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Although there is debate about whether the world is suffering from climate change, according to a 2024 United Nations survey, 80 percent of people worldwide want their country to do more about it. Based on measurements of the world’s glaciers, there is certainly scientific evidence that they have receded each year for the past 37 years and that they are melting faster than ever.

Property is often transferred between family members without money exchanging hands. There are many reasons for doing so, including estate planning...

The justice system is an important institution in a well-functioning democracy. Among other things, an efficient justice system upholds the rule of law, protects rights, and promotes social stability.

The father gave his son a portion of the land and encouraged him to build a house for him and his family.

On a day when travelers are learning that Air Canada has barred emotional support animals from planes, it is worth remembering that in the eyes of the law pets have traditionally been treated...

In 2016, the College of Chiropractors of Ontario (CCO) made a number of revisions to its By-Law 17: Public Register...

The Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court ruling that found the provincial government's legislation to remove bicycle lanes from major Toronto streets unconstitutional. The decision addresses fundamental questions about the separation of powers between courts and legislatures, and whether the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms creates positive obligations for governments to maintain infrastructure like bicycle lanes.

At the end of November, the new National Hockey League franchise awarded to Las Vegas unveiled, along with a logo, that the team would be named the "Vegas Golden Knights".

Cars are a tremendous invention. Historically, among other things, cars changed the way that people travelled and reduced significantly the travel time between destinations.

Service of an originating process, like a statement of claim, or other court documents is, in general, governed by the Rules of Civil Procedure.

When a client sues their former transaction lawyer for professional negligence, the issue is often the extent or scope of the duty owed to the client at the time of the lawyer's retainer.

Can one who freely wades into the choppy waters of Twitter complain about getting splashed? So asked the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a recent case involving allegedly defamatory tweets...

In some cases, the doctrines of collateral attack and abuse of process may be invoked to strike a claim where a plaintiff has failed to pursue remedies...

In R. v. Trought, 2021 ONCA 379 the Court of Appeal for Ontario ordered a new trial for a man convicted of possession of cocaine for the purposes of trafficking on the basis...

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

Our justice system is designed to work efficiently and to adhere to the highest principles of integrity. In general, parties appearing before a court must either be represented by a ...

We have written a lot about defamation cases on this blog and the pre-trial disposition of defamation actions under section 137.1 of Ontario's Courts of Justice Act.

Sometimes the most efficient way to defeat a defamation claim is to prove the defence of justification—namely, that the impugned statements that are alleged to be defamatory were substantially true.