Successfully responded to an appeal in the Alberta Court of Appeal (Export Development Corporation v MNP Ltd, 2025 ABCA 25 (CanLII)). The appellant sought to set aside the court at first instance's decision...

Litigants sometimes believe they must allege maximal goals if they are going to achieve their actual objective. If you needed a fresh caution against overreaching, the costs ruling in Guttin v. Creber, 2026 ONSC 4507, delivers it. After an oppression dispute involving B Con Engineering Inc. and BCE Realty Ltd., the Ontario Superior Court fixed costs against the notionally successful applicants. This was because, despite the applicants’ limited success on disclosure and sale process issues, their big ticket allegations and remedies did not land.

Handwritten codicils to wills can be valid. But when suspicious circumstances exist, the onus shifts to the party seeking to prove the codicil. The proponent must prove, on a balance of probabilities, that the testator knew and approved the document and had testamentary capacity at signing.

A mortgagor has been in default for months. The mortgage lender has acted in good faith and accepted at face value the borrower's explanations and plans to either bring the mortgage back into good standing or find alternate financing.

The recent Court of Appeal decision, Bank of Montreal v. Utility Engineers Corporation et al., 2025 ONCA 311 ("Utility Engineers"), serves as a good reminder that it is difficult...

The Court of Appeal continues to signal that common sense – viewed through the lens of what is commercially reasonable – should prevail when interpreting business agreements.

We have previously written about lenders attempting to charge a three-month interest fee (or "penalty", or "bonus") after a default by a mortgagor Three-Months' Mortgage Interest – To Charge or Not to Charge – CP LLP.

For transportation and logistics companies looking forward to a gradual turnaround from the "freight recession" that marked 2024...

It is well-known that the Bank of Canada's interest rate increases over the past two years have caused financial strain on many Canadian households.

The Ontario Court of Appeal's decision to overturn several of the trial judge's findings in 1417217 Ontario Inc. v. River Trail Estates Inc., 2024 ONCA 491...

The legal doctrine of res judicata exists to prevent the same dispute from being litigated more than once. Res judicata is grounded in two principles of public policy. First, the state has an interest in upholding finality in litigation; second, that an individual is not punished more than once for the same offence.

The term "sells" seems straightforward. Interpretation of what constituted a sale turned out controversial, however, in the recent case of Project Freeway Inc. v. ABC Technologies Inc., 2025 ONSC 1048 ("Project Freeway"), which involved sale and leaseback ("SLB") transactions.

A fiduciary duty is a legal obligation that requires individuals in positions of trust, such as trustees or lawyers, to place the interests of the person or entity they serve ahead of their own personal interests.

A recent decision of Justice Wilton-Seigel, CHU de Québec-Université Laval v. Tree of Knowledge International Corp., 2024 ONSC 3541, helps to re-affirm the difference between veil piercing and direct personal liability of corporate directors and officers.

The decision, Lagana v. 2324965 Ontario Inc., has significant implications for asserting shareholder rights in Ontario.

I believe contract law has seven wonders. To this day, they remain crucial structures that form the foundation of contract law. Rooted in ancient wisdom, they continue to impact both legal practice and the evolution of other legal principles, yet may be overlooked from time to time.

When a Will reflects coercion rather than free choice, Ontario courts can step in. A recent decision shows how judges assess “undue influence” and what evidence matters most.

Consider this nightmare scenario: you agree to buy a pre-construction home in a new neighbourhood, in a part of town you really like. A year later when you drive by to check on the construction progress.

Project Freeway Inc (“PF”) sold its shares in a group of companies to ABC Technologies Inc. (“ABC”) for 165 million dollars. US26 million dollars of the purchase price was to be paid by way of an earn out if ABC hit certain performance targets.

In claims involving corporations, "veil piercing" can be transformative.