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Sally is a working mother who was sexually abused as a child by her teacher. When her daughter was about to begin school.

The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal recently released its decision in Eamon v Riley's Valu-Mart, 2016 HRTO 162.

The Ontario Human Rights Code does not explicitly prevent an applicant from bringing an application against his/her employer after having executed a full and final release.

In Ontario, the Court has recently emphasized that a cultural shift is necessary in Will challenges to prevent disgruntled relatives who are excluded from an Estate being able to force the Estate ...

Litigating commercial disputes is generally considered a necessary evil by some and a waste of time and money, by others.

Access to justice is a recurring theme. Considerable resources are allocated to assist in improving access to our courts on a timely basis.

Canada's anti-spam legislation ("CASL") generally prohibits the transmission of commercial electronic messages ("CEMs") without a recipient's express or implied consent.

Earl Cherniak Q.C. was recently interviewed about a costs ruling that has been through two levels of appeal so far and is now the subject of an application for leave to the Supreme Court of Canada.

There have been some important developments in the climate change-based Charter claim brought by seven Ontario youth in Mathur v. Ontario.

On June 16, 2022, the Canadian government introduced Bill C-27, which introduced three Acts meant to modernize federal privacy laws. I reviewed the Consumer Privacy Protection Act...

While it may seem an odd result at first blush, the recent decision of the Court of Appeal clearly explains how this was one of the possible appropriate outcomes.

As a more convenient and less expensive place to conduct an arbitration than many of the world’s more traditional arbitration centres, Toronto is quickly gaining recognition as one of the best places to arbitrate commercial disputes.

Constructive dismissal occurs where an employee resigns, but the departure is treated in law as if there was a dismissal by the employer.

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

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.