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Court Says Pleading Systemic Negligence Isn't Enough For Certification – Claim Must Be Manageable

In Carcillo v. Ontario Major Junior Hockey League, the Court of Appeal for Ontario dismissed an appeal from a decision refusing certification of a class action against Canada's major junior hockey leagues for alleged systemic negligence. Claims.

Canada Litigation

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Gowling WLG

Adverse Possession, Municipal Parkland: Theimplications Of Kosicki v. Toronto

In a closely divided 5-4 ruling in Kosicki v. Toronto (City), 2025 SCC 28, the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed that municipalities and other public bodies in Ontario are not immune to adverse possession claims, unless the land in question is explicitly protected by legislation.

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

Décision sur l'invocation de la clause dérogatoire et la compétence du tribunal de rendre un jugement déclaratoire

Le 11 août 2025, la Cour d'appel de la Saskatchewan (la « CAS ») a rendu une décision importante au sujet de l'article 33 de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés...

Canada Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

General Damages In 2025: Where The "$100,000 Trilogy" Cap Sits Now

Janet De Vita and Katharine Hennebery explain non-pecuniary damages in 2025 and how the "$100,000 Trilogy" cap has changed.

Canada Litigation

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Watson Goepel LLP

BC Supreme Court Confirms Aboriginal Title Over Haida Gwaii

Canada Litigation

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Cassels

The SCC Leave Project: Predictions For October 9, 2025

Canada Litigation

LS

Lenczner Slaght LLP

Equitable Set-Off : A True Defence That May Preclude Summary Judgment

Canada Litigation

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Jan Marin Featured On The Inside Medical Malpractice Podcast

Canada Litigation

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

Successful LAT Decision Regarding Catastrophic Impairment And Post-104 Income Replacement Benefits: Masood Ahmed v Security National Insurance Company, 2025 ONLAT 24-014595/AABS

Canada Litigation

MO

McLeish Orlando LLP

Supreme Court Of Canada Declines Leave To Appeal In Two Arbitration Cases

Worldwide Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

When Disclosure Becomes Disqualification: Management Of Arbitrator Disclosure In MTCC No. 1251 v Windsor Arms

Canada Litigation

SU

Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

What To Do If You're Served With A Lawsuit In Manitoba

Canada Litigation

TM

Taylor McCaffrey

Supreme Court Of Canada Denies Leave In Two Important International Arbitration Cases

Worldwide Litigation

TL

Torys LLP

Back to School and Back to Court? In-person Interventions at the Supreme Court of Canada

Canada Litigation

LL

Lerners LLP

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

Canada International

GW

Gowling WLG

Robots Rejected: Canada Denies AI As Patent Inventor

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Comment traiter les tarifs douaniers et autres obstacles à l'accès aux marchés au moyen du mécanisme de règlement des différends entre investisseurs et États

Canada International

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Mergers And Acquisitions In The Defence Sector: A Strategic Lever Under High Surveillance

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

GM Temporarily Cuts Shifts At Detroit Electric Vehicle Plant Automotive Weekly

Canada Transport

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Crowe MacKay 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

RS

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

CC

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

LL

Lerners LLP

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

MT

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

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

Estate Administration And The Issue Of Privilege

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Lindsay Kenney LLP

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Adverse Possession, Municipal Parkland: Theimplications Of Kosicki v. Toronto

In a closely divided 5-4 ruling in Kosicki v. Toronto (City), 2025 SCC 28, the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed that municipalities and other public bodies in Ontario are not immune to adverse possession claims, unless the land in question is explicitly protected by legislation.

Canada Litigation

LL

Lerners LLP

Branching Out: Consultation On Proposed Binding Authority Framework For Ombudservice

Earlier this summer, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released a consultation, CSA Notice and Request for Comment 25-314 – Proposed Approach to Oversight and Refinements to the Proposed Binding Authority...

Canada Commercial

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Supreme Court Of Canada Declines Leave To Appeal In Two Arbitration Cases

On September 18, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada declined leave to appeal with respect to two high-profile arbitration cases.

Worldwide Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

When Disclosure Becomes Disqualification: Management Of Arbitrator Disclosure In MTCC No. 1251 v Windsor Arms

Canada Litigation

SU

Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

Supreme Court Of Canada Denies Leave In Two Important International Arbitration Cases

Worldwide Litigation

TL

Torys LLP

Back to School and Back to Court? In-person Interventions at the Supreme Court of Canada

Canada Litigation

LL

Lerners LLP

Arbitration: Coming To A Canadian Employment Case Near You

Canada Employment

GW

George Waggott Law

Une clause de règlement des différends par étapes n'empêche pas le recours à l'arbitrage, selon la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario

Canada Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Clause d'arbitrage abusive dans un contrat d'adhésion : la Cour d'appel du Québec réaffirme l'importance de l'accès à la justice

Canada Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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Court Procedure

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

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of September 29, 2025.

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

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

Failing to make a settlement offer can be a costly mistake—just ask the insurer ordered to pay $300,000 in costs on a $15,000 judgement.

Canada Litigation

SB

SBA Lawyers LLP

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

On April 1, 2025, the Civil Rules Review Working Group proposed significant changes to Ontario's Rules of Civil Procedure in its Civil Rules Review Phase 2 Consultation Paper with the goals of improving efficiency...

Canada Litigation

LS

Lenczner Slaght LLP

New Rules, New Game: Proposed Reforms To The Ontario Rules Of Civil Procedure (Video)

Canada Litigation

SB

SBA Lawyers LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 22-26, 2025)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

"Fasten Your Seatbelts" For Civil Procedure Rules Reform

Canada Litigation

LS

Lenczner Slaght LLP

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

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

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

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

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

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

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Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

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

MT

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

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

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

After six years, one trial, two decisions of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, two decisions by the Court of Appeal for Ontario and a decision...

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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

Canada Litigation

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

Learning From Losing: Debriefing Under The Public Procurement Act

Canada Government

CP

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

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Navigating Through eDiscovery Challenges In The Hybrid Workplace

Canada Compliance

RC

Ricoh Canada

Trends To Watch In Tort Liability For 2022: BC Supreme Court Confirms Private Entities Can Rely On Statutory Authority As A Shield To Tort Claims Brought By Aboriginal Rights Holders

Canada Government

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Dentons Canada LLP

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Latest Videos

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Class Actions In Canada: At The Forefront Of Pharma Litigation (Video)

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Fasken

Actions collectives au Canada : à l'avant-plan des litiges pharmaceutiques (Video)

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Fasken (French)

Marco P. Falco Featured In Coffee With Convery Podcast

TM

Torkin Manes LLP

Episode 090: Nutrition, Recovery, And The Missing Link In Brain And Injury Care With Kylie James (Video)

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

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

GW

Gowling WLG

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