October 02, 2026
When I was called to the bar in 2005, I cut my teeth at an in-house personal injury defence firm, in the era when examinations for discovery still happened in a room.
October 02, 2026
The False Claims Act allows the U.S. government to pursue civil lawsuits to recover treble damages, interest, penalties and legal fees when a borrower knowingly or recklessly submits a materially false statement to induce the government to provide a financial benefit (i.e., a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and forgiveness).
October 02, 2026
A single underscore sent an innocent man to prison. In a child sexual abuse material investigation, police were looking for “fus__ro_dah.” But they sought records for “fus_ro_dah.” That was Brandon Klayme’s username. One missing underscore sent the investigation to the wrong person. The discrepancy went unnoticed at trial. Klayme was wrongfully convicted and spent 18 months in custody before the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal declared him factually innocent in R. v. Klayme, 2026 NSCA 59.
October 02, 2026
Appeal by William from an order holding that he was unjustly enriched and other findings. William and Shelley were in a three-and-one-half-year common law relationship.
October 02, 2026
Appeal by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) from the dismissal of its defamation action against Quebecor Media Inc, Sun Media Corporation, TVA Group Inc, Agar and Benlolo.
October 01, 2026
New Saskatchewan legislation reflecting the digital age and protecting residents against “online misinformation” have come into force.
October 01, 2026
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced that applicants conditionally approved for the NEXUS trusted traveller program on or after April 1, 2027, must schedule an enrolment interview within two years, restoring the original deadline for the program that speeds up Canada-U.S. border crossings.
October 01, 2026
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published a proposed information technology system integrity rule for comment, which would “establish a single framework for the information technology (IT) systems of market infrastructure entities.”
October 01, 2026
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld an oppression finding against a family company, ruling that a shareholder’s limited expectations while her father controlled the business did not restrict her entitlement to equitable treatment after her brother assumed control.
October 01, 2026
Petra Stojnic has joined Lenczner Slaght in Toronto as a 2026-27 Fox Scholar.