October 07, 2026
The B.C. Court of Appeal has agreed to hear an appeal over whether an Arbitration Act provision that suspends limitation periods when an action is stayed in favour of arbitration applies to contractual deadlines as well as statutory ones.
October 07, 2026
The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a builder’s bid to cancel a certificate of pending litigation in a dispute relating to alleged non-compliance of home and unfinished drainage works.
October 07, 2026
Defamation and harassment claims are most often brought by individuals, but corporations may have the same right to seek relief when they become the target of a sustained online campaign. A recent Ontario decision shows how the courts may act to protect a business from an escalating series of online attacks.
October 07, 2026
Kevin Smith has joined the partnership at McEwan Partners in Vancouver.
October 07, 2026
Scarfone Hawkins LLP has welcomed James Price, Reilly McIlhone, Tania Robinson and Andrew Spelman as associate lawyers in its Hamilton office.
October 07, 2026
Canada does not lack immigration programs. It lacks a coherent method for deciding which economic immigrants are most likely to meet the country’s long-term needs.
October 07, 2026
Appeal by Millstone Homes Inc. (Millstone) from judgment finding an agreement of purchase and sale (APS) for a new home valid, awarding Kevin damages and increasing the prejudgment interest rate.
October 07, 2026
Courts have confronted the problem of anti-Zionism vs. antisemitism.
October 06, 2026
The Competition Bureau has welcomed the cancellation of Nortera Foods’ proposed acquisition of B&G Foods Canada’s Green Giant and Le Sieur vegetable business after the bureau asked the Competition Tribunal to block the transaction, according to an Oct. 6 release.
October 06, 2026
The federal government has introduced Bill C-40, Strengthening Canada’s Defence Sector, to establish the Defence Investment Agency (DIA) as a Crown corporation for more independence. Also today, the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) estimated that additional core defence spending would increase the budgetary deficit in the billions.