June 25, 2026
In a previous post, I discussed the requirement that parties obtain leave before filing additional evidence on an appeal from the Registrar of Trademarks to the Federal Court. The Federal Court has now applied the same test to refuse leave.
June 25, 2026
Appeals by appellant Robertson from convictions and from a global sentence of 17 years’ imprisonment. The appeal arose from two incidents of dangerous driving.
June 25, 2026
Ontario’s top court has upheld the convictions of a man accused of sexual assault, saying he did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in recordings the complainant made that allegedly included conversations they had about the assaults.
June 24, 2026
The British Columbia Supreme Court has certified statutory privacy tort claims in a 2023 data breach affecting nearly 1.5 million Canadian investors, but held that overlapping negligence and breach-of-contract claims should proceed in an existing national class action in Ontario.
June 24, 2026
On June 24, the federal government announced the initiation of three major projects of interest to be listed under the Building Canada Act (the Act): the Mackenzie Valley Highway Project, the Grays Bay Road and Port Project, and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO)’s Deep Geological Repository (DGR).
June 24, 2026
When I became the managing partner of my firm, we hired an excellent general manager, who ultimately became our COO. I will call her Bev. Bev had a background in business, significant experience in Human Resources, and a great capacity for emotional intelligence, all of which were in short supply among our partners.
June 24, 2026
New Brunswick is extending a rent cap put in place to combat an ongoing housing crisis in the Maritime province. According to a June 24 news release, the province “is maintaining its rent cap at three per cent for the 2027 calendar year in response to ongoing affordability issues.”
June 24, 2026
British Columbia is establishing a “unified agency” to combine several compliance and enforcement functions from across the natural resource sector, “enhancing environmental protections and supporting a more fair and predictable business environment.”
June 24, 2026
Tyler Williamson has joined Clark Wilson as an associate in its employment and labour group in Vancouver.
June 24, 2026
The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) awarded honorary doctor of laws (LLD) degrees to six individuals at its June call to the bar ceremonies.