How To Legally Change Your Childβs Name In Ontario
Periodically a client will ask if it is possible to change their childβs last name, from their former spousesβ name to their own, for example changing the childβs last name to their maiden name so the child and parent have the same last name. Firstly to apply to change a childβs name you must have...
Continue reading the post titled How To Legally Change Your Childβs Name In OntarioFeds must disclose: will they save the endangered sage grouse?
As we wrote earlier, sage grouse are on the brink of extinction in Canada due to the destruction of their habitat, largely related to oil and gas development. The federal Minister of the Environment has refused to disclose if they will do anything about it. Last weekβs Federal Court of Appeal decision will require the...
Continue reading the post titled Feds must disclose: will they save the endangered sage grouse?Update for litigators: limitation periods and procedural deadlines in Ontario suspended due to COVID-19 emergency
While the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic unfold, litigators and litigants alike can breath a small sigh of relief in light of the recent Order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, made under theΒ Emergency Management and Civil Protection ActΒ on March 17, 2020. The Order suspends for the duration of the emergency any limitation periods established...
Continue reading the post titled Update for litigators: limitation periods and procedural deadlines in Ontario suspended due to COVID-19 emergencyClass Members, no rights to appeal settlement approval
On October 17, 2019 the Court of Appeal of Ontario released its decision in Bancroft-Snell v. Visa Canada Corporation, 2019 ONCA 822. The Court of Appealβs unanimous five-judge panel decision confirmed individual class members have no right to appeal settlement approval orders even where they appear and object to the issuance of the settlement approval...
Continue reading the post titled Class Members, no rights to appeal settlement approvalFines for Failing to Properly Dispose of Asbestos Waste
On December 8, 2016 an individual was convicted for transporting asbestos waste, storing asbestos, and failing to comply with the conditions of a Ministry order contrary to the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act (βEPAβ). The individual operated a business providing asbestos removal services. The individual was investigated by the Ministry of the Environment and...
Continue reading the post titled Fines for Failing to Properly Dispose of Asbestos WasteCourt grants defendant injunction and inspection order to investigate plaintiffβs property
In 2014, Metrus Properties sued Wrigley Canada claiming Wrigleyβs neighbouring property had contaminated its property. When Wrigley asked to access the Metrus property to conduct environmental tests, Metrus refused.Β In April of 2016, the Superior Court of Justice granted an injunction to temporarily prevent Metrus from redeveloping its property and also ordered access to Metrusβs property...
Continue reading the post titled Court grants defendant injunction and inspection order to investigate plaintiffβs propertyCompany breaches order, director goes to jail
The sole corporate officer and director of Green Diesel Canada Ltd. has gone to jail, because his company breached a court order to pay restitution for illegal dumping. In 2013, Green Diesel Canada Ltd.Β had been convicted of several charges, contrary to the Environmental Protection Act, for intentionally dumpingΒ thousands of litres of waste oil/grease into a...
Continue reading the post titled Company breaches order, director goes to jailQuΓ©bec – New Code of Civil Procedure β Tolling Agreements
We continue to explore the new rules of civil procedure in Quebec as of January 1, 2016. Todayβs feature is tolling agreements. Based on the Civil Code of Quebec, tolling agreements aimed at suspending limitation by agreement are not possible in Quebec: 2883. Prescription may not be renounced in advance, but prescription which has been...
Continue reading the post titled QuΓ©bec – New Code of Civil Procedure β Tolling AgreementsPrivacy pulse: AI arms race, TikTok restrictions, and more
Last month, the Siskinds Privacy, Cyber and Data GovernanceΒ team introduced our Privacy Pulse series, focused on providing businesses and professionals with monthly updates on the world of technology, privacy, and artificial intelligence laws in both the U.S. and Canada. April has been busy, with many updates coming from the U.S. compared to Canada, and the...
Continue reading the post titled Privacy pulse: AI arms race, TikTok restrictions, and moreBladder drug Elmiron β linked to vision loss, macular degeneration β still among top non-patented drugs in Canada per 2023 report
Elmiron, a medication prescribed for bladder issues that has been linked to a unique form of macular degeneration causing vision loss, continues to rank among the top publicly funded non-patented drugs in Canada, according to a government report on public drug plan expenditures published earlier this year. The latest edition of Canadaβs βAnnual Public Drug...
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