Voltage Holdings LLC v. Doe #1 (2023 FCA 194)
The Voltage pictures saga continues, with the Plaintiff seeking default judgment against a number of defendants, the Court rejecting it (2022 FC […]
Injunction brought by aquarium against documentary filmmaker denied: no irreparable harm and balance of convenience didn’t favour aquarium (2017 BCCA 395)
Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre v. Charbonneau, 2017 BCCA 395 (https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcca/doc/2017/2017bcca395/2017bcca395.html) is a good example of the drawbacks of trying to stop […]
Want to search CanLII directly from your browser URL bar? (for Chrome and mobile Firefox)
What if I told you you could type “c TEST” in the URL bar, it would run a CanLII search of “TEST”, […]
Substantial indemnity costs awarded for ignoring court process; stalling; and filing voluminous, improper, and unsworn materials (Rahman v. Jahangir and Khurram, 2021 ONSC 5604)
Rahman v. Jahangir and Khurram, 2021 ONSC 5604 https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2021/2021onsc5604/2021onsc5604.html Applicant requested $60,956.64 of substantial indemnity basis costs against Dr. Khurram Jahangir and […]
Residential Tenancies Act
The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, SO 2006, c 17 (https://www.canlii.org/en/on/laws/stat/so-2006-c-17/latest/so-2006-c-17.html) governs tenancies for residential properties, with a few exceptions. Section 134 of […]
New practice notice for Superior Court of Justice, Toronto region matters (effective Sept. 4, 2023)
New practice notice for Superior Court of Justice, Toronto region matters. Effective September 4, 2023. – Ten-day rule will be strictly enforced […]
Buyers’ deposit of $50,000 was forfeit even though sellers later sold property for $130,000 profit (Rahbar v. Parvizi, 2023 ONCA 522)
In a recent case, Rahbar v. Parvizi, 2023 ONCA 522, the owners of a property were allowed to keep the buyers’ deposit […]
Facebook privacy settings
Facebook lets you choose how long you can keep your search history before it is automatically deleted. A copy of the settings […]
Parol evidence
This from a #law book from the 1800s about parol evidence. “It is also noteworthy that the ancient distinction between patent ambiguities […]
Ministry of Labour’s summary of the law of reprisal and constructive dismissal
Just while I am staring at it, here is the Ministry of Labour’s summary of the law of reprisals (from section 74 […]