Last year, we tipped our hats to the brave souls who serve as condo directors. This year, we’re spotlighting the unsung heroes holding it all together with duct tape, diplomacy, and saintly patience: Property Managers. What Owners Don’t See Ask a condo resident what a property manager does, and you’ll likely hear “fixes stuff” or “answers…
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Paolo Biondi Photo credit: Gzen92, via Wikimedia Commons ——————————————- Abstract The June 2025 S.S. and Others v. Italy judgment marked a missed opportunity—and a cautionary tale. Although the applicants advanced a legally coherent theory grounded in SAR, SOLAS, UNCLOS, and Strasbourg precedent, their case depended on a weak factual matrix. As a result, the…
By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Last week, a federal judge in New York dismissed a lawsuit filed two-and-a-half years ago by then-former President Donald Trump against journalist Bob Woodward and his publisher, Simon & Schuster, over publication of The Trump Tapes: Bob Woodward’s Twenty Interviews with President Donald Trump. Trump v. Simon & Schuster, Inc.,…
If an employment contract contains language that purports to allow the employer to terminate an employee for cause- and such language contravenes Ontario’s Employment Standards Act– does it matter where such language appears within the contract? In Henderson v. Slavkin et al., 2022 ONSC 2964, Justice Carole J. Brown of the Ontario Superior Court of…
Print this article Towards Temporary Prolonged Protection? Dr Meltem Ineli Ciger, Associate Professor of International Law, Suleyman Demirel University The EU’s activation of the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) in March 2022 marked a historic response to the mass displacement caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The TPD was formally activated by Council Implementing Decision (EU)…
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It depends on the degree of human involvement to generate the Output. Copyright: Was human skill and judgment used to generate the Output? In Canada, copyright applies to a work where the author was, at the date of the creation of the work, a citizen or subject of, or a person ordinarily resident in,…
Constructive dismissal is a term that often surfaces in discussions about employee rights and workplace disputes. For employees in Ontario, understanding what constructive dismissal means is crucial—not just to protect their rights but also to ensure they are equipped to take the right steps if they face such a situation. This blog will provide a…
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Accidents involving government vehicles or property—like city buses, sanitation trucks, or neglected roadways—can lead to serious injuries. But filing a claim isn’t as simple as it would be with a private driver. In Westchester County and throughout New York, special legal rules apply when the at-fault party is a government entity. If you were hurt…
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Editor: Ana Salinas (Universidad de Málaga) 1. Message of the President Dear ESIL members, Summer vacations are nearly upon us, and we hope it will be a period conducive for reflection and some enjoyable time with your loved ones. In my previous Newsletters, I have noted a growing sense of what the Catania Research Forum called…
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THE U.S. SUPREME COURT City and County of San Francisco v. EPA (March 4, 2025)In the first major environmental decision by the Court in the 2024 Term, the Court’s analysis of the Clean Water Act concluded that there was no provision in the Act supporting the imposition by EPA of an ambiguous water quality standard….
