Real Estate
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January 09, 2025
Builders’ group challenges Toronto's green building standards, citing overreach of city authority
Toronto’s green standards for construction are facing a legal challenge from a builders’ advocacy group, which is arguing that the standards impose mandatory requirements for construction standards in contravention to the City of Toronto Act.
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January 09, 2025
Lessons from RECO: Asbestos and UFFI | Harjot Atwal
“The ultimate answer is use to less toxic [materials] so that the public hazard from their misuse is greatly reduced.” — Rachel Carson
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January 08, 2025
Alberta Court of King's Bench denies time extension to appeal CCAA initial order
In a rare decision on the matter, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench has declined to grant certain debtor companies an extension of time to appeal an initial order under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), finding that they had not established a bona fide intention to appeal within the statutory period.
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January 08, 2025
Incumbent on Ontario lawyers to be aware of new rules and regs to better serve clients: lawyer
New year, new rules. A suite of new regulations and statutes have come into force in Ontario as of Jan. 1, running the gamut from cannabis retailing to rules for workers to child protection and building codes.
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January 08, 2025
Five join partnership at DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP welcomes the addition of five lawyers to partnership: Bill de Jong, Michal Kasprowicz, Carly Meredith; Christopher Pejovic, and Struan Robertson.
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January 08, 2025
Lessons from RECO: Condos and Kitec plumbing | Harjot Atwal
“My plumbing is no one’s business but my own.” — Peter O’Toole
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January 07, 2025
B.C. ruling a ‘strong message’ legislature can’t interfere with the judicial function, lawyer says
B.C.’s highest court has struck down provincial legislation which deemed rezoning for an affordable housing development in Vancouver to have been validly adopted, saying the move represented an unconstitutional interference in the legal process.
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January 07, 2025
CRA informs businesses of major changes affecting taxes in 2025
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is reminding businesses about changes to business tax to take effect in 2025, discussing capital gains inclusion rate, additional Canada Pension Plan contributions, changes to trust reporting and more.
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January 07, 2025
Impact of delay on disciplinary sanctions
There is general agreement that, even where delay in investigating and prosecuting misconduct allegations does not amount to an abuse of process, delay during the proceeding can have an impact on the appropriate disciplinary sanctions that should be imposed. However, there is less agreement on how that impact should be assessed.
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January 07, 2025
The new year means new partners at Miller Thomson
Miller Thomson LLP has announced that, as of Jan. 1, it has added 14 lawyers to its partnership.