This comprehensive weekly summary provides detailed analysis of civil law decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal for August 17-21, 2026, covering critical issues in solicitor-client privilege, international child abduction, and procedural matters. The summaries examine landmark rulings on the crime-fraud exception to privilege in civil fraud cases and the application of grave risk of harm exceptions under the Hague Convention.

The Ontario Court of Appeal released multiple significant decisions during the week of August 3-7, 2026, addressing critical issues in employment law, medical malpractice, defamation, and property law. Notable rulings clarified the enforceability of termination provisions in employment contracts, particularly regarding "at any time" clauses and their consistency with Employment Standards Act minimum requirements, while also examining RSU entitlements and the application of statutory notice provisions.

Please find our summaries for the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of October 31, 2022.

Following are this week's summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of February 27, 2023. It was a busy week at the Ontario Court of Appeal with many lengthy decisions released.

A special committee is established by a board of directors to review the merits of a specific transaction or corporate governance issue. A special committee is sometimes called an ad hoc committee...

Following are this week's summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of October 30, 2023.

These are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of May 9, 2022.

A recent decision of the English High Court of Justice illustrates the broader scope of protection typically given to a trademark that has become known in the marketplace.

The Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Moore v Getahun, 2015 ONCA 55 did two key things:

When serious corporate wrongdoing is suspected, the corporation's board of directors often assumes responsibility for investigating the matter.

Congratulations to Blaneys' very own Giovanna Asaro who achieved a successful result for our client, the Ontario government, in Algra v Comrie Estate.

If you don't operate a meat processing plant or a sandwich franchise, it could be easy to overlook the Supreme Court's recent decision in 1688782 Ontario Inc. v. Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

We all know going to the dentist is painful. Likewise, few of us are happy to receive notice that we’ve been selected for a tax audit. Well, here’s another one to add to the list of life’s unpleasant experiences: the software audit.

In Lalli v Lalli, the Court allowed an appeal from the trial judge's dismissal of a resulting trust claim. The dissent would have dismissed the appeal.

Shara Roy and Constanza Pauchulo co-authored an article on Insider Trading in the April 2015 issue of the Advocates' Quarterly published by Canada Law Book, a Division of Thomson Reuters Canada Limited.

Following are this week's summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of November 7, 2022.

In the recent decision of More v. 1362279 Ontario Ltd. (Seiko Homes)1 ("More"), the Ontario Court of Appeal considered the issue of whether relying on a "time is of the essence" clause...

Following are our summaries of the past week's civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. The Court delivered a flurry of year-end decisions ahead of the holidays.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of June 2, 2025.

Following are this week's summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of February 6, 2023.