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A class plaintiff must seek judicial approval for any settlement under the Class Proceedings Act, and the Court must be satisfied that the settlement is fair and reasonable and in the best interests of the class.

The Supreme Court of Canada has held that a party in a civil proceeding can request disclosure of wiretap communications intercepted by the state during a criminal investigation.

The Tax Court of Canada has strictly applied the requirements for adjournments and timetable amendments as described in the Court’s Practice Note No. 14.

Judges of the Superior Court of Ontario may sit and make decisions in courtrooms in other provinces when the Ontario court has jurisdiction over the parties and issues in the proceeding, the Ontario Superior Court held recently: Parsons v. The Canadian Red Cross Society, 2013 ONSC 3053.

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

The Ontario Court of Appeal in Hoang v Mann Engineering Ltd., 2015 ONCA 838 used Rule 2.1 to dismiss the appellant's frivolous motion.

Family law litigation involving the one or both spouses' family members is becoming more common.

The recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Khan v. Metroland Printing, Publishing and & Distributing Ltd. et al is a useful reminder that even though the wheels of justice may feel like they turn slowly, there is a limit to everything.

Parties to litigation can expect that particulars of the advice they have received from counsel will remain privileged in most instances. However, there are times when a party, through its actions or its pleadings...

In the landscape of legal dispute resolution, binding judicial dispute resolution (binding JDR) presents a compelling alternative to traditional litigation, merging judicial authority...

In this episode, Stephen and Gavin dive into the gripping legal battle between a powerful Canadian bank and an elderly widow over a disputed $50,000 credit card debt.

The Divisional Court's recent decision raises two important issues for professional self-regulatory bodies in respect of the degree to which procedural fairness applies.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has added to its growing collection of cases that increase court scrutiny over litigation funding and contingency fee arrangements.

Where Litigants Look for Justice will Depend on What Sort of Justice they Seek In a recent ruling, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the decision of a motion’s judge to stay an action commenced in Ontario on the basis that there was no real and substantial connection between the relief claimed by the plaintiffs and the jurisdiction of the Ontario Court.

Effective October 1, 2026, the Supreme Court of British Columbia will implement a fundamental procedural change requiring parties to exchange application materials before filing with the court or setting hearing dates. This reversal of the traditional "file and serve" sequence shifts much of the procedural activity to the pre-filing stage, fundamentally altering how chambers applications are initiated and managed.

An academic misconduct hearing at the University of Saskatchewan was delayed by several months largely due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Court of Appeal has recently held that the limitation period to bring an action enforcing a contractual right to indemnity starts to run on the date that a party has been served with a Statement of Claim in the underlying lawsuit that triggers the right to be indemnified.