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Legal Wit — Skirmishes

This was a skirmish in this particular theatre of war between the two sides.

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By order dated January 14, 2016, a general claims process was approved to determine claims against the g claims procedure was granted and the Order was made on March 14, 2016. The Order provided for a streamlined grievance claim procedure. The goal was to have such claims determined by August 31, 2016, which coincides with the conclusion of the SISP and the expiry of the DIP Financing.

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1250264 Ontario Inc. v. Pet Valu Canada Inc. (2016), 344 O.A.C. 222, [2016] O.J. No. 186, 2016 CarswellOnt 254, 2016 ONCA 24(Ont. C.A.) at para. 38 Hoy A.C.J.O. (Lauwers and McFarland JJ.A.)

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Digest of the Week | Application to Strike General Principles

The New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench considers the effect of waivers in light of Rule 23 of the New Brunswick Rules of Court.

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Research Tip — Retrieving Multiple Documents   Retrieving large batches of documents can be time consuming.

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The Supreme Court of Canada held that the ‘disturbed mind’ element underlying infanticide must be a disturbance caused by the mother’s not having fully recovered from giving birth or from lactating.

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westlaw Canada is the 2016 Winner of the Hugh Lawford Award

We are excited to announce that last week, westlaw Canada received the Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing.

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British Columbia Court of Appeal holds application of Gladue principles do not mean Aboriginal offenders receive reduced sentence in every case R.

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Ontario Court of Justice | R. v. Balak | 2016 CarswellOnt 967

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Ontario (Energy Board) v. Ontario Power Generation Inc. (2015) 95 Admin. L.R. (5th) 1, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 147, 388 D.L.R. (4th) 540, 338 O.A.C. 1, 475 N.R. 1, 2015 CarswellOnt 14396, 2015 CarswellOnt 14395, 2015 CSC 44, 2015 SCC 44 (S.C.C.) Supreme Court of Canada

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Alberta Court of Queen's Bench decision in which a wife was found to not have made reasonable efforts to become economically self-sufficient.

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Gray v. Rizzi | 2016 CarswellOnt 2663 | Ontario Court of Appeal

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