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 "No good deed should go unpunished.

This post summarises a recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice case in which the defendant sought to strike portions of the Crown's statement of claim on the basis of Parliamentary privilege.

Charlie v. Yukon Territory (Chief Coroner) | 2012 CarswellYukon 107 | Yukon Territory Supreme Court

The above is not a statement about what s 7 of the Charter means, nor how s 7 would apply.

The US Supreme Court recently ruled that employers don't have to pay for time spent in security screenings. This post explains that ruling and its possible impact in Canada.

This post summarizes an employment law case from the British Columbia Supreme Court which illustrates some of the challenges social media presents to both employers and employees.

Mounted Police Assn. of Ontario / Assoc. de la Police Montée de l'Ontario v. Canada (Attorney General) 2012 CarswellOnt 6781 | Ontario Court of Appeal

The two large stone lions that stand separating the Granville Mall from Duke Street in Halifax were saved by the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design from the demolition of Halifax's Old Customs House in 1958.

With the excess of the holidays behind us, we start off the new year with a look at one of the realities of our consumer society: bankruptcy, specifically consumer proposals. A proposal constitutes an offer made by the debtor to the creditors, which they are free to accept or reject. Although approved by the court and by statute declared to be binding on all creditors, a proposal is in reality only a contract between the parties. Consumer proposals are dealt with under Part III, Division II of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.

The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench determined that the trustee lacked the power to pursue certain claims of creditors against the bankrupt, is not an agent of individual creditors.

Anderson v. Bell Mobility Inc. | 2013 CarswellNWT 34 (N.W.T.S.C.) | R.S. Veale J.

Throughout these Reasons, I will be referring to this vehicle as, "the Ford Ranger," "the Ranger," "the pickup truck," "the Ranger pickup truck" or simply "the vehicle.