The WSIB must prove that a worker intended to obtain WSIB benefits to which he or she was not entitled, when it charges a worker with “wilfully failing to inform the Board of a material change”, the Ontario Court of Appeal has decided. The WSIB prosecuted three workers, who were receiving WSIB benefits, for failing…
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The Federal Circuit made waves in the obviousness-type double patenting pool last summer with its decision in In re: Cellect, LLC, holding that unlike patent term-extended patents, the life of patent term-adjusted patents can be cut short by obviousness-type double patenting. Nos. 2022-1293, 2022-1294, 2022-1295, 2022-1296 (Fed. Cir. August 28, 2023). The outcome of the…
Summer is a time where most things slow down. School is out, vacations are plentiful, and the days are longer. What does not slow down is the housing market. With that inevitably comes evictions. A landlord who wants to regain possession of a leased property by evicting a tenant should remember these five procedures. Be…
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1. Introduction The admissibility of actions for annulment lodged by the private applicants remains, to this day, one of the most problematic issues in EU law. According to Article 263(4) TFEU, any natural or legal person can seek the annulment of an EU act addressed to that person, or of a legislative act that is…
The July 2017 Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) purchase contract has 10 major changes. I posted a long blog and podcast about these changes recently, but sometimes a quick guide is helpful. Below are the three most important changes from your perspective as a seller: Permits, Dower Rights, and Vacant Possession. 1. Permits As…
Animal Justice is working with organizations from Canada and the US to oppose two proposed North Dakota mega-dairy operations. Together, these facilities would confine 37,500 cows and could cause massive amounts of pollution in Manitoba. This would put the Red River and Lake Winnipeg at serious risk. Lake Winnipeg, in particular, will suffer…
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Walking through a parking garage should be a routine task, but when lighting is inadequate, it can quickly become dangerous. Poor lighting makes it difficult to see steps, uneven pavement, wet spots, or other hazards, and serious falls often result. In Westchester County, these types of accidents may give rise to a premises liability claim,…
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In July, a bill that would have weakened Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies led to an outbreak of protests. Maryna Rabinovych and Kostiantyn Fedorenko write that while the crisis was swiftly resolved, it highlighted clear lessons for the EU. For nearly two decades, building effective anti-corruption institutions has been central to EU-Ukraine dialogue and a recurring EU…
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Chiara Favilli (University of Florence) and Luisa Marin (University of Insubria/ EUI) Photo credit: Presidenza della Republica, via Wikimedia Commons 1. Introduction: a long-awaited judgement full of implications for the EU asylum system On the 1st of August 2025, the long-awaited Alace and Canpelli judgment was released, providing interpretation to the…
