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When is a spouse not a spouse? When they're not in the house. ONCA deals pension blow to common law couples
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada
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- November 9 2012
In a decision that is sure to spark controversy in pension circles, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a new interpretation to the death-benefit entitlement provisions of the Pension Benefits Act (“PBA”), potentially disentitling many common law couples from their spouses’ pensions
BC Court of Appeal overturns finding that partners in law firms are "employees" under human rights law
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada
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- August 13 2012
The British Columbia Court of Appeal recently released a judgment which overturned a British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal decision which had held that partners in a law firm could be treated as employees for the purpose of human rights protection
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada issues guidance for the practice of law
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada
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- August 23 2011
Legal practitioners may be interested in reviewing a new release by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) entitled A Privacy Handbook for Lawyers
Prohibiting dangerous offenders in condos
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada, USA
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- August 14 2011
In the U.S. steps have been taken recently by some condominiums and homeowner associations to ban sex offenders from their communities by amending their Declarations
Condo owner removed from unit
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada
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- August 9 2011
The Superior Court's recent decision in Waterloo North Condominium Corporation No. 168 v. Webb, 2011 ONSC 2365 is a rare example of the court using its discretion to order a unit owner to sell his unit
Parties in condos - social host liability
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada
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- June 6 2011
Drinking and driving
A lesson for board members
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada
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- April 5 2011
A couple of months ago we reported that the Law Society of Upper Canada had refused to grant a licence to practice law to an applicant, after having determined that the applicant was not of good character
Division of pensions on marriage breakdown: Ontario government releases draft regulations
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada
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- March 21 2011
The Ontario government has released Draft Regulations regarding the division of pension assets on marriage breakdown for public comment
Saskatchewan plans to overhaul human rights systems
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada
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- March 2 2011
The Saskatchewan government has introduced Bill 160, An Act to Amend The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code (pdf), to reduce inefficiency, delay, and complexity in the human rights system
The Skins controversy - a Canadian perspective
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada, USA
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- January 24 2011
The recent premiere of MTV's show Skins (which was shot in Toronto, and is based on a show of the same name originally broadcast in the UK by E4) has ignited a minor controversy: multiple media outlets have reported that some advertisers are pulling from the show and TV watchdog groups have raised the spectre of a violation of US child pornography laws
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