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.
The following discussion is intended to provide insurance intermediaries, both brokers and agents, with an overview of potential areas of liability in negligence.
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.
Electronic information disclosure obligations in civil litigation matters.
Supreme Court rules that unregistered PPSA interest trumps subsequent Bank Act security.
A summary of Bills introduced between November 27 and December 3 and the status of legislation introduced since the beginning of the 61st General Assembly, current to December 3, 2010.
A summary of Bills introduced between November 19 and November 26 and the status of legislation introduced since the beginning of the 61st General Assembly, current to November 26, 2010.
A summary of Bills introduced between November 12 and November 19 and the status of legislation introduced since the beginning of the 61st General Assembly, current to November 19, 2010.
A summary of Bills introduced between November 8 and November 12 and the status of legislation introduced since the beginning of the 61st General Assembly, current to November 12, 2010.
As of November 5, 2010, 10 Government Bills and 5 Private Members Bills have been introduced during this sitting of the House of Assembly.