Litigation Law, Mediation Law and Arbitration Law

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the Federal Court of Appeal's decision in Fournier-Giguère et al. v. Canada, 2025 FCA 112.

On approaching the vehicle, the officers observed an open can of beer and immediately ordered the accused to step out in order to conduct a search pursuant to the Ontario Liquor License and Control Act. A full search of the vehicle revealed 36.5 grams of fentanyl, 18.4 grams of cocaine, and $1,245 in Canadian currency. The accused was charged with drug trafficking offences, among others.

In the decision of Zhang v. The King, the Tax Court of Canada delivered an important and highly practical decision for taxpayers engaged in disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

The British Columbia Court of Appeal examines how courts should assess negative contingency deductions when plaintiffs have pre-existing health conditions, establishing critical evidentiary standards for reducing damages based on psychological vulnerability. This decision clarifies the burden defendants must meet to justify substantial reductions in personal injury awards and distinguishes between proving a contingency exists versus quantifying its likelihood.

Pediatric traumatic brain injuries present unique legal and medical challenges that differ significantly from adult cases. The full impact of a child's brain injury may not emerge for years...

It often comes as a shock at an already stressful time: your minor child (under the age of 18) is entitled to money, perhaps through an inheritance or a personal injury settlement, but you are told you cannot access...

The Federal Court has approved an $8.7 million class action settlement in Sweet v. His Majesty the King (2026 FC 590), resolving claims from the 2020 credential-stuffing cyberattacks on Government of Canada online accounts accessed via GCKey, including CRA My Account.

In recent years, several provinces have taken steps to prevent suppliers from restricting consumers’ access to the courts via class proceedings or otherwise.

Video game “loot boxes” – digital mystery packages that generate random virtual items in exchange for real money – are a multi-billion-dollar business.

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.

In Nimish and Manjeet Gupta v. Amrit Pal Singh and Coldwell Banker Sun Realty Brokerage(2026), the Small Claims Court dismissed a Defendant’s Claim as statute-barred, reaffirming the principle...

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.