July 22, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a stay of a $24.5-million action concerning payments tied to Swedish tax losses recognized after a divestiture, ruling that an arbitral tribunal should decide its own jurisdiction where a non-signatory to an arbitration agreement has an arguable basis for relying on it.
July 22, 2026
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal and sent a lengthy personal injury trial back to the lower court which had labeled it a mistrial after the jury was discharged due to potentially prejudiced comments made by counsel.
July 22, 2026
Thomas J. Moran is a new partner at DLA Piper, based in the firm's Vancouver office.
July 22, 2026
Let’s be honest: the legal profession was never built with Black people in mind. While progress has been made, too many Black students still walk into law schools, courtrooms and boardrooms wondering if they truly belong. That’s exactly why mentorship is more than guidance; it's resistance.
July 22, 2026
“Coercive control” is rapidly becoming one of the defining concepts of modern Canadian family law. Courts must now expand their focus of family violence and must consider whether one party exerted coercive control over the other party during the relationship.
July 22, 2026
Jehanzeb Ali has joined Thomson Rogers LLP as an associate in its municipal, planning and expropriation law groups.
July 22, 2026
Nine provinces have agreed to a deal on interprovincial sales of alcohol they say will remove trade barriers and improve customer choice. The premiers of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador signed the “landmark” agreement July 21 that will allow direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales of alcoholic beverages between individual jurisdictions for personal use.
July 22, 2026
Upon receiving the Consolidated Practice Direction for Central East Region (the PD) from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, updated July 7, 2026, I actually read it, or at least all parts relating to family law. Without exaggeration, I was shocked to read paragraph 186 confirming that all short motions will be “heard” (my quotations) presumptively (their word not mine) in writing! However, parties and counsel are to be “available” (my quotations) on Zoom in case the presiding justice wishes to hear submissions. Counsel and parties will not be given entry into the Zoom unless the presiding justice deems it necessary. “Parties and counsel are not permitted to make oral submissions unless the judge permits.”
July 22, 2026
When business owners begin the process of selling their business, the execution of a letter of intent (LOI) is an integral moment. The LOI puts in writing the key terms for a definitive purchase agreement.
July 22, 2026
For decades, Canadian courts have struggled to find an effective remedy when police fail to meet their constitutional disclosure obligations. Adjournments reward delay. Excluding evidence may distort the truth-finding process. Allowing proceedings to remain entirely closed allows serious offenders to escape conviction. An overlooked alternative — a substantial costs award against the Crown — may ultimately prove to be the most effective means of encouraging proper police conduct while preserving the integrity of criminal trials.