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When a seller breaches an Agreement of Purchase and Sale (APS) by refusing to complete the sale of a property to a buyer, the buyer is generally entitled to the return of the deposit and damages...

Not all public protests are necessarily created equal. While most public protests will be viewed as having a public interest component, some might be viewed as either being advanced for purely personal interests or harmful to the public interest.

As legal counsel for chiropractors, we are regularly asked questions about the complaints process before the College of Chiropractors of Ontario (the "College").

A defamation claim against a law student brought by a Thunder Bay police officer was dismissed under Ontario's "anti-SLAPP" legislation: Gibson v. Cunningham, 2025 ONSC 5504 [not yet on CanLII].

Competition amongst sporting organizations vying for eligible, talented athletes is commonplace. Accordingly, organizations take steps to ensure that their procedures...

Sport organizations have received a significant amount of publicity in recent years regarding maltreatment by and against both players and coaches.

The party seeking damages arising from a failed real estate transaction is often the seller, who seeks to recover the agreed-upon sale price from a buyer.

In disputes arising from an incomplete real estate transaction, the courts will generally focus on which party is responsible for breaching the terms of their agreement.

Litigation claims or the threat thereof are often settled by way of payment by one party to the other in exchange for a full and final release. A full and final release is a contract.

In Tellini v. Bell Alliance, 2022 BCCA 106 (CanLII), the British Columbia Court of Appeal reversed a trial judge's decision that found the defendant lawyer and law firm liable...

On August 29, 2019, Canada ratified the Multilateral Convention To Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (the "Convention").

The Ontario Real Estate Association's standard form of residential Agreement of Purchase and Sale (APS) contains a paragraph that sets a deadline for a buyer to investigate and verify the present legal use of a property before closing.

Last week, in the case of National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston et al. 594 U.S., the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously held that the rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...

In a groundbreaking legal ruling, a Saskatchewan court has recognized that a thumbs-up emoji (👍) can be a valid signature and result in the formation of a binding contract.

Highlights of Recent Developments in Estates and Trusts

Solicitor-client privilege in Canada is a fundamental right and a substantive rule of law. Courts have repeatedly affirmed that solicitor-client privilege...

Canada's proposed Ban on Importing Goods Made with Forced Labour Act represents a fundamental shift in trade enforcement, moving from a tariff-based mechanism to a standalone legislative framework with enhanced border interdiction powers. The legislation empowers the Minister of Foreign Affairs to maintain a regulatory list of suspect goods while granting the Canada Border Services Agency expanded authority to detain shipments and require importers to prove compliance. This development comes amid internatio

Motions under section 137.1 of the Ontario Courts of Justice Act (CJA) are typically brought to dismiss defamation claims involving expressions on matters of public interest.