Appellate lawyer, Jasmine Akbarali provides a summary of Lerners' Top 5 Ontario civil appeals decisions from July and August , 2013

This past semester, I've had the privilege of teaching Legal Research and Writing to first-year law students at Toronto Metropolitan University.

On April 1, all disputes regarding accident benefits began wending their way to the Licensing Appeals Tribunal.

I was recently interviewed by Law Times regarding a case about partnership buy-in agreements, which, in my view, should contain all material terms, particularly regarding payments the new partners are to make to the firm.

Most Ontario drivers are now well aware of the fact that it is illegal to use hand-held devices will driving. Since October 26, 2009, this new law has been in force.

In an earlier post, "Not Missing the Sino-Forest for the Trees: ONCA upholds auditor’s $117 million settlement despite objections from institutional investors over opt-out rights", we reported that the Ontario Court of Appeal ("the Court") dismissed a motion by a group of institutional investors seeking leave to appeal the approval of a settlement between Sino-Forest and its auditor, Ernst & Young, under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangements Act, 1985 ("CCAA").

A 2022 decision by Madam Justice A. K. Mitchell highlights how summary judgment motions can be an effective tool to obtain specific performance more expeditiously and in a cost...

Earl Cherniak, Q.C. was recently interviewed about the Ontario Bar Association’s task force right to suggest pre-trial conference changes.

Canadian Courts, like their American counterparts, have developed a rule of deference to business decisions called the "business judgment rule".

A common scenario in which the privilege against self-incrimination is threatened occurs when a person is party to criminal or regulatory proceedings in the United States (U.S.) and civil litigation in Canada.

The risk to the privilege against self-incrimination is not limited to proceedings taking place in parallel in Canada and the United States (U.S.).

Appellate lawyer, Mark Freiman provides a summary of Lerners' recent Top 5 Ontario civil appeals decisions

Top 5 Civil Appeals From The Court of Appeal - Video Companion (September 2015)

In one of the "clearest cases" yet, the Court of Appeal recently exercised its jurisdiction to summarily dismiss an appeal as an abuse of process pursuant to r. 2.1.01(1) in Wilson v. Fatahi-Ghandehari, 2023 ONCA 74.

The press reported that former Roman Catholic priest and Oblate missionary Eric Dejaeger has been convicted on 24 of 80 sex-related charges involving Inuit children.

When resources are so limited, why would a charity or non-profit want to spend time and money on privacy and data protection? Well, it will benefit your organization.

Long before municipal zoning by-laws existed, restrictive covenants were used as an effective community planning tool.

For instance, the buyer is obligated by the Income Tax Act to make reasonable inquiries regarding the residency of the vendor.

Numerous agreements are entered into throughout an Infrastructure Ontario project.

*Ping!* You just received a text message from your friend while you are driving — we have all been there.