Civil Litigation
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September 12, 2025
Court declines to enforce jurisdiction clause, citing inseparability of claim from larger dispute
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has declined to enforce an Ontario forum selection clause, ruling that the issues in the relevant third-party claim were unextractable from those in an action already being heard in Nova Scotia.
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September 12, 2025
Brieanna Miklaucic joins Lenczner Slaght’s health law team
Lenczner Slaght has announced that Brieanna Miklaucic has joined the firm as counsel.
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September 12, 2025
New owner jurisprudence in section 45 proceedings: A fairer approach background
In a previous blog post, Section 45 proceedings and a Change in the Ownership of the Mark, we dealt with a decision of the Federal Court that considered the impact of the special circumstances exception in s. 45 proceedings where there has been a change in the ownership of the mark.
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September 12, 2025
When courts intervene in non-profit sports organizations: Delfino v. Intercounty Baseball League
Sitting on a blanket on the slopes of Toronto’s Christie Pits Park to watch the Toronto Maple Leafs take on one of their rivals is an old-fashioned pleasure. But even semi-professional baseball teams operate in a complex corporate environment, and it is inevitable that there will be disputes that the league and its teams cannot amicably resolve.
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September 12, 2025
Lavery adds 3 lawyers to Montreal, Quebec City offices
Lavery has announced the arrival of three new lawyers at its Montreal and Quebec City offices: Jean-Philippe Abraham, Angelo Mandeville-Sacco and Sophie Poirier.
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September 11, 2025
Court bars landlord using tenant operating expenses to defend against tenants’ action
The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled that a landlord breached the terms of a 99-year lease by charging tenants over $530,000 for legal fees it incurred defending against litigation brought by certain tenants.
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September 11, 2025
Claims process for $500M Loblaw, Weston bread price-fixing class action settlement now open
The law firms Strosberg Wingfield Sasso LLP and Orr Taylor LLP have opened the claims process for a $500‑million settlement with George Weston Ltd. and Loblaw Companies Ltd., which resolves claims that the companies took part in industry-wide bread price-fixing in 2020 and 2021.
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September 11, 2025
Time to embrace change: Civil justice reform
A fair, accessible, efficient and affordable civil justice system is a critical component of any thriving democracy and economy. The civil justice system in Ontario no longer fulfills its important purpose of resolving disputes of behalf of people, businesses and governments in a just and fair way.
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September 11, 2025
When caregiver of an incapable elderly person goes ‘rogue’
Lawyers dealing with elder issues face an uncomfortable dynamic when those responsible for seniors take advantage.
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September 10, 2025
Plaintiff’s family protection policy liable before defendant’s umbrella policy: court
The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that once a vehicle owner’s $300,000 auto liability policy, which covered her daughter’s at-fault driving, was exhausted, the plaintiff’s family protection endorsement had to respond to the damages claim before the owner’s $1-million personal umbrella liability policy (PLUP).