The Complete Brief
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April 23, 2026
Ontario Appeal Court nixes COVID-19 vaccine suit
Ontario’s top court has dismissed the case of a man arguing the federal government bore responsibility for the death of his son, who died 33 days after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.
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April 23, 2026
OPC sets high bar for anonymization
Organizations across Canada are increasingly turning to anonymization as a way to extract value from data while managing privacy risk. Done correctly, anonymization can place a dataset outside the reach of Canada’s private-sector privacy legislation, freeing organizations to use the data for analytics, product development and operational purposes without the obligations that would otherwise govern the handling of personal information.
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April 23, 2026
Farris welcomes Casey-Leigh Dangers as articling student
Farris LLP has added Casey-Leigh Dangers as an articling student, the British Columbia-based firm says.
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April 23, 2026
Jeanne Parent joins Langlois after articling with firm
Langlois has added Jeanne Parent to its litigation group in Quebec City following her articling with the firm.
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April 23, 2026
When the corporation takes the hit: What shareholders, directors need to know
In corporate structures, the company is its own legal person, with its own assets, liabilities and rights of action. That separation is what gives shareholders the benefit of limited liability, but it also means they cannot simply step into the corporation’s shoes when something goes wrong.
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April 23, 2026
Ontario introduces legislation to curb foreign farmland ownership, expand northern farming
Ontario has introduced legislation to restrict foreign acquisition of farmland and make it easier for farmers to lease or access arable land in northern Ontario, according to an April 22 release.
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April 23, 2026
B.C. sentencing decision pits victim safety against accused’s health issue
Sending individuals with mental health issues to prison rather than to specialized treatment facilities can yield several legal, punitive and societal outcomes.
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April 23, 2026
CIVIL EVIDENCE - Weight - Opinion evidence - Expert evidence
Appeal by Pederson from a jury verdict dismissing her negligence action against the respondents, Michel and Annie Forget (collectively, Forgets). The action arose after she slipped and fell on the wooden stairs inside their home. Liability was sharply contested.
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April 23, 2026
When March Madness meets trademark law: NCAA v. DraftKings
As the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments recently reached their most-watched stages, a legal contest has been simultaneously unfolding off the court. Shortly after the start of the 2026 college basketball tournaments, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana against DraftKings, one of the largest sports entertainment and online gaming operators in the United States.
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April 22, 2026
Court rejects set-off of HST in supplier insolvency case
The B.C. Court of Appeal has rejected a bid by a purchaser to rely on a contractual set-off clause to avoid paying HST where a supplier failed to remit the tax before becoming insolvent, confirming that the obligation to pay HST is owed to the Crown, not the supplier.