Road Salt Contamination: Steadman v Lambton County
On January 16, 2015, the Ontario Superior Court (“ONSC”) in Sarnia released its decision in Steadman v Lambton (City), 2015 ONSC 101 [Steadman]. The decision awarded over $107,000 to Evelyn and...
Author: Kirk Andrews
Foreign Affairs Prerogative and the Federal Court: Hupacasath First Nation v Canada
Ever since the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed the Crown’s duty to consult with Aboriginal peoples in Haida Nation v British Columbia (Minister of Forests), [2004] 3 SCR 511, courts...
Rankin Construction Inc v Ontario: Lessons in the Law of Tender
On September 16, 2014, the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) released its decision in Rankin Construction Inc v Ontario, 2014 ONCA 636 [Rankin]. In the decision, Justice Hoy helps to...
Reasonable Repair of Rural Roadways: Fordham v Dutton-Dunwich
On December 11, 2014, the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) released its decision in Fordham (Litigation guardian of) v Dutton-Dunwich (Municipality), 2014 ONCA 891 [Fordham]. The issue in the appeal...
