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The Toronto Region has recently announced a pilot project intended to combat the considerable delay civil actions face in getting to trial.

Last week, The Star released an article outlining how self-represented defendants can cause a problem for the justice system.

"Author of his/her own misfortune" is a common defence in personal injury cases and in Hamilton v. Bluewater Recycling Association, the jury reached this determination...

In the wake of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in R. v. Jordan, there have been various suggestions on how to deal with the issue of delay in the Ontario courts.

Robert Strickland and five other applicants sought to challenge the Federal Child Support Guidelines as unlawful.

In Mitchell c. Procureur général du Québec, 2022 QCCS 2983, Madam Justice Chantal Corriveau of the Superior Court has just suspended the coming into force of sections 9 and 208.6...

British Columbia's Money Judgment Enforcement Act promises to revolutionize debt collection by creating a centralized registry and empowering civil enforcement officers with expanded seizure authority. While the 2023 legislation was expected in 2025, creditors and debtors alike need to understand how these sweeping changes will transform the enforcement landscape once implemented.

It's an unfortunate reality that litigation counsel will sometimes utilize procedural motions to drive up costs or delay a proceeding.

The Supreme Court of Canada released one decision this week of interest to Canadian businesses and professions.

When bringing an interlocutory injunction, the moving party must typically give an undertaking as to damages, meaning if that party ultimately loses at trial, it may be forced to pay the damages incurred by the other party as a result of the injunction.

Whenever an agreement is signed, careful attention must be focused on whether the contract or agreement in question properly addresses the issues facing the parties.

Advocacy, Chief Justice Roberts, United States Supreme Court

Companies and individuals charged under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act may ask the prosecutor to provide the Ministry of Labour inspector’s criminal record, an Ontario court has ruled.

The Supreme Court of Canada has clarified critical procedural rules surrounding declaratory judgments of death, addressing what constitutes sufficient evidence to annul such declarations and establishing when service requirements may be relaxed. This case examines the balance between procedural fairness and practical realities when a person declared legally dead is later proven to be alive.

Trademark owners facing expungement for failing to file evidence of use in section 45 proceedings may have recourse through the Federal Court appeal process. The recent Lion Corporation case demonstrates how administrative errors by trademark agents can be remedied, allowing registrants to file additional evidence and potentially reinstate their registrations when the failure was beyond their control.

In Berg, the proposed representative plaintiff brought a motion without notice to the defendants for approval of a third party funding agreement.

A discussion based on a recent case where an employee sued Ladbrokes for breach of statutory and common-law duties to ensure that the premises were sufficiently secure, specifically in failing to keep the front door locked by operating the magnetic lock which was fitted to it.

Obtaining legal counsel ensures you are given the best opportunity to understand not just your own rights, but also the rights the police can legally exercise.