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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.

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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

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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

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

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

New Rules, New Game: Proposed Reforms To The Ontario Rules Of Civil Procedure...

Canada Litigation

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SBA Lawyers LLP

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

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

"Fasten Your Seatbelts" For Civil Procedure Rules Reform

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

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

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

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

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

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

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Inference Of Dissipation Not Automatic When Considering Suitability Of Mareva Injunction

Canada Criminal

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DMG Advocates

Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 1 – September 5)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 25 – August 29)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

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

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

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

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

AI And Copyright - Training AI With Copyrighted Material (Podcast)

Canada Technology

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Fasken

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

Canada International

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Gowling WLG

Responsible AI Is Not Just A Tech Issue, It Is A Leadership Imperative

Canada Technology

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Streamlining Labour: Ontario's Legislative Shift On Labour Mobility

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Your Tech Stack Is Only As Strong As Your Contracts

Canada Technology

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Borden Ladner Gervais 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

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

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

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of July 14-18, 2025. It was a full week that highlighted decisions in family and estates law.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

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

Generative artificial intelligence is steadily making its way into daily legal practice. While this evolving technology offers incredible potential to optimize legal processes and improve access to justice...

Canada Technology

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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

The new Ontario Regulation 50/25, which amends the Rules of Civil Procedure, has taken effect as of June 16, 2025. A key change is the new Rule 49.14, which codifies the duty to disclose...

Canada Litigation

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Aird & Berlis LLP

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

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

The SCC Leave Project: Predictions For July 10, 2025

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Changes To Disclosure Rules For Partial Settlements In Ontario Civil Litigation

Canada Litigation

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Pallett Valo LLP

Claims Struck For Litigants' Failure To Pay Costs (Dunning v. Colliers Macaulay Nicolls; Condoman Developments v. Cannect International Mortgage)

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 9-13, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Ontario's Civil Rules Revolution? Breaking Down The Key Proposed Reforms

Canada Litigation

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

The Limits Of The "Inevitable Accident" Argument: Case Comment On Zapata, Et Al. v. Reid, Et Al.

Canada Litigation

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 2-6, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

An Update On The Proposed Changes To Ontario's Rules Of Civil Procedure

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

There Is No Right To Party (Waterloo (City) v. Persons Unknown)

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

The Limits Of The "Inevitable Accident" Argument: Case Comment On Zapata, Et Al. v. Reid, Et Al.

Earlier this year, the Superior Court of Ontario released its decision in Zapata, et al. v. Reid, et al., dismissing the plaintiffs' personal injury claim on a summary judgment motion from the defendants.

Canada Litigation

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 2-6, 2025)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of June 2, 2025.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

An Update On The Proposed Changes To Ontario's Rules Of Civil Procedure

Lenczner Slaght is keeping a close eye on the latest news regarding the proposed civil justice reforms in Ontario.

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

There Is No Right To Party (Waterloo (City) v. Persons Unknown)

Social media, among other things, allows people to organize "pop up" events that can result in the gathering of large crowds.

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Regional Practice Directions – Scheduling, Filing, And Communicating With The Courts

Canada Litigation

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Casey & Moss LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries ( May 12 – May 16, 2025)

The Court agreed with the appellant that the presumption is only rebutted where the debtor's business continuation plan is objectively reasonable in the sense that it is likely to benefit creditors generally.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Factum Containing Fake Case Law Likely Generated By AI Submitted In Ontario Litigation (Ko v. Li)

ChatGPT and other generative AI (artificial intelligence) platforms have the potential to provide litigants with an efficient tool to research and understand the legal concepts and governing authorities...

Canada Technology

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Wagg Motions: Reforms Needed To Stop Delays And Unnecessary Costs When Accessing Criminal Records For Civil Sexual Assault Proceedings

A question that often arises in civil sexual assault proceedings is how to gain access to evidence collected for the purpose of a related criminal proceeding.

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

Use Of Fake Cases By A Lawyer Qualifies Quite Clearly As Professional Misconduct (R. (Ayinde) v. The London Borough Of Haringey)

We have written several blogs about the use of fakes cases by lawyers to support arguments made in court. Among those blogs is the one published this week by my colleague, James Cook...

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

New Amendments To Rules 7.08 And 49 – What Ontario Litigants And Lawyers Need To Know

Canada Litigation

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McLeish Orlando LLP

"Status Quo Is Not An Option": Phase 2 Consultation Paper Published For Ontario Civil Rules Review

Canada Litigation

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Rules Of Engagement: Ontario Civil Rules Review Proposes Overhaul Of Civil Procedure

Canada Litigation

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Torys LLP

A New Era For Civil Litigation In Ontario? What Litigants Need To Know About The Proposed Rules Overhaul

Canada Litigation

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Fasken

Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 21 – 25, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Understanding The Process For A Criminal Case Bail Hearing In Ontario

Canada Criminal

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Rashidy & Associates

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

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Key Takeaways: Co-Chairs Of Civil Rules Review Working Group Present Proposed Civil Rules Reform

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Podcast: When The Law Gets Personal

Canada Litigation

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Nelligan Law

Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 7-11, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Ontario's Civil Rules Review: A Comprehensive Overhaul Proposed For Ontario's Rules Of Civil Procedure

Canada Litigation

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Cassels

Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 31 – April 4, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

New Rules Of The Game: Proposal To Revamp Ontario Rules Of Civil Procedure By 2026

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 24 – 28, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

How To Defend Against Assault Charges: What You Need To Know

Canada Criminal

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Rashidy & Associates

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SBA Lawyers LLP

Causation: A Case Study With Richard Halpern (Video)

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Insurance Claims, Court Procedures & Trials - What To Expect In 2022 (Video)

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Federal Court Guidance On Virtual Trial Procedure (Video)

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Gowling WLG

The Tort Of Unlawful Means, In Camera Proceedings And Sealing Orders (Video)

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Dentons Canada LLP

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