If you are in a regulated health discipline in Ontario, treating your spouse could lead to charges of professional misconduct. A recent dismissal of an appeal by a dental hygienist who had his registration revoked by the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario shows the need for caution. To read more, click here. What ‘reasonable […]
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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • Canadian courts generally do not award damages for mental distress associated with the injury to or death of a pet, but Toronto personal injury lawyer Joshua Goldberg wants to change that. “I believe pet owners can be entitled to pain and suffering damages for the loss of a pet,”
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • COVID’s seemingly unrelenting grip could have a profound impact on civil litigation as society grapples with issues involving health care, employment and human rights, says Barrie-area litigator Steve Rastin. “We appear to be focusing on getting back to life as normal after the pandemic. But let’s assume that this is
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If an adult is alleged to have sexually touched someone under the age of 16, they can be charged with sexual interference under s. 151 of the Criminal Code. Likewise, if an adult is accused of inviting a young person to sexually touch them, they can be charged with invitation to sexual touching under s. 152 of
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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • Canadian courts will be dealing with a surge of COVID-related litigation for years to come, says Toronto personal injury lawyer Joshua Goldberg, starting with challenges to rules around masking and vaccinations. “There are already human rights arguments being made regarding mandatory masking and vaccination requirements,” he says. “I have had
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • As many as 366,359 Uber couriers in Ontario got the green light to proceed with a $400 million class-action lawsuit alleging that they are employees, and not independent contractors in a fight that has gone on for years and will undoubtedly take many more to resolve, says Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret
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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • A recent Federal Court decision has brought Google one step closer to being held accountable for the defamatory material it links to on the internet, though there is a simpler way the same result could be achieved, says Toronto defamation lawyer Howard Winkler. “I still don’t think we’re at
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More than 15 million people around the world had signed a Global Times petition to free Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou by the time she had completed 1,000 days of detention, reached on Aug. 26, pursuant to a U.S. application for provisional arrest for extradition. Canada’s minister of justice had the power and authority to turn
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The first instinct that many people have when charged with a child pornography offence is to claim that they thought that the person depicted was over the age of 18. This is a difficult defence to raise. To read more, click here. Cases of child luring surge during the COVID-19 pandemic What you need to
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) handed York University a big win last month, holding that it is not bound to pay royalties to Access Copyright under a collective licensing regime. But in its unanimous decision, the Court declined to even consider York’s request for a declaration that all copying
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