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 sixty 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. Environmental Law & Litigation 2. First Reference Talks 3. The Stream 4. DroitDu.net 5. Blogue du CRL

Environmental Law & Litigation
Why buy contaminated site, then sue?

I continue to be amazed by the number of people who knowingly (or carelessly) buy a contaminated site, wrongly assuming that they will have an automatic right to successfully sue a neighbour for the cost of cleanup. What advice are they getting from the real estate and litigation bar? …

First Reference Talks
Ban on blue jeans and shorts in the workplace: Unreasonable in the circumstances

In Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 1716 v. British Columbia Assessment Authority, the union filed a policy grievance after a new management policy was put in place in the Kelowna office of the British Columbia Assessment Authority (the “BCAA”). The new policy banned the wearing of blue jeans or shorts in the office by all employees on days that they were not in the field in settings where jeans were appropriate, for example on farm locations. …

The Stream
Asked & Answered: What is the Family Law Picklist?

The Family Law Picklist is a drafting tool that can help with the construction of family orders in the provincial court. The Family Law Picklist is a collection of DARS (digital audio recording system) codes used by provincial court clerks to refer to certain wording for a family order. …

DroitDu.net
Le projet d’Investigatory Powers Bill et la menace des « backdoors »

Le 9 novembre dernier, le PDG d’Apple, Tim Cook, s’exprimait au sujet de l’un des plus importants soucis britanniques de la multinationale, le Investigatory Powers Bill, également appelé le Snooper’s Charter. En effet, le 4 novembre dernier, le gouvernement du Royaume-Uni rendait public ce projet de loi qui est à l’origine de plusieurs atteintes potentielles à la vie privée des Britanniques. …

Blogue du CRL
Retour sur les principes guidant le juge lors d’une requête en rétractation de jugement au stade de la réception

Durant les six derniers mois, les tribunaux sont revenus à trois reprises (Westboro Mortgage Investment Corp. c. 6379800 Canada inc., 2015 QCCS 5229; McKirdy c. Axa Assurances inc., 2015 QCCA 1684; Mercier c. Bell Canada, 2015 QCCA 791) sur les principes devant guider un juge lorsqu’il est saisi d’une requête en rétractation de jugement au stade de la réception. Parmi ces trois décisions, deux provenaient de la Cour d’appel. …

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