eLaw Labour and Employment Law Update

by | Jun 15, 2018 | Employment and Labour Law, Law Society Publications

Lots to unpack in the latest Labour and Employment eLaw update:

  • Supreme Court of Canada upheld a BC appeal tribunal’s ruling that the owner of a forest property on which an independent contractor’s employee was killed while felling trees was an employer within the meaning of the Workers Compensation Act and could be fined for failure to meet its safety obligations.
  • SCC scrutinized Quebec’s pay equity regime in two decisions: 2018 SCC 17 and 2018 SCC 18
  • SCC confirmed that employers have a duty to accommodate workers who have suffered work place injuries: 2018 SCC 3
  • MBCA: Unsuccessful appeal of bad faith claim: 2018 MBCA 22

And much more.

Manitoba eLaws – New Edition – Family Law

by | Apr 5, 2018 | Family Law, Law Society Publications, Legal Research

The March 2018 edition of the Family Law Update has been published.  Selected contents include:

  • Applying the Right Legal Test for Summary Judgment: MBCA
  • Appellate Correction of Interim Variation Order Warranted: MBCA
  • Unprofessional Procedural Breaches Can Attract Costs Sanctions: MBCA
  • Parental Alienation Decision Upheld: MBCA
  • Post-Pronouncement Conduct Relevant in Awarding Costs: MBQB
  • Homestead Rights, Life Estates, and Partition and Sale: MBQB

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Manitoba eLaw – New Edition – Business Law Update

by | Mar 9, 2018 | Commentary, Law Society Publications, Legal Research

The latest edition of Business Law from Manitoba eLaw is now live! Some of the articles in Issue No. 82, March 2018 include:

  • “Something More Than Nothing” Required to Discharge Duty: SCC
  • BLA Does Not Apply to Contracts or Work Related to Hydro Project: MBQB
  • Oppression Remedy Not Suited to Addressing Family Dispute: MBQB
  • Legislative Update
  • Federal Budget 2018
  • Consultation on Modernizing The Builders’ Liens Act: MLRC
  • Consultation Paper on Reviewing AML and ATF Regimes: Department of Finance

 

Manitoba eLaw – New Edition – Litigation

by | Feb 28, 2018 | Civil Litigation, Commentary, Law Society Publications

There’s been a lot of new developments on the litigation front since the last update in December. Highlights from Issue No. 84, February 2018:

  • Modified Test for Mandatory Interlocutory Injunction: SCC
  • Public Interest Standing and Supplementing Reasons: SCC
  • No Realistic Chance of Success: MBCA/MBQB
  • Careless Smoking Negligent: MBQB
  • Recent Flood Claims
  • Further Amendments to Court of Queen’s Bench Rules
  • Court of Queen’s Bench Practice Direction
  • Facilitating the Management of  Multi-jurisdictional Class Actions: CBA
  • Recommended Reading

 

Manitoba eLaw – New Edition – Criminal Law

by | Feb 14, 2018 | Criminal Law, Law Society Publications, Legal Research

The February 2018 edition, Update No. 86, has just been released.

In This Issue

  • Indeterminate Sentences Constitutional: SCC
  • Ensuring Juries are Properly Instructed: MBCA
  • Photo Lineup Identification Evidence: MBCA
  • Role of Exceptional Circumstances in Sentencing “Limited and Rare”: MBCA
  • 45 Months’ Delay Unreasonable: MBQB
  • Recent Sentencing Decisions
  • Provincial Court Notice and Form
  • Recommended Reading
  • Criminal Justice Conference: CBA

New Edition of Communiqué

by | Feb 8, 2018 | Law Society Publications

The February 2018 edition of Communiqué, the Law Society of Manitoba’s newsletter, has just been published.

Featured content includes:

  • An introduction to our new Equity Officer and Policy Counsel, Alissa Schacter;
  • A timely article from General Counsel Darcia Senft on the duty of counsel to sign court orders and consent orders when your client instructs you not to;
  • A reminder to report your CPD activities; and
  • A very informative article from Karen Dyck at the Manitoba Law Foundation on where the interest from your trust account goes.

Enjoy!