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Solicitor-client Privilege Can Be Lost!

The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that solicitor-client privilege can be implicitly waived when a party's pleadings rely on their understanding of their legal position...

Canada Litigation

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Millar Kreklewetz

Law Firm Not Disqualified From Acting Against Former Executive Of Corporate Client (Piikani Nation v McMullen)

Due to their duty of loyalty, lawyers may not act in matters which are adverse to current clients. The duty of loyalty generally extends to matters which are adverse to former clients if there is the potential...

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Better Evidence, Better Decisions: Key Takeaways From CLUC Education & Social Day 2026

Lenczner Slaght is a leading Canadian litigation firm that specializes in distilling complicated legal concepts into sharp, winning arguments.

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Privilege At Risk: How Pleading Lack Of Legal Understanding Can Backfire

What happens when a party claims it misunderstood the legal consequences of a contract, but had in fact obtained legal advice at the time it was executed? The short answer is that it can result in a complete loss...

Canada Litigation

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Protéger le privilège dans les enquêtes sur les incidents de confidentialité: Perspectives 2026 sur les incidents de confidentialité – Partie 4

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Be Careful What You Plead For: Ontario Court Of Appeal Clarifies When Solicitor-client Privilege Has Been Waived

Canada Litigation

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Torys LLP

US v Heppner’s Lessons For Canada: AI Use, Confidentiality And IP Exposure

Canada Technology

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Bennett Jones LLP

Vérification De Prix De Transfert : Guide Sur Le Prix De Transfert 2026 - Partie 2

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Intensification des vérifications de l'ARC : ce qu'il faut savoir sur le nouvel avis de non-conformité

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 3 – 7, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

AI Notetaking In The Boardroom

Canada Technology

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Bennett Jones LLP

A Trustee's Obligation To Produce Trust Files: A Review Of (Re) Yurkiw Estate

Canada Commercial

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Clark Wilson LLP

Beyond Succession: What Happens When Workplace Investigations Hit Home (Podcast)

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

Securing The Modern Enterprise

Canada Commercial

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RSM Canada

New Principles For AI Use In Ontario

Canada Technology

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Miller Thomson LLP

A Practical Guide For Business Owners Expanding Or Relocating To Ontario, Canada (Video)

Canada Commercial

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Lerners LLP

Why Tax Lawyers Have A Secret Weapon Against The CRA & Accountants Don’t: Solicitor-Client Privilege And The Limits Of CRA Audit Powers In Minister Of National Revenue v. KPMG Canada LLP

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Crypto Tax Reporting: Canada vs. U.S. (2026); CRA Digital Asset Rules Compared To IRS Form 1099-DA Reporting

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

A Recent Arbitration Decision Confirms That Gossip By Management Can Lead To Employer Liability

Canada Employment

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Soloway Wright

Great Hill Clauses: Private M&A Meets Solicitor-Client Privilege

Deal terms in private M&A are constantly evolving. An example is the "Great Hill clause", the subject of the recent ruling in Ellis Packaging and one of the new deal points...

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

The Voting Rights Of Non-Voting Shareholders – An Oxymoron?

An Ontario business corporation must be authorized to issue at least one class of shares and if the corporation's articles authorize more than one class of shares...

Canada Commercial

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Pallett Valo LLP

Payments And Privilege (Solicitor-Client): Producing Lawyer's Trust LedgersSakab Saudi Holding Company Et Al. v. Saad Khalid S. Al Jabri Et Al., 2024 ONSC 1601

Lawyer-client administrative information, including payments into and out of trust accounts, is presumptively and rebuttably privileged.

Canada Litigation

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Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

Accounting During Estate Litigation: The Role Of Solicitor-Client Privilege

In Ontario, every estate trustee is obligated to keep accurate records of estate transactions under rule 74.17 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, RRO 1990, Reg 194.

Canada Accounting

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Hull & Hull LLP

The CRA's Proposed New Audit Powers: More Discretion, More Time To Reassess, Less Judicial Oversight

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Investigation Checklist

Canada Criminal

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DLA Piper

The Precarious Nature Of Investigation Records

Canada Litigation

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McLennan Ross LLP

Dimensions Of Privilege Law In Commercial Litigation

Canada Commercial

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Special Considerations In Multi-Jurisdictional Investigations - Focus On Investigations: Part 7

Canada Criminal

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DLA Piper

Comply With Demands By Regulators And "Waive" Goodbye To Privilege? New Alberta Guidance On Scope Of Regulatory Requests

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Privilège dans le cadre d'enquêtes menées en milieu de travail : le « spectre de la divulgation forcée »

Canada Employment

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Dentons Canada LLP

Privilege In Workplace Investigations: The "Spectre Of Compelled Disclosure"

Canada Employment

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Dentons Canada LLP

Maintaining Privilege In Internal Investigations

Canada Commercial

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DLA Piper

What Happens In The Special Committee, Stays There: Ontario Court Upholds Confidentiality Of Special Committee Reports Amid Shareholder Litigation

Canada Litigation

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Pallett Valo LLP

Privilège dans le cadre d'enquêtes menées en milieu de travail : le « spectre de la divulgation forcée »

Un tribunal de l'Alberta a récemment ordonné que les renseignements recueillis et le dossier compilé par le conseiller en ressources...

Canada Employment

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Dentons Canada LLP

Privilege In Workplace Investigations: The "Spectre Of Compelled Disclosure"

In a recent decision, an Alberta court ordered the disclosure of the records and information gathered by a human resources consultant retained by the employer to investigate alleged harassment by an employee.

Canada Employment

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Dentons Canada LLP

Maintaining Privilege In Internal Investigations

In this segment of our Focus on Investigations series, we consider how to set up an investigation while maintaining privilege, and discuss the scope and limits of privilege in investigations.

Canada Commercial

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DLA Piper

What Happens In The Special Committee, Stays There: Ontario Court Upholds Confidentiality Of Special Committee Reports Amid Shareholder Litigation

A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice appears to strengthen the law on privilege over internal corporate investigations, affirming companies' ability to maintain privilege...

Canada Litigation

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Pallett Valo LLP

Recent Decision Spotlights Privilege Issues In M&A Transactions

Canada Commercial

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Pallett Valo LLP

L'importance de suivre « l'approche standard » en matière de privilèges de la construction

Dans la récente décision Avli BRC Developments Inc. v. BMP Construction Management Ltd., 2023 ABCA 147, la Cour d'appel de l'Alberta a confirmé la validité...

Canada Real Estate

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Miller Thomson LLP

Reportable Transactions: What They Are And What They Aren't

On June 22, 2023, the new changes to the reportable transaction regime became law when the legislation received Royal Assent. We previously raised concerns over the broadness of the language in the draft legislation.

Canada Insurance

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McLennan Ross LLP

Ownership Of Privileged Communications In M&A Transactions: Practical Takeaways And Recent Case Law

Can the buyer in a M&A transaction who takes possession of the seller's or target company's privileged communications on closing use those communications in a post-closing dispute against the seller?

Canada Commercial

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Privilege Is Sacrosanct: Ontario Court Of Appeal Affirms High Threshold For Abrogation Of Privilege

Privilege, which protects some information from having to be disclosed, is a hallmark of the Canadian legal system.

Canada Commercial

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Bennett Jones LLP

Litigation Privilege: A Recent Review By The Superior Court Of Quebec

Canada Litigation

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Miller Thomson LLP

Limitation Periods And The Issuance Of Invoices

Canada Real Estate

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Miller Thomson LLP

Defence Of Qualified Privilege Available To Township For Posting Letters From Public

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 6, 2023 – February 10, 2023)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

A Canadian Perspective On Global Investigations Around The World

Canada Commercial

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Bennett Jones LLP

City Councillor's Disclosure Of Confidential Material To Own Lawyer Breaches Code Of Conduct

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Enhanced Tax Reporting For Trusts Starting 2022

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Moodys Private Client Law LLP

Ten Takeaways For Buyers And Sellers In Private M&A Transactions

Canada Commercial

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Bennett Jones LLP

Use The Rules In Your Rule Kit: The Use Of Preliminary Motions To Attack Claims Against Directors And Officers

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

No Restarting The Limitations Clock In Balsom V. Rideout: Settlement Privilege Trumps Alleged Confirmation

Canada Insurance

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Cox & Palmer

Challenges To Privilege Over Cybersecurity Investigations: Cross-Border Litigation Trends

Canada Technology

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Torys LLP

Scope Of Patent Agent Privilege Provided By New Section 16.1 Considered By Court

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Sweetening The Deal: How To Use Warrants To Get The Deal Done

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

Ten Takeaways For Private M&A Sellers And Buyers In Canada From Recent Court Decision

Canada Commercial

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Bennett Jones LLP

Commercial Considerations As Ontario Reopens: Key Takeaways From CLUC Education Day 2021

Canada Commercial

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

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