MΓ©moire Flash
Flash Memory This class action alleges that the Defendants unlawfully conspired to fix, increase, and/or maintain prices at which Flash Memory or products containing Flash Memory were sold in Canada. The plaintiffs allege that from at least January 1, 1999 through to the present, the defendants and their senior executives participated in illegal and secretive...
Continue reading the post titled MΓ©moire FlashUpdate on rent relief for Canadian small businesses
On Friday, April 24, 2020 Prime Minister Trudeau announce more information regarding the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (βCECRAβ) program. When it was initially announced on April 16, 2020, little more was known about the CECRA program than that it would assist small businesses with rent for April, May and June. See our blog post...
Continue reading the post titled Update on rent relief for Canadian small businessesWhat is my personal injury case worth?
If you have been injured by the negligence of another, you may be wondering about the value of your case. This is particularly so if your injuries are preventing you from working or involve extraordinary medical expenses. Indeed, near the beginning of a relationship with a new client, I am often asked about the value...
Continue reading the post titled What is my personal injury case worth?E-signatures legally equivalent to handwritten ones
By Peter Dillon for AdvocateDaily.com As technology becomes more entrenched in the legal world, thereβs been a shift in Ontario towards using electronic signatures (e-signatures). While federal and provincial laws both regulate e-signatures, most contract law falls under the authority of provincial legislation. So, unless the agreement is regulated federally, provincial laws apply. In Ontario,...
Continue reading the post titled E-signatures legally equivalent to handwritten onesInvestigations and inspections
What to do when the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks comes knocking It can be unnerving when a provincial officer from the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (βMECPβ) shows up at your business unannounced. Being prepared, and understanding your rights and responsibilities, is critical in protecting your interests. Inspections versus investigations...
Continue reading the post titled Investigations and inspectionsWaste tire operator goes to jail
William Lane was sentenced to 18 months in jail after accumulating 300,000 tires on property in Melbourne, Ontario.
Continue reading the post titled Waste tire operator goes to jailBaker (Northstar Directors') liability appeal has settled
Ten corporate officers and directors have paid $4.75 million to be released from the Northstar Canada cleanup order, even though the Ministry of the Environment admits that none of them were at fault for causing the contamination. Β Some were not even on the Northstar Canada board. The Environmental Review Tribunal approved the settlement in Cambridge...
Continue reading the post titled Baker (Northstar Directors') liability appeal has settledWithdrawal of Life Support: What does the Cuthbertson and Rubenfeld v. Rasouli decision mean for patients and families?
The family of a patient requiring life support struggles with painful decisions over life and death. The difficulty of these decisions is intensified when the patientβs substitute decision-maker (usually a close family member) and attending physicians disagree as to whether life sustaining measures should be withdrawn. The family of a patient requiring life support struggles...
Continue reading the post titled Withdrawal of Life Support: What does the Cuthbertson and Rubenfeld v. Rasouli decision mean for patients and families?Environmental Violations Administrative Monetary Penalties
The federal Environmental Violations Administrative Monetary Penalties Act is now in force. In June 2009, the federal government passed the Environmental Enforcement Act, to amend nine existing environmental statutes and to create the Environmental Violations Administrative Monetary Penalties Act, which came into force December 10, 2010. It was intended to establish minimum penalties and increased...
Continue reading the post titled Environmental Violations Administrative Monetary PenaltiesThe dirty side of "clean fill"
Consumers and businesses frequently purchase or accept βclean fillβ for use on their properties, without requiring environmental testing. But if the fill is contaminated, the ultimate costs can be very high.
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