Blog Round-up – September and October 2024

A bi-monthly round-up of blog posts from the Manitoba legal community for the months of September and October 2024

Community Legal Education Association

Fillmore Riley

Matthew Gould Blog (Criminal Law)

MLT Aikins

TDS law

Looseleaf Updates – October

Conflicts of Interest – Eugene A.G. Cipparone and Ted Tjaden
Release #4 – September 2024

What’s New?

A fully revised and updated chapter 2 Analyzing Conflicts of Interest and updates to chapter 12 Judges.

Remedies in Tort – Lewis N. Klar et al.
Release #9 – September 2024

What’s New?

Updates to Chapter 1 (Abuse of Process), Chapter 5 (Deceit), Chapter 16 (Negligence (General)), Chapter 17 (Contributory Negligence), Chapter 18 (Professional Negligence), Chapter 21 (Occupiers’ Liability), Chapter 23 (Products Liability), Chapter 27 (Developing Torts), Chapter 29 (Liability), Chapter 30 (Damages) and Chapter 32 (Parties)

Executors and Trustees – Carmen S. Thériault
Release #8 – September 2024

What’s New?

Amendments and updates to the commentary in Chapter 2 (Assets); Chapter 4 (Expenses and Legal Costs); Chapter 5 (Bequests and Beneficiaries); Chapter 14 (Passing Accounts), and Chapter 17 (Dependents’ Relief Claims and Spousal Property on Death).

The Law of Bail in Canada – Hon. Gary T. Trotter
Release #8 – September 2024

What’s New?

Updates to Chapter 8 “Bail Reviews”. Appendix A “Criminal Code Provisions Relating to Bail”, Appendix B “Bail Act 1976 (U.K.)”, and Appendix C “Rules of Court Respecting Bail Pending Appeal”, have been updated to bring the provisions up to date.

Manitoba King’s Bench Rules Annotated – Jonathan M. Woolley (founding author: Karen Busby)
Release #8 – September 2024

What’s New?

Updated annotations, checklists, and legislation updates.

Judicial Review of Administrative Action in Canada – Donald J.M. Brown et al.
Release #3 – October 2024

What’s New?

Updates to the case law and commentary in the following chapters: 1 (Judicial Review Jurisdiction), 2 (The Application for Judicial Review), 3 (Discretionary Bars to Judicial Review), 4 (Parties to a Judicial Review Proceeding), 5 (Commencement of Judicial Review Proceedings), 6 (Interlocutory Proceedings, perfection and Orders), and 7 (The Duty of Fairness: Its Scope and Content).

The Regulation of Professions in Canada – James T. Casey
Release #8 – October 2024

What’s New?

Updates to the case law and commentary in Chapter 2 to 8.

Legislative Update – October 25, 2024

News

  • Manitoba Government Introduces Legislation to Help Build New Housing Faster October 16, 2024 – The Manitoba government has introduced amendments to the Planning Act and the City of Winnipeg Charter Act that would change the appeals process for zoning changes by removing a requirement that made it difficult for municipalities to change local zoning bylaws and allowing faster new housing construction, Municipal and Northern Relations Minister Ian Bushie announced today. 

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

First Session, Forty-Third Legislature

Government Bills

Introduced

  • Bill 40 The City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment and Planning Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Charte de la ville de Winnipeg et la Loi sur l’aménagement du territoireThe City of Winnipeg Charter and The Planning Act provide that the Municipal Board must hold a hearing on a proposed zoning by-law if a sufficient number of people object to the by-law.
    • The City of Winnipeg Charter is amended to increase the sufficient number of objections from at least 25 to at least 300.
    • The Planning Act is amended to increase the sufficient number of objections from at least 25 to at least
      • 300, for a municipality or planning district with a population of at least 6,000; or
      • the greater of 100 or 5% of the population, for a municipality or planning district with a population of fewer than 6,000.
    • In addition, each Act currently provides that the Municipal Board must hold a hearing when objections to a zoning by-law affecting a particular parcel of land are received from at least 50% of the land owners within 100 metres from the parcel. The provisions are repealed.

In Committee

2nd Reading

Private Bills

Introduced

  • Bill 210 The Homeowner Protection from Unsolicited Purchase Offers Act/Loi sur la protection des propriétaires contre les offres d’achat non sollicitées – A homeowner who does not want to receive any more unsolicited purchase offers may give written notice to the person who made the offer requesting that they stop making offers. It is an offence to make any further purchase offers to the homeowner after the notice has been provided.
    • If a homeowner who is not represented by a realtor is willing to sell their home to a person who made an unsolicited purchase offer, the person who made the offer must give the homeowner a disclosure statement. The disclosure statement provides information to a homeowner about how to determine the value of their home and their rights under the Act.
    • A homeowner who is willing to sell their home to a person who made an unsolicited purchase offer must be represented by a realtor in the sale. The purchaser must reimburse the homeowner for the fees of their realtor.
    • The homeowner may cancel the sale of their home within 30 days after the agreement of purchase and sale is executed. Any sale to a person who made an unsolicited purchase offer is not enforceable if the homeowner did not receive the required disclosure statement or if the homeowner was not represented by a realtor or was not reimbursed for the fees of their realtor.

2nd Reading

In Committee

For the status of all current bills click here.


Regulations

NumberTitleRegisteredPublished
105/2024Regulation to amend the Apprenticeship and Certification — General Regulation, amendment17 October 202418 October 2024
106/2024Prescription Drugs Payment of Benefits Regulation, amendment18 October 202421 October 2024
107/2024Commercial Vehicle Trip Inspection Regulation, amendment18 October 202421 October 2024
108/2024Vehicle Equipment, Safety and Inspection Regulation, amendment18 October 202421 October 2024
Manitoba Regulations

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