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A discussion on two reported trial decisions dealing with sexual abuse of students by teachers.

The 2024 arbitration decisions in Board of Governors of Mount Royal University v. Mount Royal Faculty Association provide significant guidance on the intersection of social media conduct, academic freedom and workplace harassment in the post-secondary context.

The recent hack of the Ashley Madison website and the subsequent release of personal information is already the subject of multiple class actions.

It is estimated, based on 2015 statistics, that the market value of global commercial drone use exceeds $127 billion.

If your client gives you his business e-mail address to communicate with him about his personal legal matters, how sure are you that those e-mails are privileged and immune from disclosure?

Ontario farm and agribusiness owners face unique succession planning challenges where ownership, management, and family relationships intersect with complex tax regulations and estate law. Strategic planning can unlock significant tax exemptions and preserve enterprise value, but poorly structured transfers risk triggering substantial liabilities that force asset sales and disrupt operations.

Why do shareholders in a private company need a shareholder agreement?

Voluntary departure packages and workforce buyouts have become an increasingly common feature of the Canadian employment landscape, particularly as employers in technology...

The answer to this question is, surprisingly, not clear.

Under Ontario's Employment Standards Act, 2000 ("ESA"), employment contracts must comply with certain minimum standards regarding termination, including notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice.

A stylist rents a chair. An injector works under a services agreement. An aesthetician invoices the clinic. Everyone calls them independent contractors.

On May 4, 2015, Director's Delegate Blackman released his decision in Cook and RBC, which deals with the payment of catastrophic assessments under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule—Effective September 1, 2010.

I've been helping clients involved in car crashes for 30 years now, which means I've seen 30 years of changes with auto insurance, usually with a negative impact for the motoring public and my clients.

The Divisional Court, in Cotnam v The National Capital Commission, ([2014] ONSC 3614), considered the applicability of the rebuttable presumption contained in section 4 of the Occupiers' Liability Act.

I recently had the opportunity to attend the 11th Annual Middlesex Law Association Mentoring Dinner. The dinner was framed around the theme of "What I didn't learn in law school ...

Ontario civil litigation is set for a major reset in how parties prepare and exchange evidence. This summary explains the proposal to shift discovery towards an "up‑front evidence model"...

Many clients walk into a lawyer's office and ask: "How do I win?" But in many disputes, the better question is: "Where should this fight happen, and does it need to be a fight at all?"...

The debate over discoverability, and the deference owed to findings of discoverability, continues with the Court of Appeal for Ontairo's decision in Di Filippo v. Bank of Nova Scotia, 2024 ONCA 33.