Intellectual property law continued to be a hot topic in 2022

/ 2022 Year in Review, Intellectual Property /

Toronto intellectual property lawyer John Simpson, principal of IP and new media law boutique Shift Law Professional Corporation, found many interesting cases to discuss in 2022. He started the year off discussing how co-branding deals can help businesses expand their market but warned that caution is required when signing up for such agreements. Important to keep an […]

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New regulations introduced in 2022 to protect employee rights

/ Employment/Labour /

By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Employers in Ontario faced another busy year dealing with new government regulations intended to define and protect workers’ rights, says Toronto-area employment lawyer Brittany Taylor. Taylor, a partner at Rudner Law, says updates to various employment legislation, including changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), are intended to

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Do your homework when determining child support payments

/ Family Law /

By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • While calculating child support payments “can be very straightforward, there are still some complications that people need to be aware of,” says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. “The vast majority of people understand that they owe an obligation to their children and they will pay what is expected

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Judges will now decide who is listed in sex offender registry

/ Criminal Law /

By LegalMatters Staff • The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruled in late October that those convicted of designated sexual offences should not be automatically included in a national sex offenders registry, since that infringed on rights guaranteed under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. “A law cannot deprive the life, liberty, or security of

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Organized crime operations on the increase across Alberta

/ Criminal Law /

By LegalMatters Staff • After an early morning shooting left a 40-year-old man dead in the quiet community of Douglasdale outside of Calgary recently, police reported the killing had “all the hallmarks of organized crime.”  Weeks before, police searched 17 properties in Canmore, Alta., as part of a multi-provincial operation that recovered more than 100

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TLA vows to ‘make it difficult’ to develop Osgoode Hall grounds

/ Legal Services /

By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA) vows to keep up the pressure to convince Metrolinx to find a new location for the subway station planned for the historic Osgoode Hall grounds. Area residents, business owners, politicians and the legal community have all spoken out about plans to cut down trees and excavate

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Court of appeal decision ‘a wake-up call and a warning’

/ Personal Injury /

By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Plaintiff lawyers negotiating settlements in complex actions involving multiple parties must pay heed to a recent Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) ruling that has effectively made their task more difficult, says Barrie-area litigator Steve Rastin.  Rastin, senior counsel at Rastin Gluckstein, says the decision in Crestwood Preparatory College Inc. v. Smith is

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Family doctor shortage can impact the ability to prove disability claims

/ Disability Law /

By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • A family doctor’s role in supporting their patients through an insurance claim process cannot be undervalued, says York Region disability insurance lawyer Courtney Mulqueen.  However, Mulqueen, principal lawyer and CEO, Mulqueen Disability Law Professional Corporation, says the shortage of these practitioners is impacting both patient care and the ability

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LSO paralegal decision will not solve access to justice problem: TLA

/ Family Law, Legal Services /

By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA) did not oppose a Law Society of Ontario (LSO) decision that allows paralegals to provide some family law services but says it will have little impact on the issue it was intended to address. “We are not saying that we are convinced it is a useful

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