Questioning in family law serves multiple purposes. It is designed to obtain necessary information, assess credibility, and build a foundation for impeachment.

In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a motion judge's ruling that a marriage contract between separated spouses was valid...

Acquired Brain Injuries (or ABIs) can be a difficult personal injury to treat, in large part because of the need for long-term clinical care, both as an in- and out-patient.

As a public sector entity, Infrastructure Ontario has developed five principles to govern its operations.

When a client goes bankrupt, an unpaid supplier is often left with few remedies.

The June 1st, 2016, revisions to the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule will change how attendant care is covered by auto insurance.

As of June 1st, 2016, auto insurance in Ontario is going to undergo a change, with major revisions to no-fault benefits (statutory accident benefits).

The decision of the Court of Appeal in Render is an interesting and important employment law decision, and necessary reading for all who practice in that area. In addition, for all litigators...

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision reaffirms the existence of absolute privilege, it also holds that the privilege does not necessarily prevent an aggrieved party from suing their lawyer for conduct.

A recent decision I came across reminded me that while sometimes the law is complex, sometimes it only sounds complex but is really just common sense.

There are many factors to consider when choosing to hire a lawyer: reputation, experience, expertise, client references and testimonials to name a few — and awards and recognition may be one of them.

In the past several years, confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements, or what are sometimes called "gag orders", have been the subject of well-deserved scrutiny in sexual abuse cases resolved by way of out-of-court settlement.

Class actions, by their very nature, mandate the extra procedural step of a certification motion. As a result, a class proceeding is generally longer than a standard civil proceeding and can be significantly more complex.

As I noted in my posts on Mareva Injunctions2 and Anton Piller Orders3, seeking powerful remedies can be risky.

In Canada, we expect police officers, security guards, bouncers, and other authority figures to protect the public and to use force only when it is necessary and reasonable.

A few weeks ago, my colleague Lucas Lung wrote in "Class Actions for Spam and Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation's Private Right of Action?" about the impending coming into force of "CASL"...

In Bancroft Snell v Visa, 2015 ONSC 7275 ("Bancroft"), a class action involving allegedly improper credit card merchant fees, Justice Perell approved the contingency fee agreement of class counsel, but with an order not to pay any sums toward a fee sharing agreement with other counsel.

On June 20, 2011, the Consumer Product Safety Act (the "Act") became law. It significantly increased the obligations on companies all along the supply chain of consumer products.

A civil lawsuit for compensation, which is also known as an "action", is typically started by way of a formal court document called a "Statement of Claim".

The question of where to bring an action for defamation can be complicated in internet defamation cases.