On April 23, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal in Bradfield v Royal Sun Alliance Insurance Company, 2019 ONCA 800, and thereby signaled its intent to consider the circumstances in which an insurer ...

Estate planning often focuses on tangible assets – homes, bank accounts, and personal belongings.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal recently found a cyclist to be solely at fault for an accident occurring when the cyclist attempted to pass a motor vehicle on the right.

A Plaintiff in a defamation action not only had its action dismissed, but its hands slapped by the Court with an order that it pay the Defendants special costs...

Real estate and commercial leasing matters are a frequent source of business disputes which can often lead to a lawsuit.

A construction deficiency claim is often based on the cost to repair the deficiency.

Warranties form part of nearly every construction contract yet they remain poorly understood by many stakeholders in the construction industry.

In Neville v National Foundation for Christian Leadership, the British Columbia Court of Appeal considered whether a failed tax receipt constitutes unjust enrichment.

Earlier in 2015, the Federal Court heard two days of submissions from Canadian company Rotor Maxx Support Ltd. and the Minister of Transport.

Canada Jetlines Ltd. and NewLeaf Travel Company are hoping to capture a piece of the commercial air travel pie by competing for passengers looking for low-budget, no-frills air travel.

In the early hours of May 31, 2013, a Sikorsky S 76A helicopter operated by Ornge Air Ambulance crashed shortly after take-off ...

In January 2014, we reported on a decision of the Alberta Provincial Court acquitting on criminal charges of trespass eight members of an anti-abortion organization...

The global COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact across all industries, but few have been affected as severely as aviation.

In Eldeeb v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., 2018 WL 6435739, the District Court of Minnesota recently granted a motion to dismiss (on the basis of forum non conveniens)

The Montreal Convention is an international treaty, adopted in 1999, and incorporated into Canadian law by way of the federal Carriage by Air Act.

The Government of Canada announced sweeping changes to its Temporary Foreign Worker Program, many of which were effective immediately.

Last year, we posted an update about the Supreme Court of Canada's decision to hear an appeal involving Mr. Latif, a Canadian pilot of Pakistani descent.

One of the most interesting and important issues inherent in lawsuits arising from travel-related bookings (and arising in many aviation cases) is the exercise of jurisdiction by local courts over foreign based defendants. In a decision released last summer (in Sinclair v. Venezia), the Supreme Court of Canada considered the jurisdiction of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice over three Italian companies.

The English Court of Appeal affirmed the ruling in Rogers v. Hoyle, which held that reports produced by the AAIB are admissible as evidence in civil proceedings.

In its Decision No. 425-C-A-2014, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) directly addressed a person's right to bring a complaint of discrimination.