Real Estate
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December 03, 2025
Navigating continuing powers of attorney for property: Key dos and don’ts
In estate law, when a grantor becomes mentally incapable, a continuing power of attorney for property is the estate planning tool that enables a person (i.e., the attorney) to step into the shoes of the grantor and do everything the grantor could lawfully do, except make a will. An attorney for property owes a fiduciary duty to the grantor and must always act in his or her best interests.
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December 03, 2025
Success rate for injured applicants at Licence Appeal Tribunal continues to plummet
As a new associate chair with significant political connections is poised to take over, the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) is facing criticism over the plummeting success rate for people injured in auto accidents who are appealing decisions by insurance companies — a success rate that has dropped precipitously to only eight per cent.
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December 02, 2025
Miller Thomson adds Gavin Millan as partner
Gavin A. Millan has joined Miller Thomson as a partner in the firm’s corporate, M&A and securities group in Edmonton.
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November 27, 2025
Canada and Alberta sign memo of understanding on pipelines, natural resources development
In a move the Liberal government says will help make Canada an “energy superpower,” Ottawa and Alberta signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that the two governments agreed would facilitate the construction and expansion of pipelines, thus enabling Western Canada to produce and sell more oil and gas (including liquefied natural gas), as well as expand the development of renewable energy, critical minerals, and other resources that the world needs.
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November 27, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: AI sparks debate on legal industry's future
Canadian lawyers are somewhat split on the impact artificial intelligence will have on their industry, a new Law360 Canada survey shows. According to the 2025 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey — which marks Law360 Canada’s third deep dive into the feelings and thoughts that legal professionals have about their jobs — nearly half of respondents agreed that both the pros and cons of AI are sizable.
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November 27, 2025
Federal government and band council ordered to disclose financial records to band member
Upon discovering an alleged decline in a First Nation community trust fund from around $100 million to less than $9 million between 2013 and 2024, a band member formally requested financial disclosure from both the band council and the federal government to uncover the truth behind this significant issue.
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November 26, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: what lawyers really think about their profession
Find out what lawyers really think about their profession in Law360 Canada Pulse’s Lawyer Satisfaction Survey.
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November 26, 2025
RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES - Residential tenancy boards - Orders
Appeal by Heitner from decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court (Supreme Court) judge regarding judicial review applications. This appeal involved a dispute between a tenant and purchaser.
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November 25, 2025
Court grants church injunction in dispute over 30-day lease termination clause
The Ontario Court of Appeal has granted a church an injunction preventing its landlord from terminating its long-term lease until after an appeal concerning the validity of a 30-day termination clause is decided.
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November 25, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: lawyers grapple with stress amid financial strain, long hours
The legal profession is going through seismic change as it grapples with things like artificial intelligence, but one issue that has been around for centuries still remains — stress. According to the 2025 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey — which marks Law360 Canada’s third deep dive into the feelings and thoughts that legal professionals have about their jobs — 85 per cent of associates say they are at least sometimes stressed by their finances, along with 77 per cent of those at small firms.