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In a decision addressing the application of the standard of review on internal administrative appeals, WeirFoulds Partners Ben Kates and Amy Block secured a favourable result for the Law...

The Supreme Court's 1996 Van der Peet decision is important because it established the legal test for recognizing Aboriginal rights under s. 35 of the Constitution.

When is an idea protectable? This question is front-and-centre for many entrepreneurs. When can they discuss their business idea, invention, or brilliant screenplay?

A Federal Court decision dismissed a patent infringement claim involving detergent formulations packaged in water-soluble film, finding problems with the plaintiff's experimental evidence and expert testimony. The court also invalidated certain patent claims for insufficient disclosure, ruling that the inventor failed to reveal which formulations succeeded or failed during the patent application process.

In a previous determination, the Court found, inter alia, a method claim, claim 17, had been infringed by the Defendants.

The Federal Court of Canada released a decision providing detailed directions on how a trial will resume virtually over Zoom.

AE Hospitality Ltd v George, 2015 ONSC 7370 dealt with the test for granting leave to appeal under Rule 62.02(4) of the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure.

With daily cases of COVID-19 steadily on the rise throughout Ontario, the provincial government is starting to enact more restrictions to slow the spread of the virus.

On March 20, 2017, the Province of British Columbia announced significant changes to the jurisdiction of the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) and Provincial Court to address small claims court matters.

On July 8, 2009, the British Columbia Court of Appeal released its decision in Shapray v. British Columbia Securities Commission.

'' Since January 1, 2016, when the Code of Civil Procedure came into force, information and communication technologies are now part of the common language in procedural matters.

Facts: The respondents, who were due funds, entered into a settlement agreement with the appellants who claimed to have limited funds to satisfy the debt.

Effective October 1, 2014, the New Brunswick Rules of Court will change – some Rules for the first time since they came into effect in 1982

Recent amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure should greatly reduce the number of administrative dismissals of Actions.

A January 23, 2017 article in the Toronto Star has confirmed something many of our personal injury clients already know – it takes a long time to get to trial in civil courts in the GTA.

The Supreme Court of Canada confirmed in Beals v. Saldanha that the principles of comity must be applied when considering and enforcing judgments of other courts.

The Alberta Court of Appeal recently provided guidance on how a disciplinary panel might consider a registrant's medical conditions or personal stress when imposing a sanction.

November 1, 2017- Green and Spiegel Associate Aris Daghighian was part of the winning team who appeared before the Supreme Court in Tran v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness).