The ORPP is dead
“Wynne says CPP deal means no need for Ontario pension plan: Premier Kathleen Wynne is retiring Ontario Retirement Pension Plan before it even started” Toronto Star, June 21, 2016 “Under the provisional agreement to boost CPP, which must be approved by July 15, premiums for employees and employers will begin to rise in 2019, a […]
London Chamber of Commerce
Camberwell House is now a member of the London Chamber of Commerce.
DNA results can change royally-granted titles
In Britain, a baronetcy is (essentially) a knighthood that can be inherited. In the case of the baronetcy of Stichill (also, called the “Pringle Baronetcy“, granted by Charles II in 1683) , inheritance is by “male heirs from his body” of the previous baronet. But what if a baronet is the baronet … but comes […]
“Building the Next Generation of Public Servants”
My friend and LEHC colleague and former Project Officer here at Camberwell House Spencer Sandor has an article in the most recent (v.27 no.1) edition of IPAC’s Public Sector Management magazine: “Building the Next Generation of Public Servants, by Embracing Opportunities for Change“. Money quote, and the thought most worth pondering: “there is opportunity for […]
Vexatious Litigant decision, Terracorp et al. v. John Shane Becky et al.
A judge has jurisdiction under the Courts of Justice Act to find that an appellant is a vexatious litigant and, as a consequence, to order that no further proceedings be instituted by them without leave of the Court. A s. 140 order does not deny a vexatious litigant access to the courts. The additional initial […]
Standards have to be evenly applied
“[H]aving standards of respectable civic discourse is not a bad thing. But standards that are applied unilaterally to one side are not standards, they’re weapons.” Daniel Greeenfield, Front Page magazine, June 8, 2016 This post is done by Camberwell House for informational, discussion and educational purposes only. It is NOT to provide specific legal advice […]
You can’t contract out of WSIA
“Court of Appeal: Employee Injury Waiver Declared Void” Barry Kwasniewski, of Carters LLP, gives employers important information in the Charity & NFP Law Bulletin, No.384, April 28, 2016: “On January 26, 2016, the Ontario Court of Appeal released a significant decision concerning the enforceability of personal injury liability waivers affecting the legal rights of employees […]
“Supreme Court Tightens Standard of Review for Contract Interpretation”
WeirFoulds LLP’s Kenneth Prehogan: “Following upon the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Heritage Capital Corporation v. Equitable Trust, 2016 SCC 19, it will be significantly more difficult to successfully appeal decisions of trial court judges in contract matters. The Supreme Court ruled on May 6, 2016 that the applicable standard of review for […]
Management’s 5 Key Responsibilities to Tackle Workplace Mental Health
Patrizia Piccolo (of Rubin Thomlinson LLP) has an excellent article up. Those key 5 responsibilities: 1. Prevention and Promotion – “Managers should understand their organizational needs and identify potential and existing issues.” 2. Staff Education – “Managers should ensure that education is provided on the realities of mental illness in order to remove the stigma associated […]
ALL Small Claims forms can now be submitted online
From the Attorney General’s press release: “Now, all small claims up to $25,000 can be filed online through a convenient, around-the-clock service including claims for amounts that are not definite or exact, such as an award for property damage or personal injury.” “There are two convenient ways to file online: ‘Filing Wizard’ can help people […]
