After previous proposals to amend the Copyright Act in the last decade failed, Canada has once again put forward another bill, namely Bill C-32, in an attempt to amend the outdated Act. The Act was last substantially amended in 1997 when the...
Religious wars are the worst. Despite historical precedent to the contrary, we are always amazed when religious folk act in the opposite way we expect and become so entrenched in their positions that rational thought seems to completely escape...
In has been said that a good judicial ruling can leave both parties dissatisfied. By that measure, the Divisional Court may have gotten this one right. On May 14, 2010 the Ontario Superior Court, Divisional Court, released its Reasons for...
The Ontario government introduced Bill 65, Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (Ontario), 2010 to the legislature on May 12, 2010 for first reading. This Act, if passed, will replace the existing Ontario Corporations Act which deals with non-profit...
What follows is meant neither to be definitive nor comprehensive. Rather, by way of illustration using commonly-encountered problems, identifying competing considerations and Rules of Professional Conduct which may be applicable, and offering...
Magazines, videos, books, songs, choreography, paintings, all of these have the potential to become copyright protected works upon creation under the Copyright Act . But is that enough? The Copyright Act also provides stronger protection...
We are all obsessive compulsive to some degree. If we weren’t, nothing would ever get done. But being too obsessive compulsive can make your work life miserable. It can turn you into a problem employee with exaggerated anxiety about mistakes and an...
Introduction Many of our clients own shares of private corporations which will become part of their estate. The ownership and eventual disposition those shares raise many interesting and challenging income tax and legal issues. The...
One particularly unpleasant element of running a business revolves around what to do if a customer refuses to pay their accounts. For the past 15 years I have presided as a deputy judge in the Small Claims Court. When I began sitting, the...
Most people are aware that if you work more than 44 hours in a week, you are entitled to be paid time and a half for each hour in excess of 44. There are many exceptions to this rule. Many professionals are not entitled to overtime including lawyers...
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