LINDA'S RECORD OF PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE: |
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2016
- Published Eden Cooking School Demonstrators' Recipes, First Edition, Toronto, on February 29 |
2012
- Began researching and presenting on health questions |
2010-2016
- Coordinated and demonstrated at the Eden Cooking School in Toronto |
2004
- Completed and mounted information providing web page
- Commenced lecturing on "The Colour Code" summer of 2004
- Conceived and organized WEBb's BNI Adventure Afternoon networking event
- Attained accreditation as certified Vegetarian Cooking School Instructor
- Director, Religious Liberties, Kingsview Village Church |
2003
- Director, Health and Temperance Department, Kingsview Village Church
- Revision of the Do You Know publication series
- Publication of "The Power of Personal Penmanship" in the BIG BOOK
- Received BNI's Master Networker Award |
2002
- Publication of "New Home Construction" why you need a lawyer, Toronto Business Times, June 2002
- Received BNI's MVP Award [Most Valuable Player] BNI Chapter Award of Excellence |
2001
- Director, Communications Department, and Church Clerk, Kingsview Village |
2000
- Trekked Antarctica and Easter Island and conclusion of the 7 Continents, 7 Oceans, Millennium around-the-world cruise and return to Toronto and law practice reinvigorated |
1999
- Commencement of travel sabbatical on the 7 Continents, 7 Oceans, Millennium around-the-world cruise |
1998
- Offered e-mail communication with clients
- Commenced feeding the homeless, religious liberties, and nursing home visitation programme |
1997
- Established new law in civil procedure in Lochwin v. Wasserman - see Explanatory Notes on Reported Cases 9, and the listing under Business Law, Corporate & Commercial, Trials and Civil Litigation |
1996
- Mounting of law practice's first web page |
1995
- Established new law in family law in Orzeck v. Orzeck, which clarifyies the parental obligation to pay child support to or for a child over the age of majority, who was not in communication with the parent - see Explanatory Notes on Reported Cases 10, and the listing under Family Law and Civil Litigation |
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Reported Cases
Areas of Law Considered in this case: Residential Tenancies - Landlord and Tenant - Appeals - Statutory Interpretation - Residential Tenancies Act
Re Koressis et al. and Turner et al. (1986) 54 O.R. (2d) 571; [1986] O.J. No. 287
In this residential tenancy appeal, under the Residential Tenancies Act, I represented the decision-maker, the Residential Tenancy Commission. My role was to state the case to be considered by the Divisional Court, and to assist the Court in understanding and interpreting the legislation governing the Commission's decision.
An appeal panel of the Residential Tenancies Commission imposed the burden of showing that the apartment building, which was the subject of whole building rent increase, was not exempt from rent control, on the tenants.
In Divisional Court this was corrected. The burden of showing that the apartment building, which was the subject of whole building rent increase, was not exempt from rent control, should have been imposed on the landlord.
Also, the appeal panel declined to deal with an estoppel argument. The Divisional Court stated that this was incorrect, as the estoppel argument arose on the facts before the appeal panel. The appeal panel should have reviewed the law on this argument, and then applied it to the facts before them.
In this instance, this case was sent back to the Commission, to be dealt with in accordance with the Court's reasons.
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