Civil Litigation
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April 07, 2025
B.C. court certifies class action over public guardian’s failure to secure benefits for children in care
The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a class action against the province's Public Guardian and Trustee (PGT), alleging that it was negligent and breached its fiduciary duty to children in care by failing to obtain no-cost federal and provincial education benefits for them.
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April 07, 2025
Proposed class action launched against Ford for vehicle transmission issues
A proposed class action has been filed against Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd. for operational issues in vehicles’ transmission.
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April 07, 2025
N.S. Mi’kmaw communities now allowed cannabis stores
Regulated retail cannabis stores will now be allowed to operate on Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaw reservations.
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April 07, 2025
A critique of Ontario’s Civil Rules review | Allan Rouben
Excessive cost and delay have become so endemic to our civil justice system that the authors of the Civil Rules Review consider that the only remaining solution is to redesign the rules “from the ground up.” The fault for this is placed squarely at the feet of lawyers who, aided and abetted by the existing rules, adopt a “maximalist” approach to documentary and oral discovery.
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April 07, 2025
Antisemitic incidents in Canada reached a record high in 2024, reports B’nai B’rith
B’nai B’rith Canada is reporting that incidents of antisemitism in Canada reached their highest level in 2024 since the Toronto-based Jewish service and advocacy organization began tracking such events in 1982.
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April 07, 2025
More on mental health and the practice of law | Gary S. Joseph
I want to get onboard with the movement to bring more attention to the problem of mental health issues in the profession. In my view, it is undeniable that the practice of law has become more stressful in my almost half century of practice.
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April 07, 2025
FEDERAL INCOME TAX - Business and property income - Expenses - Legal fees
Application by applicants for permission to appeal a court order affirming a review officer’s decision on the legal fee for tax planning advice related to a business sale.
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April 04, 2025
OHRC endorses statement on race-based health data, finds it aligns with Human Rights Code
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has announced that it is endorsing the Wellesley Institute’s Consensus Statement on Race-Based Data for Health, which calls on all levels of the health-care system, including governments, organizations and health-care providers, to collaborate “to strengthen their capacity for the collection, use and governance of race-based data to address inequities and advance health.”
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April 04, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal rejects SEC appeal over Mareva injunction variation
The B.C. Court of Appeal has denied the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permission to challenge a ruling that varied a Mareva injunction, allowing an individual ordered to pay over $11 million in a stock manipulation case to use frozen funds for legal and personal expenses.
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April 04, 2025
Proposed class action targets Bell, Sunwing, Air Canada, Montreal airport for delays due to outage
A proposed class action has been brought against discount airline Sunwing, the Montréal-Trudeau airport, Air Canada and Bell for a network outage that occurred at the airport on March 25, causing flight delays of nearly 24 hours.