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McLennan Ross successfully represented Shell Canada Limited in a summary dismissal application seeking to have a number of related lawsuits against Shell dismissed.

When a testator's will contains errors that don't reflect their true intentions, Ontario courts can apply the legal doctrine of rectification to correct these mistakes. This remedy is available only in limited circumstances: clerical errors, misunderstood instructions, or failure to carry out the testator's directions, requiring strong extrinsic evidence to demonstrate what the deceased actually intended.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has provided us with two reminders this May that costs awards need not be proportional to damage awards, as exemplified by the cases below.

In Small v Northbridge General Insurance Company, 2026 ON LAT 21072, the Ontario Licence Appeal Tribunal (“LAT”) held that an insurer cannot justify an additional in-person independent examination (“IE”) simply...

On November 28, 2024, the Federal Court published the following practice directions: an updated Case and Trial Management Guidelines for Complex Proceedings and Proceedings...

In mid-October, the influential United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard oral arguments in a $1-billion battle over the responsibility of Internet intermediaries for infringing content posted by third parties on their systems.

Two developments in the United States may mean that it will be easier to patent business methods, software and similar types of inventions.

The U.S. tariff refund process faces a critical legal challenge as the Trump Administration appeals a court order requiring refunds of approximately US$166 billion in duties collected under now-invalidated emergency tariffs.

Réjean Hinse was wrongfully imprisoned for 15 years for a crime he didn't commit.

Two experienced Canadian lawyers examine contentious legal cases and explore the intersection between law and politics, analyzing how courtrooms become political arenas. Each episode provides insight into current legal battles and their broader implications for society, revealing the fundamental framework that underpins democratic institutions.

Lenczner Slaght, Canada's leading litigation firm, demonstrates its expertise across insolvency and restructuring law, commercial litigation, and dispute resolution.

The Alberta Court of Appeal (the Court) recently released its decision in Bahcheli v. Yorkton Securities Inc.

Friday May 31, 2024 was the first opportunity for parties to obtain trial dates under a new pilot project at the Alberta Court of King's Bench. The pilot project, announced on April 23, 2024...

The B.C. Court of Appeal's recent decision in Pineau v. KMI Publishing and Events Ltd. clarifies that although sharing a hyperlink to a defamatory article published by a third party does...

In November 2005 the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal brought by Conrad Black ("Black") and other senior officers and directors of Hollinger Inc. requesting that the Court find the Order compelling them to submit to questioning by the Inspector (appointed under s. 229 of the Canadian Business Corporations Act was premature, or to set aside or dismiss the order.

In Genesis Fertility Centre Inc. v. Yuzpe, 2019 BCSC 233, the Supreme Court of British Columbia reviewed the law on fiduciary duties and the appropriate remedies when such claims are made out.

A recent decision, Chew v Munoz et al, 2016 ONSC 1511, highlights the importance of requiring defendants to schedule independent medical examinations (IME) so that the reports...

Security for judgment is an exceptional remedy only granted in exceptional circumstances. The court prefers to leave debt collection under the auspices of the Civil Enforcement Act.