(August 12, 2019, 10:55 AM EDT) -- Our last three articles reviewed some important issues involving continuing powers of attorney for property.

Law360 Canada (July 29, 2025, 10:01 AM EDT) -- In November 2022, Ontario introduced asignificant shift in municipal governance through amendments to the Municipal Act, 2001, empowering select mayors with new executive authorities known as strong mayor powers.

At the end of 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada released two companion decisions affirming the fundamental importance of solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege to the proper functioning of the Canadian legal system.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of January 23, 2023. It was a very busy week.

In this first of a two-part series on the interrelationship of the criminal and civil justice systems, civil litigator Elizabeth Grace discusses how and why criminal proceedings do and do not impact parallel civil proceedings. In the second part, she will address document sharing between criminal and civil cases.

Please find our summaries of this past week's civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario (there were two substantive civil decisions).

Following are summaries of the civil decisions of the Ontario Court of Appeal for the week of January 24-28, 2022. There were 15 substantive civil decisions released this week.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Ontario Court of Appeal for the week of April 17, 2023.

In the age of social media, individuals have more opportunities than ever to express themselves and their views in the public sphere.

The situation is different when the activity participant is a minor.

The SEF 44 Endorsement is not a standalone policy and exclusions in the underlying policy apply to it such that a claimant passenger of a stolen vehicle is entitled to benefits if he/she did not know nor...

Where the conduct of the insureds was in issue in the underlying actions and with respect to coverage under the policy, policy limits covered only 5% of a multimillion dollar claim and an acrimonious relationship...

In the first article of this series, we described how holding companies ("HoldCos") can be used to increase corporate control, mitigate risks and maximize business synergies. In the second instalment...

In Royal Bank of Canada v Peace Bridge Duty Free Inc., the Court dismissed an appeal involving a dispute over a rent abatement sought by the tenant while their duty-free retail business was shut down as a result...

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of December 2, 2024.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of October 21, 2024.

On September 12, 2024, BOTS Inc. (OTC: BTZI), a company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and cyber security services, unveiled...

Twelve years after the Supreme Court of Canada's landmark decision in Bhasin v. Hrynew, the principle of good faith has become central to contract law across common law Canada.

Lending to businesses on First Nation reserves involves unique legal and practical considerations, particularly in relation to secured financing.