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The Backside of a Truckstop: SCC to Rule on Balancing Competing Interests in Nuisance Cases

Posted in Construction and Real Estate, Torts, Transportation

The Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to appeal in Antrim Truck Centre Ltd. v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Ontario, a case that is expected to provide clarity about the law of nuisance, particularly in cases where the social utility of the defendant’s activity is arguably very high…. → Read More

SCC to Address Test for “Federal Undertakings” Under the Constitution

Posted in Communications, Constitutional, Labour and Employment, Transportation

When do parties qualify as federal transportation undertakings for purpose of s. 92(10) of the Constitution Act, 1867?  The Supreme Court of Canada will answer this question in the Tessier case, for which it recently granted leave to appeal. Decisions Below The appeal comes before the Supreme Court from the ruling of the Quebec Court of Appeal… → Read More