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 […]
A new area code for SW Ontario and western GTA
“A new area code 548 will be introduced on June 4 in the 519 and 226 regions. There will be no change to … existing phone numbers however, new numbers beginning with 548 may be created. Charges and calling areas are the same for the new area codes.” [Bell Mobility]
Worthy of remembering: tainted blood
A recent debate on my personal facebook with a law school classmate, David Harvey led me to ponder the excellent work that he did on the tainted blood scandal. While he is no longer practicing he has been posting of late his concerns on the proposals to allow cash for blood donations in the American […]
OHRT makes steakhouse pay $12k after ignoring germaphobe’s requests
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/steakhouse-loses-12000-human-rights-tribunal-ruling-after-ignoring-germaphobes-requests This is a very worrying case. To my eye it stretches the human rights requirement of “reasonable accommodation” out to “whatever he says he wants”. This post is done by Camberwell House for informational, discussion and educational purposes only. It is NOT to provide specific legal advice and does not do so. The older […]
Is a Miscarriage a Disability?
Food for thought from Christine Thomlinson at Rubin Thomlinson, along with some valuable advice for employers. This post is done by Camberwell House for informational, discussion and educational purposes only. It is NOT to provide specific legal advice and does not do so. The older the post is, the higher the risk that the information […]
The “common law” & how it’s different from “equity” & “statutory law”
Defined The “common law” is made up of those principles and “causes of action” relating to the government, property rights and personal rights including physical security which derive their authority solely from usages and customs or from the judgments and decrees of the courts recognizing, affirming and enforcing such usages and customs. It is law […]
“Equity” and how it’s different from “common law” and “statutory law”
Defined Put in a nutshell, it’s when the court concerns itself with fairness. More formally, Black’s Legal Dictionary defines it as: Justice administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of the common law. […] A system of jurisprudence collateral to, and in some cases independent of, “law”; the object of which […]
