February 25, 2026
A defendant in a tort action cannot rely on the Alberta Tort-Feasors Act (TFA) to avoid an arbitration clause governing disputes with a third party from whom it seeks contribution, the Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled.
February 19, 2026
A legal think tank in B.C. is calling attention to an issue that it says has become more contentious in recent years — disputes around access to land and airspace next to construction sites.
February 18, 2026
It should not be controversial to say that using alternative dispute resolution has been promoted, and court discouraged, over the past 20 years, and with good reason: courts are backlogged, judges overworked and voluntary agreements are often more satisfactory to the parties.
January 30, 2026
The Federal Court has dismissed a proposed negligence class action against a federal agency that manages oil and gas resources on First Nations land, finding it does not have jurisdiction over the claims of sexual harassment, physical assault and other grievances within the context of the federal public service.
January 30, 2026
Ontario’s Superior Court rebuked cryptocurrency platform Binance for attempting to revive arbitration against the representative plaintiffs in a certified class action against it, despite repeated rulings barring it from doing so.
January 22, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a stay of proceedings seeking to enforce a Chilean arbitration award against Webuild, ruling that whether the company assumed the underlying liability through an acquisition must first be decided by Italian courts.
January 19, 2026
The Alberta Court of Appeal has denied a union leave to appeal an Alberta Labour Relations Board ruling that an arbitrator’s decision on jurisdiction over grievances brought by Sobeys was preliminary and not yet reviewable by the board.
January 13, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court has ordered Binance to pay nearly $262,000 in substantial-indemnity costs after finding that its attempt to launch a Hong Kong arbitration was abusive litigation conduct aimed at undermining a certified class action.
January 12, 2026
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has denied an interlocutory injunction to preserve a time-limited pipeline purchase option pending arbitration, holding that such relief could effectively pre-empt or overrule the arbitration tribunal’s determination of the parties’ contractual rights.
December 11, 2025
Stewart McKelvey will welcome three lawyers to the partnership effective Jan. 1, 2026, according to the Atlantic Canada-based firm.