Toronto’s On Again, Off Again Election To Proceed Notwithstanding Provincial Interference
Shortly after his election in June 2018, Ontario Premier Doug Ford convinced his colleagues in the Ontario Legislature to pass Bill 5, a law reducing the size of Toronto City Council from 47 wards to 25 to match Provincial and Federal ridings. The Toronto municipal election scheduled for October 22, 2018 would proceed with the reduced number of wards. Premier Ford was formerly a Toronto City Councillor. With the election well underway when Bill 5 was passed, many parties objected to the perceived changing of the rules midway through the election. They further posited that the Premier was motivated by ... [more] Full article
Law firm denied lien against its own client for legal fees
In the case of Weenen v. Biadi, the Ontario Court of Appeal was faced with a request from the law firm of a successful plaintiff that its outstanding legal fees ... [more] Full article
Suing for unpaid legal fees (usually) not illegal, Divisional Court confirms
For decades, Ontario lawyers suing to collect their accounts have sometimes faced an obscure but potentially devastating obstacle: the Solicitors Act (Ontario).[1] On its face, s. 23 of the Act seems to ... [more] Full article
Credit Card Class Actions
The plaintiffs in these class actions claim that rules established by the Visa and MasterCard networks constitute a conspiracy to fix the fees that merchants pay (namely, merchant discount rates and interchange fees), contrary to section 45 of the Competition Act. [more] Full article
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