July 21, 2026
The B.C. Supreme Court has declined to summarily resolve a dispute over whether a resort operator can charge neighbouring resort guests to access a suspension bridge under an easement, finding that more evidence about the circumstances surrounding the easement’s creation was needed before the court could decide the issue.
July 21, 2026
Joshua D. Sutherland (Awootaninaw) and Dan Fogarty are new partners at Aird & Berlis.
July 21, 2026
In a national class action alleging that 50 per cent of the defendants’ medical ear implants were defective, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has reduced the plaintiff’s requested costs due to mixed success.
July 21, 2026
Courts have the jurisdiction to remove counsel from the record in legal proceedings as lawyers are officers of the court and their conduct affects the administration of justice as a whole. However, disqualifying a lawyer from representing a party is an extreme remedy and often depends upon whether the public interest in preserving confidence in the administration of justice outweighs a litigant’s interest in retaining counsel of their choice.
July 21, 2026
This is an update to our previous article, “GST/HST/QST and trailing commissions: Key changes in the mutual fund industry.” In May 2026, the CRA issued an updated version of Notice 344 that replaces the February 2026 version.
July 21, 2026
The results of a recent study by an Ontario university and a non-profit organization have been published, and the conclusions are startling: the use of AI in family law disputes could produce legally accurate and fair outcomes at a fraction of the cost usually incurred — in most cases, in less than three minutes.
July 21, 2026
By now, the problem is well-known. In March, we reported in Law360 Canada that Canadian courts and tribunals had flagged fictitious case citations in more than 111 decisions, a number that has reached 186 as of early July. In a June article, we showed that the consequences for the people who file them are inconsistent. This article asks the third and final question: what are the courts and tribunals themselves doing about it?
July 21, 2026
Appeal by appellants of a liquidation order and cross-appeal by petitioners of the dismissal of the oppression claim. This matter arose from orders of a petition concerning Golden Spigot Pub Ltd. (company) and its ownership of the Six Mile Pub.
July 20, 2026
In a class action against Uber over employment classification, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed both parties’ motions to compel answers refused during discovery but allowed Uber leave to examine 10 additional class members.
July 20, 2026
Canada and Pakistan have agreed to expand trade and investment in critical minerals and mining services as they seek to accelerate negotiations toward a bilateral investment treaty, according to a joint statement released July 20.