December 2009
Top Ten DUIs of the Decade
Check Points has the Top Ten DUIs for the Decade: * Academy Award nominee Nick Nolte was arrested in September 2002 when highway patrol pulled him over for erratic driving in Malibu. Nolte was described…
Female Ski Jumpers Refused Leave to Appeal
In what must feel like a complete let down only two months before the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, the Supreme Court of Canada has refused a leave of appeal by a group of female ski…
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Mental Disabilities Do Not Qualify for Parking
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Don’t ask, don’t think: The problem with schools in Muslim countries
Guest post by Soroush Seifi Originally published in the Toronto Star, May 21, 2006, D11 My name is Soroush. I was born in Iran 21 years ago and now reside in Toronto. I lived through…
Union Rights for Agricultural Workers in Ontario
Justicia for Migrant Workers and the Industrial Accidents Victims Group of Ontario Receive Intervener Status at Supreme Court of Canada: For the first time in Canadian legal history, arguments relating to the plight of Canada’s…
Those who “nip-tip†Asian anglers guilty on both sides of the border
In 2007, Chinese language media in Ontario began coverage about an interesting phenomenon: in and around popular Lake Simcoe fishing spots, reports of incidents where anglers of Asian decent were targeted for assault. Most commonly,…
Sponsored Post: Can You Supersize That!
The claims management market in the U.K. has seen a significant growth with an estimated fifteen hundred companies engaging in personal injury referral work. The total size of the market is approaching £300 million, which…
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Pay Equity: Did the Ignatieff Liberals Vote Against “a basic human right”?
Yesterday, Michael Ignatieff stated that pay equity is “a basic human right” and blasted the Conservatives who “[…] very clearly used their 2009 budget to impose their ideological opposition to pay equity for Canadian women.”…
The UK Extents Tax Amnesty
First posted on Commercial Law International December 7, 2009. In a very surprising move HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has extended it tax amnesty program – the New Disclosure Opportunity (NDO). The NDO was set…