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A Nova Scotia Court of Appeal decision examines the consequences when a litigant uses artificial intelligence tools to create a fraudulent court transcript containing 39 discrepancies from the certified record. The case explores how courts balance access to justice against protecting the integrity of legal proceedings when AI is deliberately misused to mislead the court and prejudice opposing parties.

Pleadings are important documents in a civil litigation case. The pleadings tell the story about a dispute. Under court rules, the parties are required to describe...

The original action was decided at a trial in June 2011, a decade after a car business venture involving Gus and Alex, called Centre City Auto Sales Inc. ("Centre City"), failed.

The Ontario Court of Appeal has restored Subway's defamation action against the CBC which was dismissed in 2019 pursuant to Ontario's anti-SLAPP legislation...

There is an old adage that "you can't fight City Hall". The phrase originated in the United States to encapsulate the idea that an ordinary person cannot overcome the rules and systems of government.

Given the high cost of real estate in Ontario, friends and relatives may sometimes assist with the purchase by agreeing to be registered as joint title holders for financing purposes.

An agreement of purchase and sale (APS) for a real estate transaction may contain a term allowing a buyer to demand that a seller take steps to resolve defects or encumbrances affecting the property prior to closing...

In Ontario, the doctrine of "buyer beware" (caveat emptor) puts the obligation on real estate buyers to take diligent steps to discover any defects with the property before buying it...

In Ontario, government action taken by Premier Ford has caused much litigation because political opponents to the Premier have been unable to crack his personal popularity and the popularity.

Online platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO have allowed property owners around the world to easily rent their respective homes on a short-term basis, primarily to tourists.

As a research lawyer, I am threatened to be replaced by generative artificial intelligence that purports to conduct legal research much like new machines threatened the jobs of labourers during the industrial revolution.

A recent British Columbia Supreme Court decision (Mackenzie v. Harken Towing Co. Ltd., 2025 BCSC 2493) addresses a long-standing and increasingly common issue in waterfront property law...

Worldwide, countries and cities are suffering an apparent affordable housing crisis. In Canada, our largest urban centres are experiencing the establishment of temporary and arguably...

#MeToo is a social movement that gained prominence beginning in 2017. The purpose of the movement is to campaign against sexual abuse, sexual harassment and rape culture...

Real estate transactions may be scheduled to be completed by a certain time of day, depending on the wording of the Agreement of Purchase and Sale (APS). When the APS is silent on the time of closing...

Investors in a small company may be inspired by the sales pitch of a founder with grandiose plans and descriptions of potential profits to be earned if they get in on the ground floor.

Share capital social clubs currently in existence in the province of Ontario are non-profit companies with share capital, most of which were incorporated under Part II of the Ontario...