With housing prices skyrocketing in various metropolitan regions across Canada, the demand for mortgages—known as hypothecs in Quebec—has also increased. Yet in times of economic hardship, creditors are prone to...
Does protecting an individual’s freedom of expression supersede protecting those harmed by it? Where does the public interest lie within this analysis? These are the questions that the Supreme Court...
On September 24th, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) put an appropriate end to the Jim Karygiannis saga that has captured Toronto City Hall for almost two years in...
In a spousal immigration decision at the Federal Court last month, the legal definition of a conjugal relationship was expanded to include couples who have different sexual orientations — in...
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) or (“the Court”) released their decision on R. v. Thanabalasingham 2020 SCC 18 [Thanabalasingham] on July 17, 2020. This case has been consistent with...
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “the Court”) in early September released its much-anticipated decisions in 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22 [Pointes] and Bent...
This summer, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Uber drivers can pursue their claim that they are employees in an Ontario court. In Uber Technologies Inc v Heller, 2020...
In July, the Federal Court released a long-awaited decision on the constitutionality of the Safe Third Country Agreement (“STCA”). Although the Federal Court (“FC”) found the STCA to be unconstitutional,...
Since the creation of the Income Tax Act (“ITA“), there have been taxpayers trying to avoid taxes in any manner possible. Although taxpayers are free to arrange their matters in...
Introduction Insolvency judgements from Canada’s highest court are relatively rare. The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) has decided only six since 2015. The most recent of these decisions, 9254-9186 Quebec...
With housing prices skyrocketing in various metropolitan regions across Canada, the demand for mortgages—known as hypothecs in Quebec—has also increased. Yet in times of economic hardship, creditors are prone to...
Does protecting an individual’s freedom of expression supersede protecting those harmed by it? Where does the public interest lie within this analysis? These are the questions that the Supreme Court...
On September 24th, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) put an appropriate end to the Jim Karygiannis saga that has captured Toronto City Hall for almost two years in...
In a spousal immigration decision at the Federal Court last month, the legal definition of a conjugal relationship was expanded to include couples who have different sexual orientations — in...
