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Toronto cyclists refused injunction to prevent government’s removal of traffic congesting bike lanes (Cycle Toronto v. Ontario (Attorney General))
Friday, April 4, 2025Stephen A. ThieleLitigationConstitutional Law , Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Injunction, Denied
In an earlier blog I wrote about the decision...
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Protecting safe places to consume drugs outweighs protecting disorder around supervised consumption sites (The Neighbourhood Group v. HMKT)
Wednesday, April 2, 2025Stephen A. ThieleLitigationConstitutional Law , Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Injunction
In Ontario, government action taken by Premier Ford has caused much litigation because political opponents to the Premier have been unable to crack his personal popularity and the popularity of his government’s views on issues such as the redevelopment of Ontario Place or the removal of bike lanes on major roadways, particularly in Toronto...
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Court orders protestor encampment to be removed from university campus (University of Toronto (Governing Council) v. Doe)
Thursday, July 4, 2024Stephen A. ThieleLitigationInjunction, Trespass, Encampments, Real Property
In general, universities around the world are a crucible for the exchange of passionate political ideas and the incubator of social movements. As a result of a terrorist act in...
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The law of defamation in a nutshell (Stratuscent Inc. v. Chehade)
Monday, July 24, 2023Stephen A. ThieleLitigationDefamation, Torts, Remedies, Injunction
Over the past few years, we have written a lot of blogs on the law of defamation...
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Ontario Lacrosse Association Defeats Competitor’s Motion for Injunction
Monday, February 27, 2023Stephen A. Thiele, Michael LauricellaLitigationMembership, Injunction, Sports Law, Organizations
Competition amongst sporting organizations vying for eligible, talented athletes is commonplace. Accordingly, organizations take steps to...
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Court sets aside non-competition injunction
Tuesday, December 14, 2021Stephen A. Thiele, Howard WolchLitigationInjunction, Non-competition injunction
An injunction that prevents a person from competing with a former employer can be devastating to the party subject to the injunction. Accordingly, where such...
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Injunction granted to stop defamatory posts published on Instagram
Friday, April 30, 2021Stephen A. ThieleLitigationDefamation, Torts, Injunction
Social media is a great tool for, among other things, the promotion of personal or business interests, or connecting with like-minded individuals. It provides a window to...
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