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Defendants embroiled in class proceedings are often times presented with the issue of properly managing cases that languish for years for want of prosecution.

Winner of a 2026 Mondaq Thought Leadership Award, hosts Stephen Thiele and Gavin Tighe examine highly contentious public cases in Canada, exploring the intersection between law and politics where courtrooms become part of the political arena. Each episode digs into current legal topics and battles, providing insight into how courts function in democracy and why their decisions matter to society.

In Hopkins v Kay, the Ontario Court of Appeal concluded that the Personal Health Information Protection Act is not a "complete code" and therefore did not "oust" the plaintiff’s common law tort claim for breach of privacy.

Two recent Court of Appeal decisions, one in Ontario and one in B.C., provide considerable direction on the establishment of a due diligence defence in the context of environmental offences. <I>R. v. Petro-Canada </I>was released on January 29, 2003. It follows on the heels <I>of R. v. MacMillan Bloedel</I>, a 2002 B.C. Court of Appeal decision covering related ground.

It is not often that the Supreme Court of Canada grants leave to appeal a decision relating to the Income Tax Act (ITA) or the law relating to how cheques are processed and paid.

On March 26, 2009, I was in the Federal Court of Appeal arguing the Taxpayer's case R. v. Gary Landrus.

In Ontario, every estate trustee is obligated to keep accurate records of estate transactions under rule 74.17 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, RRO 1990, Reg 194.

LEGO blocks are among the most readily identifiable childhood toys. Intuitively then, many consumers might find it difficult to believe that courts would allow another manufacturer to produce and sell an outright copy.

An employee of Health Canada stated that she would soon "snap" and "commit violence" toward her manager and was later terminated for cause following an investigation and disciplinary hearing...

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has implemented sweeping procedural changes to address its notorious backlog and accessibility concerns.

Tataryn v. Diamond & Diamond Lawyers LLP, 2025 ONCA 5 is the first decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal ("Court") to consider the application of section 29.1(1) of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992...

On May 30, 2019, the Ontario Court of Appeal (the Court) released its decision in Drummond v. The Cadillac Fairview Corp. Ltd., 2019 ONCA 447.

In a rather unusual case, an Ontario Superior Court judge has set aside a default judgment that was obtained at an uncontested trial where the defendant intentionally decided not to show up.

A major concern for the legal profession in Canada today is access to justice.

A recent Ontario Superior Court decision examines what constitutes vexatious conduct when a defendant seeks to restrain a plaintiff from pursuing further interlocutory proceedings. The Court granted the restraining order but clarified that not all seemingly problematic behavior—such as prior vexatious litigant declarations or unpaid costs awards—will justify such restrictions.

The facts of the case and the issues before the Federal Court are discussed in detail by our experienced Toronto Tax Lawyers in Part I of this case comment.

In a recent decision the Supreme Court of British Columbia set aside and declared invalid an annual general meeting of shareholders and the resolutions passed at the meeting following a proxy fight between management and dissident shareholders.