In-House Counsel
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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
New settlement offer sent to Dalhousie Faculty Association amid university lockout
Bargaining between the Dalhousie board of governors and the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) has led the university to provide the DFA with a new settlement offer.
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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 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
Canada, Ontario privacy commissioners sign updated MOU to enhance information sharing
Ontario’s information and privacy commissioner and Canada’s privacy commissioner have signed an updated memorandum of understanding (MOU) to “enhance collaboration and information sharing between their offices.”
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September 10, 2025
New OBA president hopes to bring ‘more conversational experience’ to position
The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) has a new leader at its helm. Katy Commisso took over the top job from former president Kathryn Manning at the beginning of September after serving a term as the first vice-president of the OBA, which is the professional association for Ontario's lawyers, judges and law students. She will serve for the 2025-26 term. Commisso, a native of Burlington, Ont., said she did not grow up wanting to be a lawyer.
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September 10, 2025
Fatal Florida trucking accident involving illegal driver a warning for Canada
On Aug. 12, 2025, a tragedy on a Florida highway shook both the trucking industry and immigration policy in North America.
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September 10, 2025
Back to school, back to court? In-person interventions at the Supreme Court
The start of September always brings to mind back-to-school season. Freshly sharpened pencils, the changing of the leaves and cooler temperatures. Could this fall also bring interveners back into the Supreme Court of Canada courthouse?