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Beyond Repair: Valuing Residential Property Loss In Litigation

When a residential property is destroyed due to negligence, assessing damages is a critical factor for insurers in evaluating litigation risks.

Canada Litigation

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McKercher LLP

Back To School Safety: Who Is Liable If Your Child Is Hurt At School?

September marks the return of backpacks, sharpened pencils, and early morning routines. For many families, the excitement of a new school year is mixed with nerves, especially for parents...

Canada Litigation

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Navigating Life After A Spinal Cord Injury: Causes, Costs, And Legal Pathways

Experiencing a spinal cord injury (SCI) is life-changing. Beyond the immediate medical challenges, many individuals and families face overwhelming financial and emotional burdens.

Canada Litigation

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Soloway Wright

Calculating Equitable Compensation: How The Specific Claims Tribunal's Decision In Day Star Changes The Way We Understand Compensation For Fiduciary Breaches

On July 25, 2025, the Specific Claims Tribunal released its decision in Day Star First Nation et al v His Majesty the King in Right of Canada, 2025 SCTC 5 ("Day Star").

Canada Litigation

JFK Law LLP

What If I Get Hurt At A Professional Sporting Event?

Canada Litigation

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Gluckstein Lawyers

La CSC clarifie la présomption de compétence fondée sur un contrat lié à un différend transfrontalier

Canada Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Was He Or She Capable? Disputing Or Defending The Validity Of Power Of Attorneys

Canada Litigation

CP LLP

Episode 23: Tataryn And Barbiero : Dismissing Class Actions For Delay (Podcast)

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Accélérer la justice : l'Alberta instaure un délai cible de 36 mois pour les procès civils

Canada Litigation

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Miller Thomson LLP

Absence vs. Disrepair: The Limits Of Statutory Immunity For Road Signs

Canada Litigation

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

A Weekend Disclosure And A Waiver That Wasn't: ONSC Removes Arbitrator For Reasonable Apprehension Of Bias

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Merkley v. St. Lawrence College: Liability For Inadequate Winter Maintenance

Canada Litigation

MO

McLeish Orlando LLP

Do You Need To Rush To Mediate? Ontario Court Of Appeal Clarifies Interpretation Of Multi-Step Dispute Resolution Clause

Canada Litigation

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Bennett Jones LLP

Life After Hospital Discharge: Why Ongoing Support Matters For Recovery

Canada Litigation

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Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

Government Of Canada Updates Tariffs On U.S. Imports: What You Need To Know

Canada International

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Gowling WLG

Canada Technology

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Ontario Court Of Appeal Upholds Certification Of Class Proceeding On Behalf Of Cryptocurrency Traders: Confirms That The Novelty And Inherent Risk Of Such Financial Instruments Necessitates Adequate & Timely Disclosure

Canada Technology

DA

DMG Advocates

Addressing Tariffs And Other Impediments To Market Access With Investor-State Dispute Settlement Claims

Canada International

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Tariffs Up, Tariffs Down: What Businesses Need To Know

Canada International

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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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

BJ

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

Not Buying Deadwood: FCA Clarifies How A New Owner Of A Trademark Can Justify Non-use In Section 45 Proceedings

In the recent decision Centric Brands Holding LLC v Stikeman Elliott LLP, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) clarified how a change in trademark ownership affects the analysis of whether...

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Not Just "Another Brick In The Wall": Court Of Appeal Upholds Arbitration Clause In An Employment Relationship

Arbitration clauses in employment agreements and related contracts are often the subject of extensive preliminary skirmishes. There is, in short, a tension between the strong judicial...

Canada Employment

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Fasken

La CSC clarifie la présomption de compétence fondée sur un contrat lié à un différend transfrontalier

Dans l'affaire Sinclair c. Venezia Turismo (l'« affaire Sinclair »), la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a clarifié les circonstances dans lesquelles les tribunaux...

Canada Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Accélérer la justice : l'Alberta instaure un délai cible de 36 mois pour les procès civils

Canada Litigation

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

A Weekend Disclosure And A Waiver That Wasn't: ONSC Removes Arbitrator For Reasonable Apprehension Of Bias

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Loi 29 – L'OPC publie des lignes directrices sur les nouvelles règles relatives à la garantie de disponibilité des pièces de rechange et des services de réparation

Canada Consumer

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Fasken (French)

When Deadlines Don't Match Reality: A Practical Application Of Contractual Limitation Periods

Canada Real Estate

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Do You Need To Rush To Mediate? Ontario Court Of Appeal Clarifies Interpretation Of Multi-Step Dispute Resolution Clause

Canada Litigation

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 15 – 19, 2025)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

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Court Procedure

Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 15 – 19, 2025)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of September 15, 2025.

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Ontario's Civil Litigation Shake-Up: Three Proposed Rule Changes Insurance Claims Professionals Should Know

Significant changes may soon be coming to Ontario's Rules of Civil Procedure. The Civil Rules Review Working Group's Phase Two Consultation Paper proposes...

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 8 – 12, 2025)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of September 8, 2025.

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Inference Of Dissipation Not Automatic When Considering Suitability Of Mareva Injunction

Canada Criminal

DA

DMG Advocates

Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 1 – September 5)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 25 – August 29)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 11 – 15, 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

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry 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

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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

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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

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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 Canada LLP

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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Marco P. Falco Featured In Coffee With Convery Podcast

TM

Torkin Manes LLP

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)

GW

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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