Civil Litigation

Court finds request for audited statements time-barred despite company never providing them

The Ontario Court of Appeal has found that the demand by a shareholder to request audited financial statements from a corporation dating back over a decade is time-barred by two years, despite the company never having complied with the obligation to provide audited statements.

B.C. top court orders new trial in contractual dispute, finding trial errors on mitigation, damages

The B.C. Court of Appeal has set aside a ruling that denied an equipment maker a set-off for costs and lost profits in a dispute over partial payments for a manufacturing contract repudiated by the buyer.

Even in civil cases, court is no place for chickens

Court finds foreign service union did not adequately consider grievance on children’s education

The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a decision by the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board, finding that the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers failed to adequately consider a grievance related to an education allowance for a member’s stepdaughters, thereby breaching its duty of fair representation.

Adina Georgescu joins BLG as partner in EMER group

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) has announced that Adina Georgescu has joined the firm at its Montreal office as partner in its environmental, municipal, expropriation and regulatory (EMER) group.

Hicks Morley adds 6 new associates

Hicks Morley has welcomed six new associates to its Toronto office. According to the firm’s announcement, the lawyers include:

‘Denial of Green’ in arbitration: Missed opportunity in Vento Motorcycles v. Mexico

The appellate decision in Vento Motorcycles, Inc. v. United Mexican States, 2025 ONCA 82 (Vento) raises important questions about environmental sustainability in international arbitration.

Ontario court approves $901M fees for Quebec class counsel in landmark tobacco settlement

In a landmark ruling, an Ontario judge approved $901 million in fees to Quebec class action lawyers who secured a $4.1-billion settlement from tobacco companies for Quebec residents who were addicted to nicotine and suffered from smoking-related diseases.

Calgary lawyer disbarred for spying on judge; civil liberties group cries foul

A national civil liberties group is accusing Alberta’s law society of using “a vindictive and petty abuse of process” to disbar the group’s president, who landed in hot water for hiring a private investigator to spy on a senior judge in another province.

Court dismisses real estate appeal for abuse of process

The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a building company, finding that the claim sought to bring an action against a seller for conduct in previous litigation, which amounted to an abuse of process.