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Vancouver Charter Dangerous Dog: No Conditional Order Available

by Johannes Schenk / On November 18, 2019 / In Litigation, Municipal Law

Source: 2019 BCCA 401 Santics v. Vancouver (City) Animal Control Officer The Vancouver Charter has provisions dealing with dangerous dogs. Note that is different than an aggressive dog and also different than the provisions dealing with dogs in the Community…

Director Liable for Worker Injury

by Johannes Schenk / On November 4, 2019 / In Employment Law, Labour Law, Litigation

A company director was liable for a worker's injury. Source:2019 ABCA 98 (CanLII) | CanLII In this Alberta case a company director was liable for a worker's injury, where that director had worked on the worksite. The director has failed…

Mr. Law Ordered not to Practice Law

by Johannes Schenk / On October 31, 2019 / In Litigation, Professional Discipline

Every once in a while you read a case that ... Source: 2019 BCSC 1830 Law Society of British Columbia v. Law The practice of law is restricted to lawyers. Mr. Law was prosecuting a slip and fall matter in…

Contempt of WCB Asbestos Abatement Orders: Six Weeks of House Arrest

by Johannes Schenk / On October 31, 2019 / In Employment Law, Labour Law, Litigation

Source: 2019 BCSC 1862 Workers’ Compensation Board of British Columbia v. Skylite Building Maintenance Ltd. The employer was found to be in contempt of WCB asbestos abatement orders. The conduct was, let's say, egregious. Jail time for civil contempt is…

Glen Abbey Golf Course is a Structure

by Johannes Schenk / On October 29, 2019 / In Litigation, Municipal Law

Source: 2019 ONCA 826 (CanLII) | CanLII At issue in this case is whether a golf course was a structure for purpose of determining which statutory mechanism would be applied in deciding a development outcome. So yes, in this case…

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