The Complete Brief
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September 30, 2025
Gowling WLG adds pensions, benefits lawyer Deron Waldock
Gowling WLG has welcomed Deron Waldock as a partner in its national pensions group in Toronto.
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September 30, 2025
Navigating family business transitions through commercial mediation
When families work together in business, they often share more than just financial interests — they share history, values and emotional investments. But when it’s time to make major decisions like winding down a business, planning for retirement or updating estate plans, those shared ties can become sources of tension.
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September 30, 2025
AI, digital integration in small businesses could boost GDP by $12.8B: report
A new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) has found that while 92 per cent of small businesses in Canada are using digital tools for their business, only 10 per cent have fully integrated them across operations.
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September 30, 2025
B.C. regulator fines unlicensed property manager, brokerage over $100K
The B.C. Financial Services Authority has ordered an individual and a brokerage that managed rental properties without a licence to pay more than $100,000 in penalties and enforcement costs.
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September 30, 2025
Truth and Reconciliation: Innocence Canada pursues justice beyond the grave
As a wrongly convicted individual in this country, I know something about defeats, especially those of the legal variety. I suffered many between my arrest in 1988 and my eventual acquittal in 2000.
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September 30, 2025
CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT - Express terms - Arbitration and mediation
Appeal by the appellants from chambers judge’s order. The respondent commenced an action against his employer, the appellants which sought to recover unpaid bonuses and commissions he claimed were owed to him according to two annual incentive plans offered to him.
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September 30, 2025
B.C. case offers look at legalities around inmate transfer
Canada’s prison system has been seen as totalitarian. An inmate is often perceived as losing all their rights as a citizen upon being imprisoned.
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September 29, 2025
Court partially allows appeal of contempt ruling in $5M dispute
The Alberta Court of Appeal has found a chambers judge erred in finding contempt in relation to 10 undertakings that were requested of an appellant, in a case where parties claimed and counterclaimed for $5 million. In addition, it noted the use of a large language model (LLM) by counsel that had incorrect citations.
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September 29, 2025
B.C. court rejects 25% property claim over decades-old conditional promise
The B.C. Supreme Court has rejected a claim to 25 per cent of the proceeds from a property sale, brought by individuals whose father had been promised a quarter share of the land if it had been successfully subdivided.
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September 29, 2025
Manitoba Justice receiving support for bilingual access to victims’ programs
Manitoba Justice is increasing access to bilingual support for victims of crime and domestic violence through a funding program aimed at bolstering French services in the province.