OBA prods AG on Anti-SLAPP
The Ontario Bar Association has reminded the Attorney General of the need for anti-SLAPP legislation in Ontario:
Continue reading the post titled OBA prods AG on Anti-SLAPPDirectors of real estate agent liable for contaminated site?
How far can no-fault liability for contaminated sites go? The Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has issuedΒ a cleanup order to (among others) the accountant who held a power of attorney to sell a contaminated site for an overseas client, and the directors of a real estate company that listed the property for sale....
Continue reading the post titled Directors of real estate agent liable for contaminated site?Off-shore wind law suit against Ontario will proceed
Trillium Power Wind Corporation’s planned off-shore Β wind farm in Lake Ontario was effectively cancelled by the provincial moratorium on off-shore wind development, openly adopted for political reasons. Trillium sued the Province for $2.25 billion in costs thrown away and loss of profit, under numerous causes of action.Β As weΒ wrote earlier, the law suit was thrown out...
Continue reading the post titled Off-shore wind law suit against Ontario will proceedUnlimited personal no fault liability for directors and officers?
The Ontario government argued in Superior Court on April 18 that former corporate directors and officers have presumptive, unlimited, personal, no-fault liability to orders to pay all environmental costs associated with the assets of their former corporation, or of the subsidiaries of that corporation. Northstar Aerospace (Canada), which is now bankrupt, owned 695 Bishop Street,...
Continue reading the post titled Unlimited personal no fault liability for directors and officers?Hazardous waste carrier fined $120,000 + $30,000 VFS
Buckham Transport Limited, a registered carrier of hazardous waste, was recently fined $120,000 following a guilty plea to three offences under the Environmental Protection ActΒ (EPA): Providing false or misleading information to a Provincial Officer; Failing to transport waste to the receiving facility named on manifest; and Failing to comply with a Ministry order. In July...
Continue reading the post titled Hazardous waste carrier fined $120,000 + $30,000 VFSMunicipal Anti-Wind By-Laws Inoperative
Another Ontario municipality’s attempts to blockΒ wind energy development have been thrown out by the courts. Municipalities cannot use anti-wind by-laws to frustrateΒ Renewable Energy Approvals (REA), under theΒ Green Energy Act, S.O. 2009, c. 12 (βGreen Energy Actβ).
Continue reading the post titled Municipal Anti-Wind By-Laws InoperativeEmerging guidance on substantial compliance Wills in 2023
Until recently, a Will in Ontario had to meet the strict formal validity requirements set forth in the Succession Law Reform Act1 (the βActβ) in order to be valid. This meant that a Will had to be in writing and signed by the testator in the presence of two witnesses who also signed the document....
Continue reading the post titled Emerging guidance on substantial compliance Wills in 2023Navigating the complex world of Letters of Intent: A buy-side guide
In the rapidly paced, high-stakes game of mergers and acquisitions (M&As), the first move is not dissimilar to a game of chess; a good opening will set the pace for the rest of the game. In M&A deals, the first move must be similarly strategic, resembling an orchestrated dance that establishes the tone for the...
Continue reading the post titled Navigating the complex world of Letters of Intent: A buy-side guideThe Preferred Approach to Resolving Issues of Pass Through in Antitrust Claims
The Preferred Approach to Resolving IssuesΒ of Pass Through in Antitrust Claims (Presented at the 2012 International Cartel Workshop. American Bar Association. Feb 1-3, 2012) Introduction Just as numerous countries around the world begin to address civil claims for cartel conduct and decide on the best system to implement, Canada is in the midst of sorting...
Continue reading the post titled The Preferred Approach to Resolving Issues of Pass Through in Antitrust ClaimsHow warm was 2010?
2010 tied with two other years (1998 and 2005) as the warmest years ever recorded, according to the World Meteorological Organization. Arctic sea-ice cover in December 2010 was the lowest ever measured. WMO is the United Nations’ authoritative voice on weather, climate and water.
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