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Canadian Arbitration Year In Review – Key Cases And New Developments For 2025

International arbitration continues to demonstrate remarkable reach and resilience. In 2025, sweeping legislative reforms...

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Password Reset Required! The Federal Court Of Appeal Weighs In On TPMs

Savvy content creators and copyright owners often use technological protection measures (TPMs) to restrict what users can do with their works (often digital materials).

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Commentaire sur la décision Jean c. Municipalité de Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka : la Cour supérieure sanctionne la mauvaise foi municipale et protège les attentes légitimes des propriétaires fonciers

En 2019, Mme Isabelle Jean (la « Demanderesse ») et son conjoint identifient un terrain situé dans une zone résidentielle de la Municipalité de Saint‑Stanislas‑de‑Kostka...

Canada Litigation

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Fasken (French)

Should E-Bikes Be Licensed Like Motor Vehicles?

It is easy to understand the appeal of e-bikes. As a viable transportation alternative to the automobile, they are a convenient, eco-friendly way of getting around while offering significant...

Canada Litigation

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 16-20, 2026)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

A Dispute By Any Other Name Would Still Fall Within The Arbitration Agreement: Alberta Court Of Appeal Steps In To Stay A Third Party Claim In Favour Of Arbitration

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Can A Cheerleading Coach Or Program Be Liable For Athlete Injuries In British Columbia?

Canada Litigation

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Watson Goepel LLP

The Freak Accident Defence: How Foreseeability Can Defeat An Infrastructure Claim

Canada Litigation

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Adams & Adams

Top 4 Mistakes By Respondents On Appeal

Canada Litigation

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Torkin Manes LLP

Young Bar Of Québec City Conference

Canada Litigation

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Credibility And The Plaintiff's Case: Dismantling The AI Bazooka

Canada Litigation

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McLeish Orlando LLP

The Precarious Role Of Section 3 Counsel: A Review Of Groves v. Groves, 2026 ONSC 1206

Canada Litigation

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Casey & Moss LLP

What Is The Glasgow Coma Scale, And Why Does It Matter After A Brain Injury?

Canada Litigation

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Commentary On The Decision In Jean C. Municipalité De Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka: Superior Court Condemns Municipal Bad Faith And Upholds Landowners’ Legitimate Expectations

Canada Litigation

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Fasken

B.C. Budget 2026: Real Estate Highlights

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Fasken

The Federal Government And Musqueam Nation Sign Historic Agreements Recognizing Aboriginal Land Title | CityNews Interview With Anita Boscariol (Video)

Canada Government

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Watson Goepel LLP

2026 Canadian In-House Counsel Report: Unparalleled Insights Into Canada's In-House Profession From CBA In-House Lawyers & Mondaq

Canada Law Practice

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CBA In-House Lawyers

Permanent Establishment And Remote Work: OECD's 2025 Update And Your Organization

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Vefghi Holding Corp. v. Canada: How To Avoid The "Tax Trap" On Timing Of Flow-Through For Dividend Income And Timing Of Receipts For Trusts

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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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.

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.

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

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of March 9, 2026.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Absolute Privilege Stops Lawsuits Based On Use Of Intimate Video At A Case Conference (Burns v. Osuji)

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Defendant Ordered To Produce Documents Encompassed By "Circle Of Privilege" (Will Murray & Associates V. Nader Fakih)

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

From Upload To Delivery: 5 Steps Every Secure Legal Translation Workflow Must Protect

Canada Law Performance

Alexa Translations

A High‑Level Summary Of Ontario's Proposed "Up‑Front Evidence Model" For Civil Discovery

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

Saskatchewan Joins The Majority Of Canadian Provinces In Passing Franchise Disclosure Legislation

Canada Commercial

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

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

Canada Litigation

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Canadian Arbitration Year In Review – Key Cases And New Developments For 2025

International arbitration continues to demonstrate remarkable reach and resilience. In 2025, sweeping legislative reforms...

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 16-20, 2026)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of March 16, 2026.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

A Dispute By Any Other Name Would Still Fall Within The Arbitration Agreement: Alberta Court Of Appeal Steps In To Stay A Third Party Claim In Favour Of Arbitration

In Arsopi v ARVOS GmbH, 2026 ABCA 49 the Alberta Court of Appeal (“ABCA”) allowed the appeal of a decision that only partially stayed a third party claim...

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Young Bar Of Québec City Conference

Canada Litigation

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Litige entre actionnaires : la date qui peut impacter la valeur de vos actions

Canada Commercial

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BCF Business Law

Commentary On The Decision In Jean C. Municipalité De Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka: Superior Court Condemns Municipal Bad Faith And Upholds Landowners’ Legitimate Expectations

Canada Litigation

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Fasken

Retrospectively Speaking: BC Court Of Appeal Clarifies Scope Of Consumer Protection Amendments

Canada Consumer

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Torys LLP

The Disposition of Expropriation Costs Without the Tribunal Determining the Compensation

Canada Litigation

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WeirFoulds LLP

When Does An Email Settlement Become A Binding Contract? Lessons From JH Drilling In Alberta

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

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Court Procedure

The Deemed Undertaking Rule In Ontario Litigation

In television dramas, lawsuits often appear to move at an unrealistic pace, with a claim filed one day and the parties appearing in court the next.

Canada Litigation

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 23 – 27, 2026)

In Lalli v Lalli, the Court allowed an appeal from the trial judge's dismissal of a resulting trust claim. The dissent would have dismissed the appeal.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

He Shoots, He's Charged? How Far Is Too Far In Contact Sports (Podcast)

Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele unpack the legal chaos surrounding violence in hockey, sparked...

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Who Really Decides An Election When One Ballot Goes Missing? (Podcast)

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

A Young Lawyer's Guide To Litigating Adverse Self-Represented Litigants (As Published By CLIA)

Canada Litigation

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McKercher LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 2 – 6, 2026)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 26 – January 30, 2026)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 12 – 16, 2026)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Getting Leave To The Supreme Court Of Canada: 2025 By The Numbers

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

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Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

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

Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele unpack the shocking U.S. operation that saw the arrest of Venezuela's controversial leader…without war, without permission, and without apology.

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Draft Regulations Introduced To Enforce The Accessibility For Manitobans Act

The Manitoba government has released draft regulations that would, for the first time, introduce a formal enforcement and penalty regime under The Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA).

Canada Government

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Taylor McCaffrey

A New Framework For Procurement: Ontario Unveils Buy Ontario Act

Given the unstable global business climate, and the ongoing trade negotiations with the United States, governments across the globe are looking for ways to shelter domestic industries and workers.

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

Here's The Drill: R. v. Sudbury Wrap-Up: Essential Takeaways For Construction Stakeholders

Canada Litigation

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WeirFoulds LLP

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

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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

Canada Litigation

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Gluckstein Lawyers

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Latest Videos

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Who Really Decides An Election When One Ballot Goes Missing? (Podcast)

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Appealing Briefs – Episode 24: Kosicki: Adverse Possession, Statutory Interpretation, And The Common Law (Podcast)

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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)

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

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SBA Lawyers LLP

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