The Complete Brief
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December 01, 2025
FSRA interim report outlines supervisory findings for Ontario automobile insurers
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) released the “2025 Auto supervision interim report” (the report) on Oct. 28, 2025. The report summarizes FSRA’s findings from reviews conducted by FSRA between January 2024 and March 2025 of five insurers (the reviews) writing automobile insurance business in Ontario (collectively, the auto insurers).
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December 01, 2025
How to better prepare for Saskatchewan’s Franchise Disclosure Act
Saskatchewan has joined the growing list of Canadian provinces that have implemented franchise disclosure legislation in Canada. The Franchise Disclosure Act (the SK Act), enacted on May 8, 2024, and its regulations (the Regulations) released on April 25, 2025, will come into force on June 30, 2026.
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December 01, 2025
Canada launches investigations into trucking employee misclassification
The federal government has announced measures to investigate misclassification of truck drivers in the federally regulated road transportation sector. An “inspection blitz” in Hamilton and the Greater Toronto Area is expected in the coming weeks.
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December 01, 2025
Things that get better with age: Fine wine, cheese and lawyers
One of my favourite mentees made the long drive to the country for lunch with my wife Maureen and me the other day. I will call her Sara. We enjoyed the lunch, and Sara’s company was delightful, as always.
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November 28, 2025
Court bars Binance to neutralizing class action through arbitration in Hong Kong
The Ontario Superior Court has issued a sweeping anti-suit injunction against cryptocurrency exchange Binance, holding that the company’s bid to initiate Hong Kong arbitration against class action plaintiffs amounts to an abusive collateral attack on prior rulings that its consumer arbitration clause was void as unconscionable and contrary to public policy.
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November 28, 2025
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Pleadings - Failure to disclose a cause of action or defence
Appeal by Ms. McKee from motion judge’s order dismissing negligence claim. Bradley McKee stabbed his father, William McKee, to death. At the time of the stabbing, Bradley was 27 years old and had a long history of serious addiction and mental health issues. Ms. McKee was Bradley’s mother and William’s wife. She brought an action in negligence against two of Bradley’s psychiatrists, Dr. Lorberg and Dr. Shahid (collectively the respondents).
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November 28, 2025
Ontario, Marten Falls First Nation sign Community Partnership Agreement to ‘unlock’ Ring of Fire
The Government of Ontario and Marten Falls First Nation have signed a Community Partnership Agreement that will “unlock economic prosperity and accelerate development of the all-season Marten Falls Community Access Road (MFCAR),” which will link to the Ring of Fire.
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November 28, 2025
Investors can sue companies if they do not immediately disclose material changes in operations: SCC
The Supreme Court has given the green light to a lawsuit against a mining company by one of its shareholders for failure to disclose information under Ontario’s Securities Act, saying companies have an obligation to make timely disclosure of material changes in their operations.
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November 28, 2025
Guilbeault resigns over federal–Alberta MoU enabling new bitumen pipeline
Federal languages minister and former environment minister Steven Guilbeault has resigned from the cabinet over his opposition to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the federal government and Alberta which paves the way for a new bitumen pipeline to the B.C. coast.
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November 28, 2025
Rees appeal victory consistent with classic miscarriage of justice cases
Through the excellent work of Innocence Canada, there is a checklist of symptoms indicating that even though a court of law has found an accused person guilty as charged, a miscarriage of justice may have resulted. That checklist includes the following: nondisclosure of crucial evidence, tunnel vision in the original investigation, an alternative suspect suppressed or ignored, a key witness shielded from impeachment at trial, and a decades-long delay in uncovering the truth.