by Ryland MacDonald | Oct 28, 2024 | Human Rights
A Quick Guide to Dismissing Frivolous Human Rights Complaints Brought Against Condo Boards and Property Managers. It is trite to say, but condo board members deal with a lot of complaints. Occasionally, these complaints become the subject of an Application before the...
by Ryland MacDonald | Jun 6, 2024 | Emerging Issues
On May 20, 2024, the Autonomous Vehicle Act (“AV Act”) was enacted in the United Kingdom marking a transformative moment in the regulatory landscape for transportation as it is the first of its kind in any advanced country. As autonomous vehicles (AVs) prepare to take...
by Ryland MacDonald | Mar 4, 2024 | WSIB
In the recent WSIAT case of Decision No. 1462/23, the Tribunal had to consider whether the respondent could avail himself of the “executive officer exception” in a Right To Sue Application arising from an action commenced by the respondent with respect to injuries he...
by Ryland MacDonald | May 1, 2023 | WSIB
In a recent Right to Sue Application (Decision No. 229/23), the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal addressed a potential grey area in the legislation that appeared to arise when applying the exception under section 28(4) of the Workplace Safety Insurance...
by Ryland MacDonald | Oct 12, 2022 | Emerging Issues
In 2016, automobile manufacturers predicted that autonomous vehicles (“AVs”) would hit the road for wide consumer use as early as 2021. It is now 2022 and human operated vehicles still rule the road. Although the reasons for delay are not particularly clear, it is...