July 17, 2026
Hicks Morley has added Courtney March as an associate in its Ottawa office.
July 17, 2026
Nova Scotia’s Court of Appeal has corrected a “bizarre” matter where a criminal court judge “unilaterally” altered a prohibition order in a sex crimes case — more than three years after the offender was sentenced through a joint submission.
July 17, 2026
In the second part of this two-part series, we will be discussing what irregularities in a will can cause the entire will to be invalid and if a mistake in a will can be detrimental to its validity.
July 17, 2026
A key principle of Quebec contract law is that for a contract to be validly formed, the parties’ consent must be free and enlightened. An error can sometimes vitiate that consent, giving the court grounds to step in, but not every error has that effect. As a rule, a party can’t get a contract annulled just because they later realized it wasn’t a good deal after all, or because they overestimated the economic returns of doing business with the other party.
July 17, 2026
Appeal by Pharmascience Inc. (Pharmascience) from a judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal which upheld a judgment of the Federal Court. Janssen Inc. and Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. (together, “Janssen”) filed a patent application in Canada for dosing regimens of an injectable formulation of paliperidone palmitate used to treat schizophrenia and related disorders.
July 17, 2026
Appeal by appellant from convictions for historical sexual abuse. The complainant alleged that the appellant, her uncle, sexually abused her between 1993 and 2002, beginning when she was nine years old. The complainant testified in detail to repeated abuse, including incidents at the appellant’s home and during outings.
July 16, 2026
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has announced that the six-month trend for housing starts was down in June as compared to May, saying the country is on track to build fewer homes this year than last as uncertainty, costs and soft demand continue to weigh on new construction.
July 16, 2026
The federal government has paused new applications under a program that allows Canadian citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their parents and grandparents for permanent residence, according to a July 15 release.
July 16, 2026
Canada is now the 79th signatory to the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, a groundbreaking treaty aimed at providing a legal basis for international cooperation in the fight against cybercrime.
July 16, 2026
The Federal Court has dismissed Dollarama’s motion to strike a proposed class action alleging it engaged in greenwashing contrary to the Competition Act. The court rejected arguments of res judicata despite a similar action in Quebec.