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Cannabis and Family Law
Blogue Droit de la famille
On October 17, 2018, the Cannabis Act came into force, legalizing the recreational use, possession, and growing of cannabis in Canada, subject to some restrictions. This piece reviews implications of cannabis use in family law matters, primarily custody and access...
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Update: No Civil Fraud Says Ontario Court of Appeal – Overturning Paulus v. Fleury
Blogue : Droit des assurances
Earlier this year, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice refused to enforce a settlement after finding that the plaintiffs’ lawyer had engaged in civil fraud by misrepresenting the independence of two witnesses at a pre-trial conference. In addition to refusing...
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Pensions and Benefits Part 2: Key Case-Law Developments in Canada
Blogue matinal : Régimes de retraite
As discussed at our last A.M. Pension Webinar on December 11, 2018, there have been a number of significant legislative and case-law developments in the area of pensions and benefits law in 2018. In Part I of a two-part blog...
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SME Blockchain Primer
Blogue Cybersécurité de MT
Recognizing the growing importance of distributed ledger technology (commonly known as “Blockchain”) for businesses of all sizes, on December 5, 2018, Miller Thomson LLP published its latest edition of Proof of Stake, a publication dedicated to practical legal considerations when...
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Pensions and Benefits Part 1: Key Legislative Developments in Ontario and the Federal Jurisdiction
Blogue matinal : Régimes de retraite
There have been a number of significant legislative and case-law developments in the area of pensions and benefits law in 2018. In Part I of a two-part blog post, we highlight some of the key legislative developments in Ontario and...
Social Media Postings Can Be Used Against You in Family Law Proceedings
Blogue Droit de la famille
Billions of users of social media networks regularly share their personal lives on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. The content posted on social media networks may be unsecured, accessible by others, and permanently recorded. For these reasons,...
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Who is the Lessee? Whoever the Lessor Can Sue to Enforce the Lease – An Update on Insurer Priority of Third Party Claims Involving Lessors
Blogue : Droit des assurances
Who can a lessor sue to enforce a lease? In a recent decision on priority of payment in a motor vehicle tort action, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice resolved the priority dispute by answering this question. In Aviva Insurance...
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What are Section 7 Expenses?
Blogue Droit de la famille
In a previous post, we discussed parents’ obligations to pay child support in respect of only the Basic Monthly Amount. This piece considers the obligations in respect of Section 7 Expenses. As a recap, each of the Federal Child Support...
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Three Important Things to Know about Basic Monthly Child Support
Blogue Droit de la famille
The federal and Ontario governments share responsibility for family law in Ontario. Some child support guidelines are under federal law, while others are under provincial law. If you are divorced or have applied for a divorce, the Federal Child Support...
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FSCO Targeted Reviews – An Update
Blogue matinal : Régimes de retraite
As we discussed in our April post entitled « FSCO Targeted Reviews, » in late 2017, the Ontario pension regulator, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (“FSCO”), announced that it was undertaking a series of “targeted reviews” of selected pension plans. FSCO recently...
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