When relationships end between a business and an individual who was a principal thereof, the business may be understandably concerned about competitive ventures it may face from its former principal.

Vicarious liability is a doctrine in tort law which holds one party responsible for the wrongful acts of another, on the basis of a special relationship between them.

As a lawyer who regularly represents regulated health professionals (i.e. pharmacists, chiropractors, massage therapists, etc.) in Complaint Reviews before the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board ("HPARB")...

Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele dive headfirst into the legal grey zone of podcasting, exposing the tangled web of copyright...

The greatest revolution in law over the last 30 years has been the ability to access case law and secondary sources online.

An ATV, a tragic turn, and a court decision that changed everything. Hosts Gavin and Stephen, dive into the Ontario Court of Appeal's ruling on de Roche v McInnis.

When I first entered law school in 1987, Quicklaw was the only online legal research tool available to lawyers. While this tool was available for free to students, law firms and lawyers...

Funds transferred from one intimate partner to another during the course of a relationship may be subject to repayment unless the recipient can prove the money was a gift.

In Ontario, there is the Small Claims Court, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court and the Court of Appeal for Ontario. As well, there is the Ontario Court of Justice.

Following a long line of cases, it has become standard practice in wrongful dismissal actions, even where the potential damages may exceed the prescribed monetary limit...

When a judge or an adjudicator renders a decision that is not anchored in the pleadings, evidence, positions or submissions of the parties, appellate courts have overturned the underlying decision on the grounds that an error of law has been committed.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a defamation claim which arose from an email sent by parents of a competitive ringette player...

What happens when one vote decides an election and that vote never makes it to the ballot box?

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed a class action against Facebook for breach of privacy arising from what the motion judge described as "one of the largest and most publicized...

The Digital Privacy Act, passed in June 2015, made a number of amendments to Canada's federal private sector privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA").

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world have implemented physical distancing measures to "flatten the curve".

In our previous blogs, we discussed the expanded trust filing and reporting requirements for trusts with tax years ending on or after December 31, 2023...

In an avoidable yet perhaps inevitable decision, a Canadian court has imposed personal costs against a lawyer for using AI-generated submissions in materials filed with the court: Reddy v Saroya, 2026 ABCA 20 (CanLII).

A bank issuing a letter of credit has a near absolute duty to honour a demand for payment under the letter. Notwithstanding, one such exception to this near absolute duty is the fraud exception.

In disputes between a buyer and seller arising from an aborted transaction, the real estate professionals involved may be dragged into the dispute...