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Trial Dates Are Final : Alberta Courts Confirm Commitment To Swift Justice

The Alberta Court of King's Bench stood firm on its commitment to address delays and improve efficiency in Alberta's civil justice system.

Canada Litigation

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Bennett Jones LLP

The Full Court Press - Stopping Fraudsters Dead In Their Tracks

The most common civil court remedy to combat fraudsters is the Mareva injunction. This is a court ordered freeze of a defendant's assets including bank accounts, real property, etc.

Canada Criminal

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Litigation Plans Matter: Players' Appeal Denied In Ontario Junior Hockey League Class Action

In Carcillo v. Ontario Major Junior Hockey League, the Court of Appeal for Ontario upheld the motion judge's decision refusing certification of a proposed class action alleging systemic abuse...

Canada Litigation

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

BCCA On Gitxaala: What Does UNDRIP Mean For Resource Development In British Columbia And Canada?

On December 5, 2025, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (the Court of Appeal) released its decision, Gitxaala v British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner) (Gitxaala)...

Canada Government

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Pets After Breakups: Alberta Rejects "Best Interests Of The Cat"

Canada Litigation

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McLennan Ross LLP

Appellate Quarterly (October 2025) – Key Takeaways

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Ontario Rule 7 Changes: Important Updates For Litigation Guardians And Counsel Of Record

Canada Litigation

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Gowling WLG

No Ostrich Defence To Recognition Of Foreign Judgment

Canada Litigation

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Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

Supreme Court Of Canada Upholds Ontario Court Of Appeal Definition Of Material Change

Canada Litigation

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Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP

La Cour d'appel de l'Alberta confirme que l'immunité absolue est… absolue

Canada Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Shaw Estate v. Handler – Court Of Appeal Dismisses ER Doctor's Appeal Of Judgment Against Him Relating To Death Of 34-Year Old Mother Of 4

Canada Litigation

Davidson Cahill Morrison LLP

Obligations fiduciaires après la transaction : les enseignements tirés de Megory Holdings

Canada Commercial

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Ontario Is Building A New "Talent Stream" PR Pathway

Canada Immigration

Moving2Canada

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

Worldwide International

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canadian Media vs. OpenAI: Ontario Court Gives A Procedural Greenlight

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Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP

Cybersecurity And Privacy: Key Takeaways From Our Second Annual Conference

Canada Technology

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Changes In Leave Entitlements: Federal, Saskatchewan And British Columbia Updates For 2025–2026

Canada Employment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Sentences arbitrales : La Cour d'appel de la C.-B. confirme qu'un délai de 30 jours s'applique aussi aux appels incidents

Dans une décision récente, la Cour d'appel de la Colombie-Britannique (la « CACB ») a apporté une importante clarification au sujet du délai dans lequel un appel peut être interjeté à l'égard d'une sentence arbitrale...

Canada Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Appeal Of Bread: The Court Of Appeal For Ontario Weighs In On The Effects Of Class Action Certification

In David v. Loblaw Companies Limited, 2025 ONCA 830, Justice Zarnett wrote for a unanimous panel of the Court of Appeal for Ontario dismissing an attempt to relitigate...

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Divisional Court Confirms Limits On Judicial Review Of OLT Decisions

On November 28, 2025, the Divisional Court released Caledon Residences Inc. v. Ontario Land Tribunal, 2025 ONSC 6546.

Canada Litigation

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Davies Howe

The Past, Present, And (Potential) Future Of Privative Clauses

Before commencing or responding to an application for judicial review of a public authority's decision, it is important to check for the presence of a privative clause.

Canada Litigation

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Gowling WLG

Les clauses de renouvellement d'un bail commercial et l'offre conditionnelle à l'approbation d'un tiers

Canada Real Estate

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BCF Business Law

Est-ce que les terrains des municipalités ontariennes sont à l'abri de la possession adversative? Leçons de l'arrêt Kosicki c. Toronto

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

DABUS Down, Not Done: Thaler Appeals Canadian Ruling On AI Inventorship

Worldwide Litigation

LS

Lenczner Slaght LLP

5 Things TV Courtroom Dramas Get Wrong About Litigation

Canada Litigation

TM

Taylor McCaffrey

Lawyer Not Required To Produce Alleged Will Drafting File: Further Production Denied (Nouini v. Pizzi)

Canada Litigation

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

When Institutional Continuity Becomes Management Exposure

Canada Strategy

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Counter Tax Litigators

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

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Hidden Pedestrian, Clear Liability: Lessons On Pedestrian Right-of-Way From The BC Court Of Appeal

Canada Litigation

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

The Supreme Court Of Canada Speaks To What Constitutes A Material Change

Canada Commercial

SkyLaw

The Supreme Court's Lundin Mining Decision Redefines The Meaning Of Material Change For Public Companies

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

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

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of December 8, 2025.

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Hidden Pedestrian, Clear Liability: Lessons On Pedestrian Right-of-Way From The BC Court Of Appeal

The Plaintiff, Annahis Basmadjian, was crossing Marine Drive at a marked crosswalk in West Vancouver. A bus in the curb lane slowed and then stopped to let her cross.

Canada Litigation

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

The Supreme Court Of Canada Speaks To What Constitutes A Material Change

In 2017, a rockslide occurred at a Chilean copper mine. No one was hurt and no equipment was damaged, but the debris restricted access to the mine

Canada Commercial

SkyLaw

The Supreme Court's Lundin Mining Decision Redefines The Meaning Of Material Change For Public Companies

The Supreme Court of Canada's (the "SCC") decision in Lundin Mining Corp. v. Markowich ("Lundin Mining") marks a turning point for Canadian securities law by revisiting the meaning of "material change"...

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Un changement important? La Cour suprême du Canada se penche sur la définition d'un « changement important » en vertu de la législation canadienne en valeurs mobilières

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

AI Has Fundamentally Changed My Litigation Practice

I've been practicing commercial litigation for almost ten years - ten years of my professional life measured in one-tenth of an hour fractions. Six-minute increments.

Canada Litigation

RA

Robins Appleby LLP

Restructuring The Canadian Tobacco Industry: A Model For The Future?

On March 6, 2025, the Ontario Superior Court sanctioned three CCAA plans for Imperial Tobacco and two other tobacco companies, resolving over $900 billion in claims against the tobacco companies.

Canada Insolvency

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

How To Assess Patentable Subject Matter Eligibility? Dusome Continues A Trend, SCC To Follow

On the heels of the Supreme Court of Canada's ("SCC") hearing in Pharmascience Inc. v. Janssen Inc., et al. regarding subject matter eligibility of methods of medical treatment...

GW

Gowling WLG

Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 1 – 5, 2025)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of December 1, 2025.

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

BC Court Of Appeal : The Rules Of Evidence Are Not Relaxed At Certification

Canada Litigation

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Bennett Jones LLP

UNDRIP In Action: British Columbia Court Of Appeal Issues Decision In Gitxaała v. British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner)

Canada Government

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Fasken

Realtor Cannot Serve As Expert Damages Witness For Own Client (Ambria (Bloomington) Limited v. Esmaeili)

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Dorsey v. Canada (Attorney General): Reclassifying Habeas Corpus

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Lawyers Obtain Permanent Injunction To Remove Defamatory Postings Made Against Them (Judson Howie LLP v. Blackwell)

Canada Litigation

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Stages In The Litigation Process

Canada Litigation

TM

Taylor McCaffrey

Supreme Court Of Canada Confirms Broad, Flexible Interpretation Of "Material Change" Under Canadian Securities Laws

Canada Commercial

GW

Gowling WLG

Adverse Possession Of Municipal Lands: What The Kosicki V. Toronto Decision Means For Ontario Municipalities

Canada Litigation

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

SCC Affirms Broad And Contextual Interpretation Of "Material Change"

Canada Litigation

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Goodmans LLP

A Material Change To The Meaning Of "Material Change"? – Practical Takeaways From The SCC's Decision In Lundin Mining Corp. v. Markowich

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

Increasing AI In Litigation: Advantages, Perils And Increasing Regulation

Canada Technology

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

When Is A Change Material? The Supreme Court Of Canada Clarifies Timely Disclosure Obligations In Lundin Mining Corp. V. Markowich

Canada Commercial

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Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

Procedural Route To Challenge Capital Markets Regulatory Investigative Tool Confirmed

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

The BC Supreme Court Reinforces A Plaintiff's Duty To Exercise A Modicum Of Awareness For Their Own Safety In Petrunia v. Pensionfund Realty Limited, 2025 BCSC 2345

Canada Litigation

CC

CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Canadian Courts Have Jurisdiction To Address Misappropriation By AI Companies

Canada Technology

LS

Lenczner Slaght LLP

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How Are Professional Poker Winnings Taxed In Canada? Taxable Business Income And Non-Taxable Hobbies: Fournier-Giguère V. Canada Et. Al., 2025 FCA 112

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

When The CRA Says, "No": Exploring Judicial Review For Denied Taxpayer Relief From Penalties, Interest Payments On Tax Debt

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Tax Evasion Penalties: Canadian Tax Evasion Versus U.S. Tax Evasion, A Canadian Tax Lawyer Explains The Differences

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Are "Hybrid Sales" Of Private Businesses Still A Viable Tax Planning Tool For Business Owners? A Case Comment On Foix V His Majesty The King, 2023 FCA 38

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Year In Review: 7 Things You Need To Know About Canadian Immigration Law In 2023

Canada Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Strikes And Picketing In The Living Room: Anti-scab Provisions In The Age Of Telework

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Superior Court Reviews The Factors Applied In Determining Independent / Dependant Contractor Status

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Dishonesty And Bad Judgment But No Warnings: Ontario Court Upholds Fiduciary's Termination For Cause

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

La Cour D'appel De L'Alberta Confirme Le Critère De Discrimination Fondée Sur Le Statut Familial

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

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

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

CPD ACCREDITED Webinar: Supporting Survivors In Litigation (Video)

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Consent To Judgment In Ontario Debt Matters Explained (Video)

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

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

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Fasken

Understanding Estate Litigation In BC: How Proper Preparation Can Prevent Legal Battles (Video)

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FH&P Lawyers

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