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GST/HST & Asset Sales: The Section 167 Election

July 14, 2014

Carrying on Business in Canada For Non-Residents Blog

This posting was authored by Stephen Rukavina, an Associate in the Vancouver Office of Miller Thomson LLP Introduction The goods and services tax (“GST”) is a value-added tax charged on most supplies made in Canada of goods, services, real property and […]

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ONCA Reverses Matheson: No Husbandry Here

July 11, 2014

MT Insurance Law Blog

The Court of Appeal for Ontario has reversed the Superior Court’s decision in Matheson v. Lewis, finding that the plaintiff farmer’s Honda ATV was an off-road vehicle that required automobile insurance at the time of the accident. In Matheson, the […]

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Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia

July 4, 2014 | Eric Sherkin

MT Litigation Blog

The following is cross-posted, with permission, from the Miller Thomson Aboriginal Law Update authored by Sarah D. Hansen and Kennedy A. Bear Robe of Miller Thomson’s Vancouver office. On June 26, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released its […]

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Victory of Ex-Wal-Mart employees – What’s next?

July 3, 2014 | Claudia Desjardins Bélisle

Canadian Labour & Employment Law Blog

On June 27, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a decision that is of much interest to the majority of the workforce and employers and that presents a significant impact on certain well established legal principles.   In 2001, Wal-Mart […]

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Settlement Privilege and Mediation Contracts

June 27, 2014

MT Litigation Blog

This decision originating from Quebec may be of interest for Canada’s legal community. In the judgment Union Carbide Canada Inc. v. Bombardier Inc. authored by Justice Wagner (with no dissents) and released on May 8, 2014, the Supreme Court of […]

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SEC v. Citigroup and No-Contest Settlements

June 24, 2014 | Caleb Edwards

MT Litigation Blog

The recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, SEC v. Citigroup, has implications for Ontario’s new “no-contest” settlement policy.  The Second Circuit overturned Judge Rakoff’s decision in the Citigroup case and confirmed that “no-contest” settlements […]

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New Human Rights Commission Policy on Mental Health and Addiction

June 20, 2014

Canadian Labour & Employment Law Blog

Author: Alex Heaslip On June 18, 2014, the Ontario Human Rights Commission released a new policy titled the Policy on preventing discrimination based on mental health disabilities and addictions. The policy is aimed at bringing attention to the “considerable and […]

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Communicating with Experts

June 19, 2014 | Riccardo Del Vecchio

MT Litigation Blog

As evidenced by the recent case of Moore v. Getahun, the scope of permissible interactions between counsel and expert witnesses is a recurring issue that arises from time to time when experts are called to testify at trial. The Advocates’ […]

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Ontario Auto Policy Can’t Drag Alberta Defendants to Ontario

June 18, 2014

MT Insurance Law Blog

The Court of Appeal for Ontario has released a decision dealing with whether Ontario has jurisdiction over a case stemming from a motor vehicle accident in Alberta. In Tamminga v. Tamminga, an Ontario resident was injured when she fell off […]

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EVENT: Setting the Table of Success

June 12, 2014

The Food Web: Canadian Agribusiness and Food Law

Food Processors: Going Global and the Productivity Imperative Do you want to know more about the global expansion strategies that Canadian food processors are investigating to improve their productivity and bottom line? Curious about how your peers are navigating the […]

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