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A U.S. District Court imposed over $100,000 in penalties against two lawyers for citing non-existent cases and fabricated quotations generated by AI in court briefs, while dismissing the plaintiff's action.

A British Columbia Supreme Court case examines how a seemingly minor pleading error in a $30 million settlement led to a decade-long legal battle, resulting in findings of professional negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract against the lawyer responsible. The court's analysis explores the boundaries of lawyer liability, client responsibility, and the duty of candor when mistakes occur in high-stakes commercial litigation.

Section 137.1 of the Courts of Justice Act (the "CJA") has made it harder for a plaintiff to maintain a defamation action against a defendant where the issue related to the expression involves a matter of public interest.

In some cases, sellers may wish to ‘hedge their bets' by accepting a conditional offer that contains a term allowing them to continue to market the property for sale until the deal is firm.

The COVID-19 health emergency continues to cause the Ontario government to modernize legislation and to bring it into conformity with our technological world.

Ontario courts maintain the inherent right to control their own processes and to sanction litigants who fail to abide by court orders.

One of the pleasures of a summer evening is sitting on a blanket on the slopes of Christie Pits, with a picnic cooler at hand, and watching the Toronto Maple Leafs...

Federal budget released in February 27, 2018

The Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") have adopted amendments (the "Amendments") to National Instrument 44-102 Shelf Distributions ("NI 44-102"), Companion Policy 44-102CP...

An important consideration for determining whether (and when) to pursue litigation is the limitation period, which is the time limit by which a party must commence their claim against another party.

In Hillmount Capital Mortgage Holdings Inc. v. Onsori-Saisan, 2024 ONSC 4481 (CanLII), the applicant lender sought to appoint a receiver over a property in King City, Ontario...

In Canada's recent federal election, voters demonstrated a passion for democracy and were willing to stand in long line-ups to exercise their right to vote.

Early last year, the Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, in a highly sensationalized lawsuit was sued for defamation by a former Deputy Commissioner and interim Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial...

The internet and social media have spawned much civil litigation in the area of defamation. There is no cost to obtaining a Twitter account, for example, and to "tweeting" out a widely-viewed post.

The lifeblood of western democracy is the right to vote, and, moreover, the right to have an elector's vote counted once deposited into the ballot box. For a losing candidate, these complementary rights ensure...

Vigorous and passionate debate over matters of public interest are the lifeblood of democracy because it is often through those debates that society is able to positively move forward...

The actions of a government are not immune from litigation before the courts, particularly where Constitutional or Charter rights are in issue. Although courts are an appropriate check and balance on elected governments...

An action that arises out of an expression on a matter of public interest is vulnerable to a motion for dismissal under section 137.1 of the Courts of Justice Act (the "CJA").