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Recognizing Drug Addiction as a Ground for Discrimination under Human Rights Legislation – Stewart v. Elk Valley Coal Corp. 2017 SCC 30
Wednesday, September 27, 2017Chris JuniorLitigation, Employment Law, Human Rights LawWrongful Dismissal, Discrimination
The Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Stewart v. Elk Valley Coal Corp. (2017 SCC 30) earlier this year, a landmark case concerning the current framework for determining discrimination in the workplace. The majority...
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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel in the Civil Context: The case of SMTCL Canada Inc. v. Master Tech Inc., 2017 ONCA 291
Tuesday, May 9, 2017Chris JuniorLitigation, Civil LawSummary Judgment, Rules of Civil Procedure
Wajeb Assaf, former lawyer for the defendant, represented Master Tech in the unsuccessful defence of a summary judgement motion which...
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“Fashion Santa”: An Intellectual Property Yuletide Carol
Wednesday, December 21, 2016Chris JuniorIntellectual Property, LitigationCopyright, Trademarks, Santa Claus, Retail Shopping
Last year, Paul Mason became a social media phenomenon while working the holiday season as a pseudo...
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Toronto Plans Looks To Boost Road Safety
Wednesday, July 20, 2016Chris JuniorAdministrative Law, Constitutional Law, LitigationPolitics, Entertainment, General Interest, Toronto
In the past two weeks, the City of Toronto saw the manifestation (albeit coincidentally) of two very distinct yet related events; the release of Pokémon Go and...
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