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

Dans l'affaire J.P. Thomson Architects Ltd. v. Greater Essex County District School Board (l'« affaire Thomson v. Essex School Board »), la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario (la « CAO ») a conclu...

Canada Litigation

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Ontario Court Of Appeal Upholds Large Costs Award To Plaintiff Where Defendant Made A "Dismissal Without Costs" Offer To Settle

In Barry v Anantharajah, 2025 ONCA 603 ("Barry"), the Ontario Court of Appeal gave a warning to all defendants on the consequences of refusing...

Canada Litigation

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McMillan LLP

How Long Does It Take To Settle A Personal Injury Claim?

One of the first questions many clients ask when pursuing a personal injury claim is: How long will this take? It's an understandable concern.

Canada Litigation

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Judicial Treatment Of Apologies: A Strategic Tool?

Uncertainty around the treatment of apologies at civil law was recently spotlighted in a high-profile defamation case between two Québec public figures.

Canada Litigation

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Sweeping Changes Ahead: What Ontario's Civil Rules Reform Means For You

Canada Litigation

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Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

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

Canada Litigation

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SBA Lawyers LLP

Medical Malpractice & Sepsis

Canada Litigation

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Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

Thunder Bay Police Officer's Defamation Claim Against Law Student Dismissed (Gibson v. Cunningham)

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts 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

Yes, You Can Be Sued In A Securities Class Action When A Public Correction Causes No Price Decline

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Admissibilité aux contrats publics : La Cour supérieure balise les pouvoirs de l'AMP

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Public Contract Eligibility: Superior Court Clarifies The AMP's Powers

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

What Longair v. Akumin Means For Issuers: Disclosure, Market Efficiency And Liability Risks

Canada Litigation

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Dentons Canada LLP

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

Canada International

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Gowling WLG

Robots Rejected: Canada Denies AI As Patent Inventor

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Regulating Deepfakes Through Copyright: Would Denmark's Proposed Approach Be Right For Canada?

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Miller Thomson LLP

Le Canada retire les tarifs douaniers sur certaines marchandises américaines

Canada International

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada Technology

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt 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

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Bennett Jones LLP

Be Careful What You Waive: Partial Disclosure Of Privileged Documents Can Create Unintended Consequences

Canada Insurance

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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

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

Dans l'affaire J.P. Thomson Architects Ltd. v. Greater Essex County District School Board (l'« affaire Thomson v. Essex School Board »), la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario (la « CAO ») a conclu...

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

L'arrêt récemment rendu par la Cour d'appel du Québec dans l'affaire Terrassement St-Louis Inc. c. Hydro-Québec illustre certaines tensions qui peuvent exister entre, d'une part, les principes de liberté...

Canada Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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

Canada Employment

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Fasken

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

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

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Court Procedure

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)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of September 22, 2025.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

"Fasten Your Seatbelts" For Civil Procedure Rules Reform

At the opening of the courts on September 25, 2025, Chief Justice Morawetz gave an update on the status of the civil procedure rules reform process

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

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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

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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

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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

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Torkin Manes LLP

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

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Gluckstein Lawyers

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

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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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