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In the recent case Design Services Ltd. v. Canada, 2008 SCC 22 the Supreme Court of Canada considered a critical issue in the law of tendering: Does an owner owe a duty of care in tort to the subcontractors, architects and consultants of an unsuccessful bidder?

This 2019 decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal was the third in a trio of appeals regarding the topic of disengaging assets owned by insolvent entities subject...

Facing assault charges in Ontario can be a daunting and life-altering experience.

The Quebec Court of Appeal recently confirmed that an employer’s decision not to consider the application of a former employee who had been dismissed following excessive absenteeism due to alcoholism was not discriminatory, even if the former employee had been sober since his dismissal.

One of the fundamental changes made to the law of evidence in Quebec when the new Civil Code came into force in 1994 was the introduction of article 2858 of the Civil Code of Quebec.

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) recently represented a CCAC in a noteworthy appeal before the Health Services Appeal and Review Board (HSARB).

In a recent case, the Supreme Court of Canada expanded the doctrine of abuse of process to preclude parties which employed self-help remedies from raising as a defence various arguments which could and should have been advanced by commencing formal legal proceedings instead of taking self-help steps.

Applicants who seek ex parte relief under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) have an obligation to make full and fair disclosure of all material facts to the court.

Timothy Dunn of Blaneys recently secured a key win for equipment lessors navigating insolvency proceedings.

Insurance litigators will be interested in the recent Court of Appeal decision in Iannarella v. Corbett.

In Insurance Law, there is a principle by which the conclusion of a contract of insurance is based upon the utmost good faith of the parties. Therefore, under this principle, the insured must, when he applies for insurance coverage, fully disclose all material information to the insurer so that the latter is in a position to correctly assess the risk and establish an adequate insurance premium.

The Federal Court of Appeal upheld a lower court's narrow interpretation of "high electric field" in a patent dispute between frozen French fry competitors, finding that the patent...

On September 9, 2008, Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal rendered a decision in a closely watched case concerning the inadvertent lapse of patent rights.

A discussion on a decision relating on a motion to compel answers to undertakings in a home renovation case, where it was asknowledged that there was no formal discovery plan and no agreed upon deadline for answering undertakings.

In Warner v. Smith & Nephew Inc. (Warner), a recent decision of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, Justice G.H. Poelman gave guidance on the class certification process and the extent to which the court will evaluate the merits of a class action at the class certification stage.

On December 16, 2013, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench granted a six-month injunction in favour of Penn West Petroleum Ltd.

Mr. Carey was counsel for Mr. Sabourin and his companies in a case involving offshore investments that had gone poorly.

The Civil Resolution Tribunal (the "CRT") is a unique online forum to address disputes in British Columbia. The CRT first began hearing strata disputes in July 2016 and is now poised to implement its second phase by introducing small claims disputes up to $5,000 beginning on June 1, 2017.