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Digest of the Week | Financial Disclosure

Recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice case in which the husband’s pleadings were struck for failure to provide full financial disclosure.

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Digest of the Week - Promised Utility

This digest highlights a recent Federal Court decision where the Court dismissed an application to prohibit issuance of a Notice of Compliance because the applicant failed to establish that promised utility of untested compounds would have been soundly predicted by a person of skill.

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Digest of the Week | Default Proceedings

Based on findings that defendant had knowledge of the action against them, motion judge properly dismissed application to set aside default judgment.

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The context of employment is relevant to the determination of whether an employer had just cause to dismiss the employee

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Recent Ontario Court of Appeal case in the wife was not entitled to share in the husband’s post-separation income increases.

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Digest of the Week - Cause or Good Faith Required for Expulsion

This digest highlights a recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision where damages were awarded to a partner who was expelled from the partnership in the absence of cause or good faith.

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SCC rules Federal Employers need just cause to terminate non-union employees

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Recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice case in which shares were not included in the division of net family property.

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Digest of the Week - Creation of an Agency Relationship

This digest highlights a recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision where the Court concluded that no agency or fiduciary relationship existed between the parties to a contract for service.

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Digest of the Week | Amendment of Pleadings

Parties had endorsed case management deadlines, and amendments to pleadings would have had negative effect on those timelines.

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Court holds employee was wrongfully dismissed where employer overreacted and did not have cause to terminate employee without notice.

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Digest of the Week - Copyright: Presumption of Ownership

This digest highlights a recent Federal Court decision where presumption of ownership pursuant to s. 34.1(2)(a) of the Copyright Act was found.

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