Ontario now allows a person to sue another for damages for invasion of privacy. This has not always been the case it is a fairly new development in Ontario. Many assume a right to privacy, but only recently have our Courts recognized a legal right for a person to actually sue another for damages for […]
INVASION OF YOUR PRIVACY – YOU CAN NOW SUE SOMEONE FOR THAT (WORK AND PERSONAL) Read More »
Any person in Ontario can apply to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal to allege that an employer, for example, has discriminated against that person based on a protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code, such as disability. Often these applications are made by employees who are terminated, but who allege that the employer discriminated
Rogers Media Inc. (Rogers) recently paid $200,000 as part of a settlement involving the CRTC for Rogers alleged violations of Canadas anti-spam legislation (CASL). The CASL requirements about Commercial Electronic Messages (CEMs) have been the law since July 1, 2014. Rogers is not the first to be fined. Porter Airlines paid a significant penalty earlier
STILL GETTING SPAM EMAILS? YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT – THE LAW WILL HELP Read More »
You just bought a new house. When you bought it, you likely purchased title insurance. Most do, these days. Title insurance policies in Ontario are extensively used for home buying, but the law has not kept pace on these types of policies, what they mean, what they actually cover, and the like. There is a
Often an elderly person, or person who is in need of some financial management assistance, adds an adult child or family member to a pre-existing bank account, making it a joint bank account. Commonly there is no paperwork made when this is done, such as the elderly person indicating, in writing, whether: – the
BEING ADDED TO A JOINT BANK ACCOUNT FOR AN ELDERLY PARENT OR FRIEND – BE CAREFUL! Read More »
Suing a deep-pocketed defendant can be problematic from a litigation funding angle. An emerging trend in other countries is funding by a third party to finance the litigation, if the litigation is meritorious. This ‘level-the-playing-field’, access-to-justice-premised emergence is finding its way into Ontario law. There are both proponents and those who are critical of this
SUING DEEP-POCKETED DEFENDANTS – LEVELLING THE PLAYING FIELD WITH A LITIGATION LOAN Read More »
Let it snow, let is snow, let is snow……What am I obliged to do, as a homeowner, for snow and ice? In Ontario, homeowners have a a duty to keep their property reasonably safe for others. Section 3 of the Occupiers Liability Act (Ontario) reads: 3. (1) An occupier of premises owes a duty to
LET IT SNOW! SHOVELING AND YOUR DUTY AS A HOWEOWNER Read More »
Recently I blogged about parents placing their adult children as joint holders of a bank account or other asset and the risks of doing so. Lori M. Duffy and Hayley Peglar, lawyers at Weir Foulds LLP, recently blogged about this issue, too. Their blog is a great summary of the perils that can materialize with
Defamation has two forms: libel (written words) and slander (spoken words). For a defamation case, as person must prove: 1. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â the words at issue were defamatory (meaning they would negatively impact the persons reputation in the eyes of a reasonable person); 2. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â the words, in fact, referred to the person complaining about those
SO, YOU HAVE BEEN DEFAMED – THE BASICS AND WHAT TO CONSIDER: Read More »
The Case: Morland-Jones v. Taerk, 2014 ONSC 3061 (CanLII) The Dispute: Neighbours. Mutual allegations about family pets, profanity, disturbing the peace and misbehaviour generally. An injunction was sought. The Outcome: A pox on both their houses. The Court dismissed all of the claims and, effectively, admonished both sides for usurping the limited resources of the
WHEN NEIGHBOUR DISPUTES REACH THE COURTROOM – A POX ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES. YOU BOTH LOSE. Read More »
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