Civil Law

SALT trivia – February 21, 2024

Calling all trivia fans! Don’t miss out on a chance to show off your SALT knowledge!

We will award prizes for the smartest (and fastest) participants.

This week’s question: Which state’s House recently proposed a bill that would limit property taxes on machinery used to manufacture critical materials?

E-mail your response to SALTonline@eversheds-sutherland.com.

The prize for the first response to today’s question is a $ 25 UBER Eats gift card. This week’s answer will be included in our SALT Shaker Weekly … Read the rest

Civil Law

COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (January 29 – February 5)

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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of January 29, 2024.

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Congratulations to Blaneys’ own Anthony Gatensby and Kathleen Lefebvre who were successful in responding to an appeal about whether a commercial landlord’s insurer was permitted to bring a subrogated claim against its tenant for negligence in causing a fire. The Court affirmed

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Supreme Court

The morning read for Thursday, February 1

The morning read for Thursday, February 1

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read:

  • Colorado secretary of state urges Supreme Court to keep Trump off the ballot (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
  • Challenge to attorney bias rule heads to US Supreme Court (David Thomas, Reuters) 
  • Trump’s critics hope that Antonin Scalia can sway the Supreme Court in 14th Amendment fight (John Fritze, CNN)
  • Greg Abbott Poised to Triumph in
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Civil Law

COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (FEBRUARY 28, 2022 – MARCH 4, 2022)

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Good afternoon.

Following are this week’s summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of February 28, 2022.

In Gefen Estate v. Gefen, an estates case, the Court reiterated that while the quality of evidence may vary depending on a claim, the civil standard of proof will always remain the same: proof on a balance of probabilities. The issues canvassed … Read the rest

Civil Law

Russia, Ukraine: Update as of the Evening of February 24

This UPDATED post summarizes the situation as of late evening on Thursday, February 24, concerning current U.S. sanctions and export restrictions related to Russia and Ukraine. This supplements our post of late evening on Wednesday, February 23, which is available here.

As of late evening on Thursday, February 24, OFAC has taken the following additional actions, as follows:

Multiple additional banks were designated as SDNs.  Most prominently, OFAC designated VTB Bank Public Joint Stock Company (VTB Bank), which is … Read the rest

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Climate change and immigration policies headline February argument calendar

Climate change and immigration policies headline February argument calendar

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In an argument calendar released on Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear oral arguments in seven cases over five days. The justices will tackle a wide range of issues, from the Environmental Protection Authority’s power to regulate greenhouse gases to an effort by a group of states to defend a controversial Trump-era immigration policy known as the “public charge” rule after the Biden administration declined to do so.

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