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Education Law
Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Finds No Service Relationship Between School Board and Parent
Bill 98 – Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 Makes Amendments to the Education Act and Related Statutes
Ontario Divisional Court Dismisses Application for Judicial Review of School Board Trustee Code of Conduct Decision
Employment & HR Law
Independent Contractors Have a Duty to Mitigate Fixed-Term Damages
Teacher Unable to Perform Essential Duties Unable to Return to Work
Alberta Court of Appeal Holds That CERB Payments Cannot Be Deducted From Wrongful Dismissal Damages
Professional Regulation
Alberta Court of Appeal Finds Law Society of Alberta Hearing Committee Breached Duty of Procedural Fairness to a Self-Represented Lawyer By Failing to Advise Him of the Process It Would Follow If He Wished to Argue Issue of Delay
Warrant Obtained in Part from Information Disclosed to Police by Professional Regulator Upheld
Alberta Court of Appeal Upholds Finding That Dentist Obstructed Complaints Process But Reduces Sanction and Costs
Construction Law
Supreme Court Holds Owner of Project an “Employer” of Contractor’s Employee under OHSA
Court Affirms Importance of Proper Communication and Adhering to Contractual Notice Requirements
Court Declines to Summarily Determine when Construction Contract was “abandoned”
Wills & Estates
BC Court Considers Surrounding Circumstances to Resolve Inconsistency in a Will
Ontario Court of Appeal Confirms No Automatic Right to Challenge Validity of a Will
Ontario Court of Appeal Finds General Revocation Clause Not Effective
Condominium Law
Required Training for Condominium Directors
Importance of “Fulsome Disclosure” in Status Certificates
Preventing Condominiums from Going to the Dogs
Procurement
Federal Court of Appeal finds reconsideration of bids following the award of a contract falls under the CITT’s jurisdiction
B.C. Court of Appeal finds that failure to include a preliminary construction schedule in a bid is a material defect
Court affirms there is no duty of fairness owed during pre- contractual stage
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