Bill C-36 – Act Regarding the Safety of Consumer
Products ("Bill C-36")
With Bill C-361, introduced in the House of Commons
by the federal Minister of Health, the Honorable Leona Aglukkaq,
the Federal government proposes tougher rules and new enforcement
tools to foster consumer product safety.
Imposed Product Recalls
Among other means at its disposal, Health Canada will now have
the authority to order the recall of hazardous consumer
products2. Currently, it is up to the industry to
voluntarily recall products as the government can only suggest the
withdrawal of products from the market....
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In the absence of specific legislative limitations, a MAS Review Panel has the power to make a decision based on the information before it and give weight to that information in accordance with clinical judgment. The plaintiff sought judicial relief pursuant to Section 69 of the Supreme Court Act 1970 of a
decision made by the MAS Review Panel.
A New York state appellate court has ruled that a contract clause calling for arbitration "in accordance with the commercial "rules" of the American Arbitration Association" is insufficient to provide that the arbitration will be "administered" by the AAA. The
The appeal in King v. Director of the Serious Fraud Office [2009] UKHL 17, concerned the scope of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005 (SI 2005/3181) (‘the Statutory Instrument’), which enables the Crown Court to make a restraint order at the request of a foreign state.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has issued an opinion that relieves plaintiffs in securities litigation from making any showing of loss or materiality at the class certification stage.
On June 22, 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") issued an Administrator's Interpretation publication that broadly defined who may be in loco parentis to a "son or daughter" for purposes of the FMLA.
Inspectors general may soon have broader investigative power. Congress is considering enacting the Inspector General Authority Improvement Act of 2010, which would give inspectors general the authority to subpoena nonfederally employed witnesses under some circumstances.
The NSW Attorney-General has this month announced plans to introduce new class action laws which will give the NSW Supreme Court the power to order that unclaimed damages awarded in class actions be paid to a public interest beneficiary which is not a party to, or represented in, the proceedings.
An occupier of commercial premises owes a duty to take reasonable care to avoid a foreseeable risk of injury to a lawful entrant who is using reasonable care for his or her own safety.
