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This Lease Wasn’t Built For Bitcoin: Alberta Court Of Appeal Halts Crypto Mining Operation On Natural Gas Processing Site

The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled on whether cryptocurrency mining operations constitute a permitted use under oil and gas surface rights leases, examining how courts interpret lease agreements in light of emerging technologies. This case explores the boundaries of contractual language when lessees attempt to leverage natural gas resources for Bitcoin mining operations, raising questions about what activities are "necessary" for hydrocarbon production.

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

A Landmark Shift In Multi-Party Litigation: The Ontario Court Of Appeal Overturns The Rule Regarding Disclosure Of Partial Settlements

Multi-party civil litigation can give rise to a situation where one or more parties resolve their disputes by way of agreement, while the proceeding continues against those parties who have not settled. These “partial settlement agreements” are a routine feature of complex litigation.

Canada Litigation

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McMillan LLP

Shared Responsibility In A Car Accident: What It Means For Your Claim

When multiple drivers contribute to a collision in Ontario, understanding how shared responsibility affects your right to compensation becomes crucial.

Canada Litigation

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Should An Arbitration Award Be Enforced If The Rules Have Changed?

The Ontario Court of Appeal examines whether a foreign arbitral award should be enforced when the arbitration proceeded under different institutional rules than those originally specified in the parties' agreement, following legislative changes in Dubai that transferred arbitration authority from DIFC to DIAC.

Canada Litigation

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Pallett Valo LLP

International Chamber Of Commerce Arbitration Rules Update

Canada Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Supreme Court Of Canada Recognizes New Tort Of Intimate Partner Violence

Canada Litigation

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Gluckstein Lawyers

British Columbia Supreme Court Certifies Privacy Class Action, Restricting Claims To Statutory Privacy Tort

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Failed Lawsuit Should Be A Warning To Dog Walkers

Canada Litigation

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Gluckstein Lawyers

A Supreme Recipe For New Torts: The Court Splits In Ahluwalia On How New Torts Are Created

Canada Litigation

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Torys LLP

When A Driver Says They Never Saw The Motorcycle

Canada Litigation

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McLeish Orlando LLP

National Coordination Of Class Actions

Canada Litigation

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Bennett Jones LLP

Delegatus Non Potest Delegare: Why This Latin Expression May Mean A Lot For AI Use By Tribunal Adjudicators And Judges

Canada Litigation

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Torkin Manes LLP

When Judges Become Social Engineers (Podcast)

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

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.

What Do I Need To Know About Contingent Value Rights?

Canada Commercial

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

2026 Update On Trends In Indigenous Equity Investments In Canada

Canada Government

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Fasken

U.S.–Canada Tariffs: Timeline Of Key Dates And Documents

Canada International

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

QSBC Shares And The 24 Month Holding Period Requirement

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Linmac

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Disclosure & Electronic Discovery & Privilege

When Is An Accountant's Work Privileged In Canada: Protecting Accountants' Work In Tax Matters, Including Litigation

The British Columbia Supreme Court decision in Lewis v. WestJet Airlines Ltd. (2025 BCSC 1565) clarifies the circumstances under which accountants' work may be protected by legal privilege.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

10 Reasons Canada's Senior In-house Lawyers Are Heading To Toronto Island On June 5

Senior in-house lawyers rarely get the space to think. The demands of the role are relentless - the urgent matter, the inbox, the open door - and genuine strategic thinking is hard to protect when the operational pull never stops. The conversations that actually need to happen get deferred, again and again, in favour of whatever is most pressing today.

Canada Law Performance

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CBA In-House Lawyers

Is Solicitor-Client Privilege Absolute? Case: One York St. Inc. v. 2360083 Ont. Ltd.

Parties to litigation can expect that particulars of the advice they have received from counsel will remain privileged in most instances. However, there are times when a party, through its actions or its pleadings...

Canada Litigation

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McCague Borlack LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries ( May 11 – 15, 2026 )

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Ontario Court Of Appeal Overrules Handley Estate, Restores Discretion To Remedies For Non-disclosure Of Partial Settlement Agreements

Canada Litigation

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

The Transfer Pricing Audit: 2026 Transfer Pricing Guide – Part 2

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Exchanges With Generative AI Not Protected By Privilege (United States Of America v. Heppner)

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Privilege In The GenAI World – A Caution To Litigants (And Counsel)

Canada Litigation

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Dentons Canada LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 9-13, 2026)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

This Lease Wasn’t Built For Bitcoin: Alberta Court Of Appeal Halts Crypto Mining Operation On Natural Gas Processing Site

The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled on whether cryptocurrency mining operations constitute a permitted use under oil and gas surface rights leases, examining how courts interpret lease agreements in light of emerging technologies. This case explores the boundaries of contractual language when lessees attempt to leverage natural gas resources for Bitcoin mining operations, raising questions about what activities are "necessary" for hydrocarbon production.

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Shared Responsibility In A Car Accident: What It Means For Your Claim

When multiple drivers contribute to a collision in Ontario, understanding how shared responsibility affects your right to compensation becomes crucial.

Canada Litigation

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Should An Arbitration Award Be Enforced If The Rules Have Changed?

The Ontario Court of Appeal examines whether a foreign arbitral award should be enforced when the arbitration proceeded under different institutional rules than those originally specified in the parties' agreement, following legislative changes in Dubai that transferred arbitration authority from DIFC to DIAC.

Canada Litigation

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Pallett Valo LLP

International Chamber Of Commerce Arbitration Rules Update

Canada Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Recent Amendments To The Construction Act: A Guide For Design Professionals And Their Insurers

Canada Real Estate

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Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

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

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Developments In State Attribution, Governance, And Indigenous Self-determination In Mining Investment Disputes

Canada International

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Consultation Commitments And Commercial Consequences: B.C. Supreme Court Quashes Licence Transfer Approval

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Québec Court Of Appeal Endorses Pro-Arbitration Approach

Canada Commercial

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

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Court Procedure

Should An Arbitration Award Be Enforced If The Rules Have Changed?

The Ontario Court of Appeal examines whether a foreign arbitral award should be enforced when the arbitration proceeded under different institutional rules than those originally specified in the parties' agreement, following legislative changes in Dubai that transferred arbitration authority from DIFC to DIAC.

Canada Litigation

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Pallett Valo 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

A Supreme Recipe For New Torts: The Court Splits In Ahluwalia On How New Torts Are Created

The Supreme Court of Canada has delivered a landmark decision addressing whether courts can recognize new torts when existing legal remedies may already provide compensation. In Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, the justices...

Canada Litigation

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Torys LLP

Failed Lawsuit Should Be A Warning To Dog Walkers

Canada Litigation

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

When Judges Become Social Engineers (Podcast)

Canada Litigation

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Delegatus Non Potest Delegare: Why This Latin Expression May Mean A Lot For AI Use By Tribunal Adjudicators And Judges

Canada Litigation

TM

Torkin Manes LLP

National Coordination Of Class Actions

Canada Litigation

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Bennett Jones LLP

When A Driver Says They Never Saw The Motorcycle

Canada Litigation

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McLeish Orlando LLP

The Sloka Acquittal: What The Case—and The Appeal—mean

Canada Criminal

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Siskinds LLP

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Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

2026 Update To The New Interpretation Of The Canada Health Act

In January 2025, former Federal Minister of Health, the Honourable Mark Holland, released a Letter to provinces and territories on the importance of upholding the Canada Health Act – 2025. We wrote about it here.

Canada Healthcare

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Court Of Appeal Comments On A Possible Duty Of Care Owed By The Attorney General Of Canada

In Sienna v. Duckett, 2025 ONCA 867, the Court of Appeal allowed the plaintiffs leave to amend their claim against the Attorney General of Canada relating...

Canada Litigation

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Chairperson Rejects Slap On The Wrist In Plea-Bargain Agreement: The LAC's Decision In SAPS v BF Mkonto And Others

Plea-bargain agreements form an integral part of our criminal justice system as they aide the amicable resolution of criminal cases. These agreements are not foreign in labour matters...

Canada Litigation

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Fasken

Trump Ordered It…But Was Maduro's Arrest Legal? (Podcast)

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Draft Regulations Introduced To Enforce The Accessibility For Manitobans Act

Canada Government

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Taylor McCaffrey

A New Framework For Procurement: Ontario Unveils Buy Ontario Act

Canada Government

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Defence Win In Nydam v. Cunningham: Jury Finds No Liability

Canada Litigation

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DWF Group

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

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

Canada Litigation

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Miller Thomson LLP

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Latest Videos

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Linda O'Brien On Institutional Abuse Claims And Survivor Support (Video)

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Why Do Accident Benefits Matter? (Video)

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Lerners LLP

What Is A Catastrophic Injury? (Video)

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Lerners LLP

How Does IRB Work And What Do I Need To Know? (Video)

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Lerners LLP

Pinta Maguire: Why Experience Matters In Medical Malpractice Lawsuits (Video)

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Gluckstein Lawyers

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