In June 2018, we wrote on the British Columbia Court of Appeal decision in Leatherman v 0969708 BC Ltd, 2018 BCCA 33, where the court considered sections 14 and 15 of the "new" Limitation Act,

The Alberta Court of King's Bench has taken another step towards addressing ongoing delays in civil litigation in the Province. In a July 10, 2025, Notice to the Profession...

We all love Rocky, Sandy and Scrat but, at least away from the silver screen, squirrels actually tend to be quite a nuisance.

In Morrison v. Hatts Off Inc. et al., 2025 ONSC 4320, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice declined to order pre-certification discovery of sensitive Children's Aid Society records in a proposed class action alleging systemic negligence and fiduciary breaches in children's group homes.

In InvestorCOM Inc. v. L'Anton, 2025 BCCA 40, the BC Court of Appeal upheld the chambers judge's decision not to strike the plaintiff's claim because of a parallel action in Ontario...

Christine A. Viney, Bruce Mellett and Patrick Schembri write about the Alberta Court of Appeal's summary of the key principles that apply when an insured seeks a declaration...

Dominique Hussey, President of The Advocates' Society (TAS), talks about its new report Delay No Longer. The Time to Act Is Now with Canadian Lawyer. Among other calls to action, the report urges...

In October and November, the Supreme Court of Canada's docket is largely made up criminal cases. That said, there are three appeals that may interest businesses and organizations facing...

The Ministry of Service Alberta is seeking public input on the province's statutory privacy protections. This follows Ontario's recent gesture to modernize its privacy framework and request feedback...

Comprehensive reform to Canada's privacy legislation—which privacy experts have long anticipated—is now imminent. Today, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry...

Mark Lewis tells Canadian Lawyer why British Columbia's new house flipping tax adds another layer of complexity to real estate transactions that lawyers advising on those deals must bear in mind.

Since the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Daishowa‑Marubeni International Ltd. v. Canada, 2013 SCC 29 [Daishowa], clarity exists for how a vendor treats abandonment obligations ...

Beginning January 1, 2021, changes to the Condominium Act, 1998 will introduce new obligations for condominium developers.

David Dodge appears on BNN Bloomberg to share the highlights of Bennett Jones' latest Economic Outlook. He says that Canada...

On May 3, 2021, by Order in Council No. 277, the Government of British Columbia amended the Property Transfer Tax Regulation, B.C. Reg 74/88.

On May 29, 2019, Darcy Moch, Greg Johnson and Jared Mackey of Bennett Jones participated on a witness panel before the Standing Senate Committee

The Federal Court dismissed two requests from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) that would have, if accepted, compelled Shopify to disclose six years of data from its merchants.

It has now been two years since the new Voluntary Disclosures Program (VDP) rules came into effect (see our previous blog, VDP Overhaul Coming Sooner Than You Thought), which restricted ...

On April 12, 2023, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced that certain unregistered crypto-asset trading platforms (CTPs) operating in Canada...

The serious WannaCrypt ransomware worm which ran roughshod over internet connected computers worldwide on Friday and Saturday appears to have been stymied...