number: 13-121. The Wainfleet Wind Energy Project can now proceed, despite objections from a skydiving club. The ERT ruled that the club had not shown that the turbines were likely to cause even one serious skydiving...
Continue reading the post titled Another anti-wind power appeal dismissedPerverse Abitibi test produces perverse results in Nortel, Northstar appeals
The Ontario Court of Appeal has released its decisions in the Ministry of the Environment’s appeals from Justice Geoffrey Morawetz in Re Nortel and Re Northstar. In both cases, Justice Morawetz rejected MOE attempts to claim priority over secured creditors by ordering insolvent companies to cleanup historic contamination. In both cases, Justice Morawetz decided that the...
Continue reading the post titled Perverse Abitibi test produces perverse results in Nortel, Northstar appealsWhat are my legal rights if municipal roadwork harms my business?
As road repair and construction season ramps up in municipalities across Ontario, many business owners will be facing the news that the street and sidewalk outside their business will be temporarily closed due to municipal roadwork. Depending on the extent of the project, this can range from a trivial interruption to a significant interference with...
Continue reading the post titled What are my legal rights if municipal roadwork harms my business?The SCC’s decision in Uber signals modernization of Canadian workers’ rights
On June 26, 2020 the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller 2020 SCC 16. In an eight-one majority, the SCC held that the plaintiff Uber driver could proceed with his class action against Uber, despite the mandatory arbitration clause contained in a standard form contract he had signed...
Continue reading the post titled The SCC’s decision in Uber signals modernization of Canadian workers’ rightsWill mandatory vaccination policies be enforceable in unionized workplaces?
Employers across the world are discussing the risks and merits of imposing mandatory vaccination policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While there is still no certainty about the enforceability of these policies, decisions from labour arbitrators give us some idea of the principles to be applied in unionized workplaces. My colleague, Jennifer Costin has...
Continue reading the post titled Will mandatory vaccination policies be enforceable in unionized workplaces?Beyond “9 to 5”: Understanding Ontario’s overtime rules
Aside from some “tweaks”, not much has changed when it comes to the Ontario’s overtime rules[1] in many years. Why then do I see so much employer non-compliance? Are employers unaware of their overtime rights and responsibilities? Or do they simply choose not to comply and hope no one complains? For those employers into the former category,...
Continue reading the post titled Beyond “9 to 5”: Understanding Ontario’s overtime rulesOntario’s New Program to Recycle Used Tires
This fall, Ontario will begin a tire-recycling program, funded by fees that Ontario Tire Stewardship will collect from tire manufacturers, brand owners and importers.
Continue reading the post titled Ontario’s New Program to Recycle Used TiresPhysicians
Each stage of a physician’s career will attract different legal needs and considerations. We understand.
Continue reading the post titled PhysiciansAccountants
We recognize the unique legal and business requirements that accountants are faced with, and our experience in advising accountants on a variety of legal issues allows us to offer a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary suite of services tailored to assist accountants throughout their personal life, their career, and into retirement.
Continue reading the post titled AccountantsReceive Blog Posts
By subscribing to our blog, you will receive an email when a new post is added. You can unsubscribe at any time by sending an email to us at [email protected] with the word “unsubscribe” in the subject line.