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On July 8, 2020, the Ontario Government enacted major changes to the Class Proceedings Act, 1992 (the "CPA") when the Lieutenant Governor gave Royal Assent to Bill 161...

The British Columbia Court of Appeal has held that constitutional limits prevent a superior court judge from sitting outside of his own province.

All treatment providers must now strictly comply with expert report rules before been able to provide opinion evidence at trial.

After a trial in 2026, Frank Stronach was found guilty of two sexual offence charges for incidents that had occurred some 40 years earlier. Following the conviction, but before sentencing, one of the complainants had a civil lawyer write to Mr. Stronach’s criminal lawyer to threaten a civil claim for damages of almost $1 million

Following just over a week of remote working with many businesses and schools closed, many of us are looking back at just how much has changed.

The Suspension Period—which was set to expire on May 15, 2020—has been extended to May 29, 2020.

The Limitations Act, 2002[1] ("the Act") prescribed the time limit to commence a legal proceeding at two years after the day the claim was discovered, barring any exceptions outlined in the Act.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic, and will no doubt have a lasting, impact on the conduct of litigation in Canada. Along with addressing procedural complexities...

On February 6, 2019, the Alberta Court of Appeal released the Weir-Jones Technical Services Incorporated v. Purolator Courier Ltd. 2019 ABCA 49 ("Weir-Jones") decision.

On July 2, 2024, the Court of Appeal for British Columbia (the "Court") released its highly anticipated decision in British Columbia v. Peakhill Capital Inc., 2024 BCCA 246 ("Peakhill")...

Canadian law recognizes the fundamental importance of a litigant’s right to counsel of their choice and the principle that a litigant should not be deprived of their choice of counsel, absent good cause.

A few years after the Supreme Court of Canada released Hollick v Toronto (City), which provided a detailed articulation of the common issues requirement under s. 5(1)(c) of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992...

An important decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal was released on January 29, 2015 overturning a trial decision which was critical of consultations between counsel and expert witnesses in preparing their reports.

The case emerged from a car accident. A jury found the Defendant 30% responsible for the accident, but awarded the Plaintiff zero damages.

The doctrines of res judicata and issue estoppel can, as a matter of law, apply to subsequent arbitration proceedings, the Alberta Court of Appeal recently held...

In its unanimous decision in Carioca's Import & Export Inc. v. Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., the Ontario Court of Appeal overturned the motion judge's decision...

The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled on the protection of lawyers' trust ledgers under solicitor-client privilege, addressing whether these financial records can be compelled in civil fraud proceedings. The decision examines the scope of the crime-fraud exception to privilege and whether it applies beyond criminal cases to civil matters involving allegations of fraudulent conduct and breach of court orders.

In recent weeks, the Toronto Star has embarked on a legal challenge against what it describes as "blanket secrecy" within Ontario's administrative tribunal system.