Lerners LLP appellate lawyer, Brian Radnoff, provides a summary of Lerners Top 5 Ontario civil appeals decisions from October 2012.

Lerners LLP appellate lawyer, Andrew Murray, provides a summary of Lerners Top 5 Ontario civil appeals decisions from September 2012.

Cynthia Kuehl summarizes Lerners' Top 5 civil appeal cases from July and August 2012.

This month's netletter features appeals regarding the restoration of actions to the trial list, jurisdiction for appeals, constructive trusts in multi-party insolvency proceedings, the regulation of sexual activity with patients by medical health practitioners and when marriages are terminated by death or divorce.

An often overlooked remedy under the Construction Lien Act is a claim for a breach of trust.

The Court of Appeal in Ontario starts its decision in Rankin Construction Inc. v. Ontario, 2014 ONCA 636 (CanLII) by commenting that the law of tenders is complex.

Really? That's what Sidney Green said. The lawyer with over 60 years in practice refused to complete the mandatory CPD requirements pursuant to the Rules of the Law Society of Manitoba.

If you're a stay-at-home parent injured in an automobile collision on or after July 1, 2026, you'll have worries beyond your own injuries.

With the autumn season coming upon us, here are some safety tips that we haven’t had to consider for months...

In this article written for Municipal Liability Risk Management, insurance defence lawyers, Kirk Boggs and Stuart Zacharias, revisit the tort of negligent police investigation after the pivotal decision...

In many situations, operating your business through a corporation will protect the individual(s) from personal liability and using an independent contractor rather than an employee may limit the liability of the company for the actions of the independent contractor.

For entrepreneurs considering the purchase of a franchised business in Ontario, navigating the legal landscape can be daunting.

It is trite law to say that where an employee has been terminated from indefinite-term employment, they have an obligation to mitigate their losses.

Your reputation is something that develops over time but can be instantly and irreparably damaged by a single poor decision. As a lawyer, your ability to grow your practice and find new opportunities...

The Law Society of Ontario's Bencher Election is underway, and voting begins on April 19, 2023. All Ontario lawyers and paralegal licensees in good standing are eligible to vote.

This 10-part series of monthly webinars, hosted by Lisa C. Munro, FCIArb, Q. Arb, Arbitrator and Editor of Arbitration Matters, is designed to offer you some basic training and "boots on the ground...

If a reasonable person would think it is likely a decisionmaker in a case may be biased, can the biased decisionmaker's decision ever stand? According to the Ontario Court of Appeal in Vento Motorcycles Inc.

Earl Cherniak has a saying: if you have not lost a trial, you have not done enough of them. The same applies to appeals. Though I basked in the success of my first appeal, it was not long...

Across Canada and internationally, regulators are sharply increasing their focus on children's privacy, recognizing the heightened risks young people face in digital environments.

I wrote the barrister and solicitor bar exams in June, after finishing my third (and last) year of law school at the end of April. I'd certainly recommend taking some time to recharge...