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In Nimish and Manjeet Gupta v. Amrit Pal Singh and Coldwell Banker Sun Realty Brokerage(2026), the Small Claims Court dismissed a Defendant’s Claim as statute-barred, reaffirming the principle...

A subpoena is a court order, usually issued as a matter of course based on a lawyer's request, for a person to appear at a specified time and place to provide testimony in a court proceeding.

By way of a five-four split decision, the Supreme Court of Canada judgment issued November 4, 2016 in City of Edmonton v. Edmonton East (Capilano) Shopping Centres Ltd., made those appeals that much tougher.

National class actions raise a host of complicated jurisdictional issues. This is especially true when there are parallel class actions in multiple provinces.

The Supreme Court of Canada has established that Parliament cannot prevent judicial review of administrative decisions, striking down a partial privative clause in the Conflict of Interest Act. This landmark ruling constitutionalizes the availability of judicial review for all exercises of public power, fundamentally reshaping the relationship between legislatures, administrative bodies, and courts. The decision clarifies that while legislatures may influence how courts review decisions, they cannot elimina

There is a prospect for faster, less expensive and more accessible justice for Ontario businesses and residents by virtue of a recent Supreme Court decision.

A discussion on obtaining specific performance of an agreement of purchase and sale for commercial property, in the light of the recent decision of the Superior Court of Ontario in 2329131 Ontario Inc. v. Carlyle Development Corporation.

It is a summer of discontent for BC legal aid lawyers, a number of whom have threatened service withdrawal to protest underfunding.

In television dramas, lawsuits often appear to move at an unrealistic pace, with a claim filed one day and the parties appearing in court the next.

In general, the BCSC's decision indicates a serious reservation to compel a non-resident who does not carry on business in B.C. to do something outside the province.

Recently, in Day v Haiderzadeh, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice reiterated settled law that evidence given in support of a potential question to be given to a jury cannot be based on pure speculation...

Here's a look at the leave application decisions that the Supreme Court of Canada will be releasing on July 25, 2024. Each week, we'll be providing a short blog post that summarizes some of the upcoming cases...

After more than a century, the Supreme Court of Canada has revisited the evidentiary doctrine of spoliation and the available remedies in SS&C Technologies Canada Corporation v. Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, 2026 SCC 29 (SS&C). The Court described spoliation as “the intentional destruction, alteration, mutilation or concealment of evidence with a view to subverting the truth-finding process during litigation”.

The plaintiff, Boisvert Marine Inc. (BMI), operates a wholesale business in leisure and sporting goods, specializing in the sale and repair of boats. The defendant, Dumas, is the general manager of BMI.

Haider v Rizvi concerns parties involved in litigation that arose out of their Minutes of Settlement. Two outstanding elements of the settlement remained: the exchange of a full and final mutual...

Contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and labourers in Alberta typically have only 60 days after completing the last work on a project to register a construction lien.

A Tax Court case reveals how settlement agreements can become unstable when institutions attempt to modify terms after acceptance. The dispute centered on whether additional implementation terms could be added...

The Ontario Divisional Court has upheld a lower court's decision denying class certification in a data privacy case against Facebook, establishing important boundaries for when disgorgement remedies can be pursued in breach of contract claims. The ruling addresses whether plaintiffs can strategically elect disgorgement to avoid proving compensable loss, and reinforces fundamental prerequisites for class action certification.