Monday’s Mix

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.

This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. Condo Adviser 2. Sport Law Blog 3. Stewart Sharma Harsanyi Immigration Law Firm Blog 4. Lash Condo Law  5. Labour Pains

Condo Adviser
Condo ordered to pay $75K for oppressive fraudulent Status Certificate

In 2021, a young couple was looking to purchase a condo unit. While searching for the perfect home, they fell in love with a unit that had an attached solarium, which added significant living space and light. They obtained a status certificate. On the issue of the solarium, the certificate contained no reference to the solarium being a modification to the common elements (essentially, a prior owner had enclosed the balcony, turning it into a solarium). The purchasers relied on the status certificate and bought the unit. …

Sport Law Blog
Empowering Africa: Unveiling Basketball’s Transformative Potential

I had the privilege of attending the Africa Speaks Conference 2025, hosted by the McGill African Students Society. The event focused on “The Growth of African Basketball,” which resonates with my interest in sport development across the continent. The conference featured speakers from the NBA Academy Africa, the Basketball Africa League (BAL), and Giants of Africa, serving as a forum for insightful discussions on how basketball can drive change in Africa. …

Stewart Sharma Harsanyi Immigration Law Firm Blog
Interpreting MNI with Changing Family Size

Kaur v. MCI, 2025 FC 602 is an interesting case -it’s about a refusal of a sponsorship due to failure to meet the MNI. Now -there are two boxes on the top of the application -the one on the left if ticked means the sponsor wants to withdraw if ineligible and gets a refund; the other on the right tells IRCC to continue processing notwithstanding ineligibility. The one on the right allows for appeal rights for MNI issues and anomalies or variances can be addressed via the IAD which allows for a de novo appeal and H&C considerations….

Lash Condo Law
B.C. Condo Pet Case Offers Lessons for Ontario—With Key Differences

A recent ruling from the B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal upheld a condo’s no-pet policy, ordering an owner to pay $6,800 in fines for keeping three cats in violation of the rules—even though the owner claimed the cats provided emotional support. So what’s the relevance for Ontario condos? …

Labour Pains
Law Summer Santa 2025

There are three fundamental ‘rules’ of Law Summer Santa: Make Connections; Spark Joy; Do Good. Here’s how we make that happen. Please read the following before registering. By participating in Law Summer Santa 2025 you represent and warrant that: …

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