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Taking The Mystery Out Of Converting Old Court File Numbers

Each time a new matter is commenced with the Superior Court of Justice ("SCJ"), you are provided with a unique court file number.

Canada Litigation

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Casey & Moss LLP

The Silent Crisis: Elder Neglect And The Legal System's Role In Change

As Canada's population ages, the silent crisis unfolding in elder care has become impossible to ignore. With the rapid growth of our senior population, we are facing a tidal wave of complex legal, medical...

Canada Litigation

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Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

Votre convention d'arbitrage est-elle exécutoire en temps de crise? Guide à l'intention des chefs d'entreprise suite à l'affaire Petrowest

Lorsque la Cour suprême du Canada a rendu sa décision phare dans l'affaire Peace River Hydro Partners c. Petrowest Corp., 2022 CSC 41 (« Petrowest »)...

Canada Litigation

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Miller Thomson LLP

Involved In A Motor Vehicle Accident In Ontario? Here's What You Need To Know – Understanding The Difference Between A Tort Claim And An Accident Benefits Claim

If you've been injured in a motor vehicle accident in Ontario, you're not alone — and it's normal to feel unsure about what to do next.

Canada Litigation

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Soloway Wright

The Court Holds That The Duty To Defend Is Not A Bridge Too Far

Canada Litigation

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Court Of Appeal Clarifies Limits To Ontario Securities Commission's Summons Power

Canada Litigation

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Causation In Sexual Abuse Claims - The Litigator - Fall 2025

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

Ontario Courts Embrace Arbitration: What BizTech Means For Public Law Disputes

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Commercial Litigation Insights: Don't Hide Behind The Messenger – ONCA Upholds Judgment Despite Intermediary Conveying Fraudster's False Messages

Canada Litigation

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WeirFoulds LLP

Seller Beware Of Provision In APS That Includes HST As Part Of Purchase Price (Miculinic Investment Corp. v. 2303515 Ontario Inc.)

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Do I Still Have A Claim? Continuous Contract Breaches And Rolling Limitation Periods

Canada Litigation

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 10 – 14, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

The Architecture Gap In Canada's Tax Dispute System

Canada Litigation

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Counter Tax Litigators

It's Time To Switch Over To Snow Tires

Canada Litigation

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Statute-Barred Years For GST/HST Returns: When The CRA Can Reassess And How To Protect Your Rights

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

2025 Federal Budget Tax Highlights

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Crowe MacKay LLP

Budget 2025: Federal Government Proposes Changes To Veterans And RCMP Medical Cannabis Benefits

Canada Cannabis

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Cassels

Webinar: The End Of The Billable Hour? Building Cost Certainty With Procido's Fixed Annual Fee Model

Canada Law Practice

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Procido LLP

When CRA Denies Penalty Relief In Major Non-Compliance Cases: Offshore Income And Aggressive Tax Shelters (2020–2025)

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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Disclosure & Electronic Discovery & Privilege

Tax Court Rejects The CRA's Attempt To Obtain Documents Protected By Solicitor-Client Privilege: Stack v The King, 2024 TCC 137

In Stack v The King, 2024 TCC 137, the Tax Court of Canada blocked the Canada Revenue Agency's attempt to obtain various documents, including an email record, that were protected by solicitor-client privilege.

Canada Litigation

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Selective Disclosure = Full Exposure: BC Court Expands Privilege Waiver In Coverage Case

The Insurer's ‘liberal' approach to document production opened the door to wider waiver of privilege in Pacific Sands Beach Resort v. Co-Operators General Insurance Company, 2025 BCSC 858.

Canada Litigation

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

AI Notetaking In The Legal And Business Context: Does It Risk Confidentiality Or Privilege?

As businesses modernize, many are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) tools to increase productivity and lower costs. One such tool is AI notetaking—automated meeting transcriptions...

Canada Technology

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Bennett Jones LLP

Be Careful What You Waive: Partial Disclosure Of Privileged Documents Can Create Unintended Consequences

Canada Insurance

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MLT Aikins LLP

Sexual Abuse Survivors Beware — The Defamation Risk

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

Protecting Privilege In Privacy Breach Investigations: 2025 Privacy Breach Insights – Part 4

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Lawyer Did Not Breach Privilege By Disclosing Confidential Email To Former Clients' Trustee In Bankruptcy (Milot Law v. Sittler)

Canada Insolvency

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Defamation In Academia: A Legal And Practical Limit On Academic Freedom

Worldwide Litigation

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WeirFoulds LLP

Estate Administration And The Issue Of Privilege

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Lindsay Kenney LLP

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Back To Basics | International Arbitration: Choosing And Using Arbitration

Arbitration offers an alternative to litigation in national courts and is a popular means of resolving both domestic and international disputes. The end product in arbitration is the "award", which is final and binding...

Canada Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Votre convention d'arbitrage est-elle exécutoire en temps de crise? Guide à l'intention des chefs d'entreprise suite à l'affaire Petrowest

Lorsque la Cour suprême du Canada a rendu sa décision phare dans l'affaire Peace River Hydro Partners c. Petrowest Corp., 2022 CSC 41 (« Petrowest »)...

Canada Litigation

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Miller Thomson LLP

Causation In Sexual Abuse Claims - The Litigator - Fall 2025

"Causation is a tricky and often misunderstood area in the civil sexual abuse context. We have distinct rules that apply to causation for liability and causation for damages.

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

Ontario Courts Embrace Arbitration: What BizTech Means For Public Law Disputes

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The Architecture Gap In Canada's Tax Dispute System

Canada Litigation

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Counter Tax Litigators

Leçons du Royaume Uni : Réformes possibles des responsabilités des banques canadiennes en matière de prévention de la fraude

Canada Criminal

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Principe de compensation équitable et doctrine des mains propres : qu'est-ce que la plus récente décision de la Cour d'appel de l'Alberta signifie pour les réclamations en construction

Canada Real Estate

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Miller Thomson LLP

Tax Court Reprimands CRA With Gross-Negligence Penalties And Procedural Misconduct: Choptiany Et Al. v. The King (2022 TCC 112)

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Ontario Court Confirms Limited Potential Appeal Rights From "Final And Binding" Arbitral Awards

Canada Litigation

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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Court Procedure

Motions To Strike In Ontario: A Narrow Tool, Often Overused

Litigants are often confronted with pleadings that appear to have no real prospect of success.

Canada Commercial

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Gowling WLG

It's The Final Countdown! The Basic And Ultimate Limitation Periods

Considering litigation? If so, don't wait too long, because the clock is ticking, and you might run out of time sooner than you think.

Canada Litigation

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Lesperance Mendes Lawyers

Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 27 – 31, 2025)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of October 27, 2025.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 20 – 24, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 13 – 17, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 6 – 10, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 29 – October 3, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

No Offer, Big Costs: ONCA Upholds $300K Costs Award On $15K Damages

Canada Litigation

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SBA Lawyers LLP

Updated Proposals For Changes To Ontario's Rules Of Civil Procedure Are Coming

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

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Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

What Are We Waiting For? A Cautionary Endorsement On Timing, Process, And Priority Of Lien Claims Caught In An Insolvency

In a recent endorsement concerning lien claims in receivership proceedings, the court offers a nuanced and pragmatic message for construction stakeholders, insolvency practitioners, and receivers.

Canada Insolvency

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WeirFoulds LLP

Conflit d'intérêts dans l'administration d'une succession : ce que l'affaire Virdi Estate (Re) enseigne aux exécuteurs testamentaires

Lorsque dynamique familiale et administration de succession s'entrechoquent, les conséquences peuvent être complexes, tant sur le plan émotionnel que juridique.

Canada Litigation

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Miller Thomson LLP

Here's The Drill: R. v. Sudbury Wrap-Up: Essential Takeaways For Construction Stakeholders

The Ontario Court of Appeal has recently issued what appears to be a final decision in the R. v. Sudbury saga; an important line of cases shaping how industry stakeholders understand their health and safety obligations on construction projects in Ontario

Canada Litigation

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WeirFoulds LLP

Due Diligence Delivered: The End Of The Saga For R V Greater Sudbury (City)

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Class Action And Mass Torts Are Effective Tools In Personal Injury Cases

Canada Litigation

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Learning From Losing: Debriefing Under The Public Procurement Act

Canada Government

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Cox & Palmer

New, Complex Rules For Public Sector Gifts, Hospitality, And Entertainment Coming July 1st

Canada Media & IT

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Fasken

AODA: Meeting Design Of Public Spaces Accessibility Standards During Reconstruction – Part 1

Canada Litigation

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Miller Thomson LLP

Navigating Through eDiscovery Challenges In The Hybrid Workplace

Canada Compliance

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Ricoh Canada

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Latest Videos

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Jan Marin Featured On The Inside Medical Malpractice Podcast

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Marco P. Falco Featured In Coffee With Convery Podcast

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Torkin Manes LLP

International Rescue – What You Can Do If Global Supply Chains Break Down (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Class Actions In Canada: Hot Topics Shaping Tech Litigation (Video)

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Fasken

Les actions collectives au Canada : les sujets d'actualité qui façonnent les litiges dans le secteur des technologies (Video)

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Fasken (French)

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