OCA Clarifies Franchisor Disclosure Obligations
After getting off to a shaky start, the Ontario Court of Appeal seems to be finding its feet in the interpretation of franchisors’ disclosure obligations as mandated by the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure) 2000, S.O. 2000 c. 3, and its General Regulation. In the case of Caffé Demetre Franchising Corp. v. 2249027 Ontario Inc., 2015...
Continue reading the post titled OCA Clarifies Franchisor Disclosure ObligationsHow Will My Personal Injury Settlement Affect My Family Law Separation or Divorce?
When a personal injury matter settles, there are two primary ways the settlement can be paid out for an adult claimant: a lump sum cash payment, or a structured settlement. A structured settlement is created when some or all of a personal injury settlement is deposited with a life insurance company in exchange for guaranteed...
Continue reading the post titled How Will My Personal Injury Settlement Affect My Family Law Separation or Divorce?Massachusetts expert panel on wind and health recommends comparing all energy sources
Typically, at distances larger than 400 m, sound pressure levels for modern wind turbines are less than 40 dB(A), which is below the level associated with annoyance in the epidemiological studies reviewed.... The considerations should take into account trade-offs between environmental and health impacts of different energy sources, national and state goals for energy independence, potential extent of impacts, etc.
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Two Vancouver families have had an expensive nightmare due to an leaking underground storage tank.
Continue reading the post titled Hidden contamination: it wasn’t my tank!Syncrude pays $3M for dead ducks
On Friday, Syncrude was ordered to pay $3 million in penalties for the 1,600 ducks killed in its tailings ponds four years ago. This is the highest total penalty ever imposed in Canada for an environmental offence. Syncrude was fined the maximum for a single incident: $300,000 for the federal charge and $500,000 for the provincial charge....
Continue reading the post titled Syncrude pays $3M for dead ducksRecent Court of Appeal Decision Classifies Structured Settlements as “Income” not “Property”
In a recent decision, Hunks v Hunks, 2017 ONCA 247, the Court of Appeal ruled that structured settlement payments received after separation to replace lost wages should be classified as “income” not “property” for the purpose of calculating equalization and support. In Hunks v Hunks, the wife was injured in an accident during the marriage....
Continue reading the post titled Recent Court of Appeal Decision Classifies Structured Settlements as “Income” not “Property”Household chemical exposure warning for pregnant women
The United Kingdom’s Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have released a position paper, recommending that pregnant women be advised about potential risks from daily life chemical exposures, including personal care and household chemicals. The paper, Chemical Exposures During Pregnancy: Dealing with Potential, but Unproven, Risks to Child Health, concludes that pregnant women should consider reducing their exposure...
Continue reading the post titled Household chemical exposure warning for pregnant womenRight to a healthy environment?
Do governments owe us clean air and clean water? Many Canadians expect our government to protect us from contamination and other environmental harms in outdoor air, water and land. But is this a legal right?
Continue reading the post titled Right to a healthy environment?Strong opposition to sewage processing facility foiled by filing error
Lystek’s controversial sewage sludge processing facility in Southgate, Ontario, will not face an appeal of its Environmental Compliance Approvals, because opponents, after fighting the facility for so long, made a critical error in seeking leave to appeal. See Green v. Ontario.
Continue reading the post titled Strong opposition to sewage processing facility foiled by filing errorSmart regulation: if regulators studied psychology
How would environmental regulation be different if our regulators were up to date on current research in psychology and neuroscience? A leading American legal scholar and member of the Obama Administration, Cass Sunstein, published a detailed analysis in the University of Chicago Law Review. His bottom line?
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