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Digest of the Week Archives : 2016

Digest of the Week | Dependent Contractors

This digest highlights a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision where workers were found to be dependent contractors entitled to reasonable notice.

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Ontario Court of Appeal case in which the test for imputed income was not found to be met.

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Digest of the Week - Federal Paramountcy in Bankruptcy

Secured creditor applied pursuant to s. 243(1) of Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) for appointment of receiver over substantially all assets of debtor — Debtor was "farmer" within meaning of Saskatchewan Farm Security Act (FSA), and contested appointment

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Recent case in which a settlement agreement was not found to be unconscionable or unfair to the wife.

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This digest highlights a recent B.C. Human Rights Tribunal decision where damages were awarded for religious harassment.

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Recent Ontario case which confirms that Indigenous people are not exempt from provincial laws of general application.

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Federal Court of Appeal case which found that when a claimant has been found inadmissible for security reasons, no discretion to determine refugee eligibility.

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British Columbia case in which the appellant raised a ground of appeal that had not been argued at trial.

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Failure of car's emergency brake not in control of defendant, didn't constitute negligence.

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This post summarizes an employment case in which the employer was held to a unilateral change it had made to the employment contract

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This post summarizes a Federal Court case which dealt with the admissibility of Aboriginal oral history which would normally be considered hearsay

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Can a bailee rely on a limitation of liability clause to avoid liability for negligence?

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