Today we discuss the process by which the model national construction codes are revised and offer some suggestions as to how to participate in that process.
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Civil Justice Reform . . . eventually
Important civil justice reforms have been announced this week, and we question why some of them do not come into force until January 2010.
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Certainty prevails over fairness when applying limitations law
Before 2004, a person in Ontario who suffered a loss typically had six years within which to commence a civil lawsuit to seek compensation or recover damages for the loss. With the enactment of the Limitations Act, 2002 (“the Act”), the old six-year limitation period was reduced to two years for losses (or "claims") discovered
Environmental SWAT Team sweeps in on condos. Could you be next?
Yes, an Environmental SWAT Team does exist.
The City of Toronto began charging a fee on garbage collected at condominium and other mult-residential buildings on July 1, 2008. The basis for this fee, besides the promotion of recycling, likely stems from Regulation 103/94, a long ago enacted and historically dormant 1994 Regulation under the
Proposed apology law designed to reduce conflicts
The Government of Ontario recently introduced Bill 108 – "An Act respecting Apologies." 
According to the Attorney General’s news release, the Apology Act would, if passed:
- Allow individuals and organizations, such as hospitals and other public institutions (or condo corproations), to apologize for an accident or wrongdoing without fear of the apology being used