May 20, 2011

Nova Scotia Legislative Report – Spring Sitting May 20

The spring sitting of the 3rd session of the 61st General Assembly of the Nova Scotia Legislature began on March 31, 2011. This is a summary of the status of all bills introduced during this sitting of the Legislature.

May 13, 2011

Nova Scotia Legislative Report – Spring Sitting May 13

The spring sitting of the 3rd session of the 61st General Assembly of the Nova Scotia Legislature began on March 31, 2011. As of May 13, 28 Government Bills, 33 Private Members Bills and 3 Private and Local Bills have been introduced during this sitting of the House of Assembly. Click to see the Bills introduced between May 9 and May 13, 2011.

May 9, 2011

Nova Scotia Legislative Report – Spring Sitting May 6

The spring sitting of the 3rd session of the 61st General Assembly of the Nova Scotia Legislature began on March 31, 2011. As of May 6, 27 Government Bills, 30 Private Members Bills and 3 Private and Local Bills have been introduced during this sitting of the House of Assembly.

April 29, 2011

Nova Scotia Legislative Report – Spring Sitting April 29

The spring sitting of the 3rd session of the 61st General Assembly of the Nova Scotia Legislature began on March 31, 2011. As of April 15, 18 Government Bills, 25 Private Members Bills and 3 Private and Local Bills have been introduced during this sitting of the House of Assembly. Here is a summary of those Bills introduced between April 25 and April 29, 2011.

April 21, 2011

Nova Scotia Legislative Report – Spring Sitting April 21

The spring sitting of the 3rd session of the 61st General Assembly of the Nova Scotia Legislature began on March 31, 2011. As of April 21, 14 Government Bills, 21 Private Members Bills and 3 Private and Local Bills have been introduced during this sitting of the House of Assembly.

April 18, 2011

Anton Piller Orders

What will likely happen should your Company or workplace be served with an Anton Piller order, also known as an evidence preservation order or a civil search warrant?

April 15, 2011

Nova Scotia Legislative Report – Spring Sitting April 15

The spring sitting of the 3rd session of the 61st General Assembly of the Nova Scotia Legislature began on March 31. Click to view a summary of the Bills introduced between April 11 and April 15.

April 8, 2011

Nova Scotia Legislative Report – Spring Sitting April 8

The spring sitting of the 3rd session of the 61st General Assembly of the Nova Scotia Legislature began on March 31, 2011. As of April 8, 2011, 4 Government Bills, and 12 Private Members Bills have been introduced during this sitting of the House of Assembly. Here is a summary of those Bills introduced between March 31 and April 8.

March 1, 2011

Insurance Intermediaries: Fulfilling the role of an Insurance Expert

The following discussion is intended to provide insurance intermediaries, both brokers and agents, with an overview of potential areas of liability in negligence.

February 23, 2011

Disclosure of Mortgage Information to Third Party Creditors

On January 6, 2011, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Citi Cards Canada Inc. v. Charles Pleasance, The Canada Trust Company and The Toronto-Dominion Bank, 2011 ONCA 3 (“Citi Cards”) confirming that financial institutions are bound by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, S.C. 2000, c. 5 (“PIPEDA”) and cannot disclose personal information (e.g., mortgage statements) about a customer without the customer’s consent, unless an exception in PIPEDA applies.