Regulators of fracking negligent? Case update
Protecting administrative tribunals and their members from liability for negligence in regulating fracking held to be constitutionally legitimate
View the post titled Regulators of fracking negligent? Case updateB.C. Court: No Abuse of Water Approvals for Fracking
Because fracking consumes a huge amount of water, Western Canada Wilderness Committee (WCWC) and the Sierra Club of B.C. recently challenged how the B.C. government grants water use approvals to oil and gas companies. The government gives a series of short term approvals for fracking, freque…
View the post titled B.C. Court: No Abuse of Water Approvals for FrackingWhat should you do if you’ve been injured outside of Ontario? An update on Club Resorts Ltd v Van Breda
Introduction A motor vehicle accident is a stressful event, but if you are involved in one outside of your home province it can be even more confusing. If legal action is necessary to get the compensation you deserve, it isn’t always immediately clear if you should sue in Ontario or in the p…
View the post titled What should you do if you’ve been injured outside of Ontario? An update on Club Resorts Ltd v Van BredaGuardianship Applications and the Substitute Decisions Act
Usually, a power of attorney document will be used when a person becomes incapable. However, if that person did not have a power of attorney for property or personal care before they became incapable, a decision maker may have to be appointed by the court under the Substitute Decisions Act. …
View the post titled Guardianship Applications and the Substitute Decisions ActCapacity and Powers of Attorney
When we speak about “capacity” in the legal sense, we are considering whether a person can make a decision in a certain set of circumstances and understand the consequences of making, or not making, the decision. The decision maker does not necessarily need to make the “best” or the “right” …
View the post titled Capacity and Powers of AttorneyProposed legislation will end preferential tax treatment for Testamentary trusts by 1 January 2016
In October 2014, the Federal Government tabled a Notice of Ways and Means Motion to implement changes to the Income Tax Act (‘ITA’) proposed in the 2014 Federal Budget. The government first disclosed its concern about perceived abuses of the tax treatment of testamentary trusts in the 2013 F…
View the post titled Proposed legislation will end preferential tax treatment for Testamentary trusts by 1 January 2016Blue Box funding- change coming
The Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Glen Murray, told the Canadian Waste to Resources conference this week that he would have a new Waste Diversion law introduced into the Legislature, and passed, in 2015. Hopefully, it will clean up many of the drafting and design problems t…
View the post titled Blue Box funding- change comingBuyer can't rely on Seller's Environmental Reports
A recent decision out of Newfoundland should remind prospective purchasers of real estate NOT to count on Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) or other environmental reports commissioned by the seller, unless they acquire a specific contractual right to rely on that report, e.g. through a r…
View the post titled Buyer can't rely on Seller's Environmental ReportsThe Disability Tax Credit – Do You Qualify
In light of recent changes to the tax treatment of testamentary trusts, it is important for those planning for the future care of individuals with disabilities to understand the rules for Disability Tax Credit eligibility. Due to these taxation changes, only Qualifying Disability Trusts will…
View the post titled The Disability Tax Credit – Do You QualifyINTERPOL environmental crimes unit
International environmental wildlife and pollution crimes are attracting growing attention from INTERPOL, partly because many of them are committed by organized crime. For example, in response to the recent surge of ivory tracking, INTERPOL formed a dedicated environmental crime team in Afr…
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