Monthly Archive: February 2013

by Tessa Crosby · Feb 11 , 2013

Province of Residence is not an Analogous Ground of Discrimination: comparatively stingy Quebec child support guidelines do not violate section 15 of the Charter in Droit de la famille – 139, 2013 QCCA 15

January 2013 saw two important family law decisions disappoint the hopes of Quebec women and mothers. The hotly anticipated Quebec v A, 2013 SCC 5 decision of the Supreme Court of...

Charter of Rights & Freedoms / Human Rights

by Fraser Turnbull · Feb 7 , 2013

Amici Curiae: Why Edgar Schmidt is Suing the Department of Justice

Edgar Schmidt is a senior lawyer with the Department of Justice. That is, he used to be a senior lawyer with the Department of Justice until he was suspended on...

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by Paul Burd · Feb 6 , 2013

The SCC Clarifies a Corporation’s Employer/Pension Plan Administrator Fiduciary Duties in Sun Indalex Finance, LLC v United Steelworkers

On 01 February 2013 the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released Sun Indalex Finance, LLC v United Steelworkers (2013 SCC 6), a landmark decision that clarifies the fiduciary duties of...

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by Rachael Kwan · Feb 5 , 2013

Police Investigating Police in Romanic v Johnson

In this case, the Ontario Court of Appeal addresses a civil suit brought by a former policeman against the Niagara Regional Police Department (NRPD), several individual police officers and a...

Tags: Civil Procedure Criminal justice Police investigations