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Is There Still Testamentary Autonomy?

Can someone really leave their estate to anyone they choose? The recent McCrone v. Henry Estate case raises important questions about testamentary autonomy and undue influence.

Canada Litigation

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Watson Goepel LLP

To Remove Or Not To Remove: Toronto Bike Lanes To Stay (For Now)

Bike lanes on Yonge Street, Bloor Street and University Avenue are staying put… for now.

Canada Litigation

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McMillan LLP

How Learning American Sign Language Made Me A Better Lawyer

I've always enjoyed learning languages. I am a native English speaker, my mother tongue is Cantonese, I have a minor undergraduate degree in French, and I took a beginner German...

Canada Litigation

CM

Casey & Moss LLP

Top 5 Tips When Appealing A Lower Court Order

Having already lost at the lower Court level, the appellant in Ontario bears the sizeable burden of having to persuade a panel of at least three judges that the previous judge or tribunal fell into error. This is no easy feat.

Canada Litigation

TM

Torkin Manes LLP

À Quel Moment Est-il Judicieux De Demander Un Jugement Sommaire Partiel Dans Un Litige De Nature Commerciale?

Canada Litigation

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

From Reasons To Judgment: Settling An Order Under Rule 59.04

Canada Litigation

CM

Casey & Moss LLP

Thumbs-Up Emoji Case Stands: Supreme Court Declines To Hear Appeal

Canada Litigation

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Procido LLP

Accelerating Justice: Alberta Targets 36-month Deadline For Civil Trials

Canada Litigation

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

McLeish Orlando Personal Injury Guide

Canada Litigation

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Injured While On Vacation And Thinking Of Suing In Ontario? The Supreme Court Of Canada Says Not So Fast!

Canada Litigation

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Soloway Wright

In The News: Recent West Kelowna Sexual Assault Case Highlights Patient Vulnerability

Canada Litigation

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Watson Goepel LLP

Everything You Have Ever Wanted To Know About The Deductibility Of Collateral Benefits (…But Were Afraid To Ask)

Canada Litigation

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Boghosian + Allen

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

Canada Litigation

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Breakfast With Appeal: Hillier v. Ontario, SS&C v. Bank Of NY Mellon And Democracy (Podcast)

Canada Litigation

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Torys LLP

Powering The Future: Canada's Leadership In Nuclear Energy & Small Modular Reactors

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Powering Innovation: Updates On New And Clean Technology Interconnection Issues In Alberta And Ontario

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Cassels

Expiry Review: Steel Plate From Ukraine

Worldwide International

MK

Millar Kreklewetz

Canadian Federal Government Proposes Tax Amendments

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

2025 Global In-House Counsel Report: Unique Insights Into The Global In-House Profession From ICW | Mondaq

Worldwide Law Practice

IC

In-House Counsel Worldwide

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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

MA

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

There Is No "I" In Team When Considering The "Meet Or Exceed" Requirements Under Section 3 Of The B.C. Employment Standards Act

In a preliminary ruling in BC Ferry Services Inc. -and- BC Ferry & Marine Workers' Union, 2025 CanLII 8390, Arbitrator Arne Peltz determined that the "meet or exceed" test under s. 3 of the Employment Standards Act...

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

À Quel Moment Est-il Judicieux De Demander Un Jugement Sommaire Partiel Dans Un Litige De Nature Commerciale?

Instrument de choix dans l'arsenal des outils dont disposent les avocats, le jugement sommaire partiel permet d'alléger les procédures judiciaires en écartant, dès le départ, les aspects sans fondement sérieux.

Canada Litigation

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

En L'absence De Justification, Un Retard Pourrait Entraîner La Perte Du Privilège Et De Toute Garantie

Saisir les tribunaux pour un litige dans le domaine de la construction peut être un parcours long et difficile, mais le privilège grevant un bien immeuble peut-il réellement être suffisant pour protéger les droits de la partie demanderesse pendant toute la durée des procédures?

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Developments In Employment Law: Courts Reinforce Strict Approach To Termination Provisions

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

Change Of Mind After Refusing Roadside Approved Screening Device ["ASD"] Demand

Canada Compliance

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Accelerating Justice: Alberta Targets 36-month Deadline For Civil Trials

Canada Litigation

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Why Using Free Contracts Isn't Beneficial

Canada Commercial

Pacific Legal PC

Five Employer Wins And Counting: Is The Tide Turning?

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 11 – 15, 2025)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

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Court Procedure

Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 11 – 15, 2025)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of August 11, 2025.

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

No Putting Off Until Tomorrow: Ontario Court Of Appeal Again Unwilling To Tolerate Delay, This Time For Applications

The Ontario Court of Appeal continues its effort to combat delay. In Arapakota v. Imex Systems Inc., the Court upheld a decision dismissing an application – not an action.

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 21-25, 2025)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of July 21-25, 2025. It was a light week.

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 14-18, 2025)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Artificial Advocacy: How Canadian Courts And Legislators Are Responding To Generative AI

Canada Technology

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Updated Rules Of Civil Procedure: "Obligation To Promptly Disclose" A Partial Settlement Agreement And The Immediacy Of Disclosure

Canada Litigation

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Court Of Appeal Summary (July 7 – 11, 2025)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

The SCC Leave Project: Predictions For July 10, 2025

Canada Litigation

LS

Lenczner Slaght LLP

Changes To Disclosure Rules For Partial Settlements In Ontario Civil Litigation

Canada Litigation

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Pallett Valo LLP

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Banking/ Finance

A Financial Institution Must Live With Its Own Mistake: A Loan With A 0% Interest Rate Is Maintained By The Quebec Court

In Caisse populaire Desjardins d'Aylmer v Roy, the Quebec Court dismissed a claim against two individuals by a financial institution ("CPDA") for payment of interest allegedly due on a loan.

Canada Litigation

ML

McMillan LLP

A Financial Institution Is Condemned To Live With Its Own Mistake: A Loan With A 0% Interest Rate Is Maintained By The Quebec Court

In Caisse populaire Desjardins d'Aylmer v Roy,1 the Quebec Court dismissed a claim against two individuals (the "Debtors") by a financial institution ("CPDA") for payment of interest allegedly due on a loan.

Canada Litigation

ML

McMillan LLP

Check Those Cheques: Is The Payee Plausible?

Companies victimized by cheque fraud from within their own ranks often turn to their banks for recovery.

Canada Litigation

ML

McMillan LLP

For Whom the Bell Tolls: Know Your Limitations

Canada Litigation

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Cassels

"Not Valid": The Supreme Court Of Canada’s Advisory Opinion In Reference Re Securities Act

Canada Litigation

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Dentons

BLG Monthly Update - March 2012

Canada Litigation

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

The Superior Court Applies Restrictive Interpretation To Additional Hypothecs

Canada Litigation

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Lavery

B.C. Supreme Court Takes First Look At New Secondary Market Liability Provisions

Canada Litigation

ML

McMillan LLP

The Latest Chapter In Litigation Finance – Back From The Brink?

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Guild Yule LLP

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Latest Videos

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Sexual Abuse Lawyer Ivanna Iwasykiw Discusses Ride-Share Sexual Assault Statistics - CTV's Your Morning August 19, 2025 (Video)

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

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)

Podcast: Breaking Down The Dollars. The Real Value Of General Damages In Civil Litigation (Video)

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Nelligan Law

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