The Complete Brief
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February 24, 2026
Court denies $5B class action over alleged drug price fixing
The Federal Court has denied the certification of a proposed class action seeking $5 billion in damages against pharmaceutical companies for allegedly conspiring to fix drug prices in Canada and the U.S. on an industry-wide basis.
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February 24, 2026
B.C. making ‘practical’ changes to civil forfeiture law, minister says
The B.C. government is saying amendments to provincial civil forfeiture legislation will increase its clarity and efficiency, but a lawyer says the changes will lead to privacy erosions and increased pressure on people who are being targeted under the law.
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February 24, 2026
Yukon high court explores ambiguity in lease agreements
A recent ruling out of Yukon grappled with the “concept of ambiguity” in lease agreements and ultimately established law around contractual interpretation, says the lawyer of a resident who argued the territory had granted him a “lifetime lease” on a piece of property.
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February 24, 2026
Globalization complexity: Foreign beneficiaries, foreign estate taxes
The Canadian family is becoming increasingly global. One aspect of this is that our children and other family members increasingly work in other countries, sometimes staying after post-secondary education at a foreign college or university, forming relationships, including marriage, having children and settling in their new home jurisdiction. Others immigrate to Canada, leaving relatives and friends in their country of origin.
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February 24, 2026
Privacy commissioner joins global call for ‘urgent regulatory attention’ on AI images
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, along with 60 global and domestic counterparts, has issued a joint statement addressing “serious concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) systems that generate realistic images and videos depicting identifiable individuals without their knowledge and consent.”
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February 24, 2026
Gwendolyn Point joins BCFNJC Elders Council
The B.C. First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) has welcomed Gwendolyn Point to its Elders and Knowledge Keepers Council.
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February 24, 2026
Kara Hill rejoins Harper Grey in health law role
Kara Hill has returned to Harper Grey LLP as counsel with the firm’s health law group.
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February 24, 2026
Federal Court of Appeal rules foreign continuance to bypass CCPC tax regime abusive
The Federal Court of Appeal has held that the general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) applies where a company re-registers outside Canada in order to avoid the anti-deferral tax regime for Canadian-controlled private corporations (CCPCs).
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February 24, 2026
Partial summary judgment after Kotsopoulos: Structural reset in Ontario civil procedure
The Court of Appeal’s decision in Kotsopoulos v. Toronto (City), 2026 ONCA 121 appears, at first glance, to be a routine municipal liability appeal. It is not. It is a procedural recalibration. The judgment reinforces that partial summary judgment is not merely a tactical device. It is an exception to the structural integrity of the trial process, and courts must guard that integrity carefully.
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February 24, 2026
CUSTODY, PARENTING, AND ACCESS - Custody and parenting time - Access
Appeal by mother from a case management order that dismissed her application. The application was for recusal of the case management judge (judge) on grounds of reasonable apprehension of bias and varied interim parenting arrangements. The parties married in 2010, separated in 2021, and had one child.