Canada
Fasken
Recent developments in Artificial Intelligence ("AI") have brought the mainstream use of AI into our daily lives and daily work lives. While AI has been used by litigators for over a decade...
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently released a decision that will be welcomed by companies seeking to maintain privilege over the results of internal investigations.
Bennett Jones LLP
In ruling that the Ontario government is not required to turn over Cabinet mandate letters, the Supreme Court of Canada has adopted a broad and expansive view of Cabinet confidentiality.
Miller Thomson LLP
The Alberta Court of King's Bench decision in Alberta Drywall & Stucco Supply (Calgary) Inc v Alberta Drywall & Stucco Supply Inc, 2023 ABKB 696 [Alberta Drywall] provides clarity...
Gardiner Roberts LLP
A decision of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia has affirmed that it is not a breach of confidence for a director of a municipality to disclose confidential information to their own lawyer...
CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)
The relationship between past injuries and medical recovery in a prior accident and present accident is not a novel concept.
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Solicitor-client privilege is a cornerstone of our legal system. Not only is it a legal and civil right, it is also a principle of fundamental justice.
Fasken
In the recent decision of Ontario Securities Commission v Go-To Developments Holdings Inc et al, 2023 ONSC 5921 ("Go-To Developments"), the Court affirmed a receiver's...
Field LLP
In a personal injury matter, a dispute arose over the production of a plaintiff's independent medical examination records and reports from a prior action.
Bishop & McKenzie
In the recent decision of Law Society of Alberta v Higgerty, 2023 ABKB 499 ("Higgerty"), the Court of King's Bench of Alberta allowed for the appointment of a receiver and manager under the Judicature Act, RSA 2000...
Stewart McKelvey
The Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal has held that the Information and Privacy Commissioner for this province (the "Commissioner")...
Minden Gross LLP
Occasionally, litigants must obtain evidence from individuals that live in another country. This may be desirable or necessary where a witness...
WeirFoulds LLP
As if regulatory investigations were not challenging enough on their own, a host of issues emerge when they take place at the same time as a pending criminal prosecution based
Cassels
As the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution pushes ahead, some jurisdictions are putting the brakes on the use of AI in courtrooms.
Cassels
Foreign subpoenas or orders for discovery are not automatically enforceable in Canada. Accordingly, if a person in Canada does not voluntarily give evidence in a foreign proceeding...
Gardiner Roberts LLP
Courts in Canada and the United States often seek each other's assistance to gather evidence for use in local proceedings.
Lerners LLP
The Court of Appeal for Ontario recently confirmed the limited circumstances where solicitor-client privilege will be abrogated by a statutory provision.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Can you obtain the notes of a judge or adjudicator when alleging bias? This issue was recently addressed by the Divisional Court in the administrative context in Grogan v Ontario College of Teachers...
Gardiner Roberts LLP
The Plaintiff, Niu, was a well-known, Chinese-speaking, real estate agent in Oakville, Ontario, with a base of Chinese-speaking clientele.
Langlois Lawyers, LLP
Le 1er mai 2023, dans l'affaire Ontario (Auditor General) v. Laurentian University, la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario s'est fondée sur les enseignements de la Cour suprême du Canada dans Blood...