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EU court upholds cap-and-trade plan for aviation carbon emissions

On December 20, 2011, the European Court of Justice rejected arguments by U.S. and Canadian airlines that the E.U. cap-and-trade programs on flights to and from airports in Europe infringe on their national sovereignty and violate international aviation treaties. The court found that by choosing to operate to European airports, non-European airlines have submitted to […]

Airlines face all-in airfare advertising

The Government of Canada will proceed with regulations requiring airlines to include all surcharges, fees and taxes in their advertised prices. The new all-in airfare advertising regulations will apply to advertising in all media, including on the Internet, of prices for air services within, or originating in, Canada offered by both Canadian and foreign airlines. […]

Summary Judgment Motions – The Recent ONCA decision

The Court of Appeal for Ontario released its decision recently in Combined Air Mechanical Services Inc. v. Flesch, 2011 ONCA 764.

This decision was in fact an appeal decision in 5 different cases, heard together, where Summary Judgment under the “new” amended Rule 20 had been granted.

To hyperlink or not to hyperlink: SCC addresses defamation in hyperlinks in Crookes v. Newton

In the recent decision, Crookes v. Newton, the Supreme Court of Canada considered whether liability for defamation can ensue from hyperlinking to defamatory material. The court dismissed the appeal and found that Newton had not published defamatory content through hyperlinks. Justice Abella, writing for the majority consisting of six judges, stated the traditional rule used […]

The Ontario Court of Appeal

Murray Davison and Charles Painter will be appearing before  the Ontario Court of Appeal on November 10, 2011 representing the Town of  Milton and the Region of Halton on an appeal of a 2010 decision involving the  liability of municipalities for salting and clearing snow and ice from roads.

Air Transport Association of Canada

Clay Hunter will be attending the Air Transport Association  of Canada Annual General Meeting in Montreal from November 13 -15, 2011.