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Rising construction costs as a result of COVID-19

October 19, 2021 | Riccardo Del Vecchio, Dražen F. Bulat

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Ontario Edition

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to the construction industry as a whole. Backlogs in supply, commodity pricing, local market disruption, and an increase in demand and labour costs, have all resulted in a significant rise in construction […]

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Construction Act transition rules: What act applies?

October 19, 2021 | Michael McCluskey

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Ontario Edition

A lien is a powerful and convenient tool used to protect trade and material suppliers in the construction industry. However, despite the convenience of the lien remedy, it is very time sensitive and requires comparatively quick action. As such, it […]

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Lien sheltering under the Construction Act

October 19, 2021 | Michael McCluskey

Breaking Ground: MT Construction Law Ontario Edition

Lien Sheltering When an entity higher in the construction pyramid fails or refuses to pay those below it, this can cause a growing cascade of lien claimants. This is especially concerning, and costly, for those subcontractors providing services on a […]

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Can a will be annulled?

October 19, 2021 | Stéphanie Tremblay

MT Estate Litigation Blog

Have you ever wondered whether a will can be annulled after the testator’s death? People do not always leave a will behind before they pass away. When no will can be located, the distribution of the deceased’s property is determined […]

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Over ten years in the making: Proclamation of the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010

October 14, 2021 | Katrina Kairys, Brittney Lines

Social Impact Newsletter

The long-awaited Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (the “ONCA”) will be proclaimed on October 19, 2021, replacing the Ontario Corporations Act  (the “OCA”).  Passed by Ontario Legislature back in 2010, the ONCA will come into force after numerous delays due […]

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Episode 12: COVID-19 mandatory vaccination – Issues related to employment

October 14, 2021 | Tracey M. Bailey, KC, Annie Alport, Stephen M. Torscher, Tari M. Hiebert

Morning Commute with Miller Thomson

What are some key elements that employers need to consider when rolling out a mandatory vaccination policy? Learn more from the newest episode of our podcast series on COVID-19 vaccines.

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Henderson v. Northbridge General Insurance Corporation, 2021 BCSC 1841: The duty to defend claims alleging intentional acts

October 14, 2021 | Karen L. Weslowski, Andrew Hefford

MT Insurance Law Blog

Introduction Recently, in the context of an alleged “shaken baby” claim, the Supreme Court of British Columbia considered whether an insurer had a duty to defend a claim against its insured arising from allegations framed in both negligence and assault.  […]

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Should the conditional sale vendor or lessor include the electric vehicle charging unit in the deal?

October 12, 2021 | Jennifer Babe

Financial Services & Restructuring Communiqué

Learn about the recent recognitions received by our Financial Services and Restructuring Group lawyers. Vehicles need fuel to operate. Until recently the fuel was usually a petroleum product. Conditional sale vendors and lessors of vehicles do not finance equipment to […]

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Quebec’s new privacy law (Bill 64) is here – Canadian businesses take note!

October 12, 2021 | David Krebs, Alexandre Ajami, Amanda Cutinha

MT Cybersecurity Blog

While federal attempts to modernize Canadian law, in the form of Bill C-11, is languishing in privacy purgatory, the province of Quebec has completed the first step of its journey to bring its law in close alignment with those of […]

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Bill 96 and its impact on immovable property registrations

October 8, 2021 | Steven Chaimberg, Stuart Chaimberg, Sylvie Marchand, Wendy P.S. Belisle

Real Estate Report

On May 13, 2021, the Quebec Government tabled An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec (“Bill 96”) in Quebec’s National Assembly. The purpose of Bill 96 is to “affirm that the only official language of Québec […]

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