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August 27, 2026
The inability to afford a lawyer remains the biggest barrier to legal services in Manitoba, but obstacles also arise when various bodies operate in silos rather than coming together to serve the “whole person,” an official says following the release of a survey on access to justice in the province. Earlier this month, the Law Society of Manitoba (LSM) released its “What We Heard from Community Report” as part of its ongoing Access to Justice (A2J) Initiative.
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August 26, 2026
The death of actress Hayden Panettiere has sent social media into a frenzy, sparking calls to boycott Neutrogena after her claims circulated that she lost her endorsement deal for speaking publicly about postpartum depression. The fallout shows how the fine print governing celebrity and influencer morality clauses has failed to keep pace with modern realities, with real consequences for both talent and brands. Morality clauses should be watched carefully by every entertainment lawyer in a digital age.
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August 26, 2026
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has made submissions on the federal government’s proposed Consumer-Driven Banking Regulations, highlighting data breach reporting and increasing consumer knowledge on how their information is being captured.
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August 26, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has found that a purchaser breached a property sale agreement by raising a title objection too late over a 1985 notice of security interest that remained on title.
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August 26, 2026
Labour unions and the NDP are backing Ottawa’s response to new U.S. tariffs while calling for stronger worker supports, as business groups and Conservatives urge the government to minimize the counter-tariffs’ costs for Canadian businesses and consumers.
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August 26, 2026
Woodville Consultants Limited, which called itself a litigation funder and has been widely and wrongfully described as such in the media, has collapsed and is in administration in the United Kingdom. Still, its demise raises serious questions for Canadian law firms who have or are seeking loans.
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August 26, 2026
A sentencing judge has delivered another sharp reminder that a court’s punishment cannot be considered in isolation from the conditions under which an accused has already been held. Justice Esther Rosenberg’s decision, released on Aug. 19 (R. v. Daniel), is significant not because the offences were minor. They were anything but.
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August 26, 2026
A recent decision of the General Court of the European Union dismissed Crocs’ appeal from a decision invalidating its EU design registration for its highly recognized clog (Crocs, Inc. v EUIPO, General Court, Case T-228/25).
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August 26, 2026
The law relating to deposits in real estate transactions has always been critically crucial. It becomes a focal point when any real estate transaction collapses. When the deal falls apart, the tussle begins: who gets the deposit — buyer or seller?
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August 25, 2026
The Canadian Finance and Leasing Association (CFLA) has released its new report titled “Fraudulent Financing and Illegal Vehicle Exports,” which notes that while traditional auto thefts have decreased, organized crime has adapted by significantly increasing fraudulent financing and rapidly exporting vehicles.
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August 25, 2026
The Federal Court has allowed the owner of an expunged trademark to file new evidence on appeal despite failing to explain why the evidence was not provided to the Trademarks Opposition Board, finding that admitting it was in the overall interests of justice.
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August 25, 2026
MLT Aikins has added Melissa Creech, Allie da Silva and Jeffrey Williams as associates in its Vancouver office.
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August 25, 2026
Justice Frans Slatter has retired from the Alberta Court of Appeal after 25 years on the bench.
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August 25, 2026
Amanda Heale has joined Torys as a partner in its tax practice in Toronto.
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August 25, 2026
The rules created by independent schools in Alberta are not subject to judicial review under the application of Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26 (Highwood). One of the authors participated as legal counsel in the Highwood hearing at the Supreme Court of Canada.
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August 25, 2026
Businesses often assume that the non-binding provisions of a letter of intent (LOI) leave them free to walk away from a proposed transaction. A recent Ontario decision suggests the position may be less straightforward.
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August 25, 2026
Following the collapse last week of tariff-related talks with the United States, Ottawa unveiled a multipronged package of retaliatory tariffs, loans and employment supports aimed at protecting and supporting Canadian businesses and workers after the Trump administration imposed a 50 per cent U.S. tariff on $27.6 billion of Canadian goods.
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August 25, 2026
Appeal by Minister of Energy and Minerals (Alberta Energy) from an order staying Alberta Energy’s claims against lessees for royalty arrears owed by Blue Sky Resources Ltd. (Blue Sky) during Blue Sky’s restructuring proceedings. Blue Sky owed approximately $1.9 million in unpaid Crown royalties.
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August 25, 2026
A founder. A shareholder. A contractor. An employee. In Pringle v. Zenova Group PLC, 2026 ONCA 549, the Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed that these labels are not mutually exclusive and that worker classification turns on the substance of the service relationship, not how the parties choose to describe it, even when they execute the contract.
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August 25, 2026
Some criminal cases seem to cry out for punishment. Others force criminal law to ask a more fundamental question: can a person be held criminally responsible for conduct he did not consciously control?
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August 24, 2026
The Ontario government has announced that it is immediately broadening eligibility for its Protect Ontario Financing Program for workers and businesses in response to the newly enacted U.S. tariffs on a range of Canadian imports.
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August 24, 2026
A $28,000 lump sum salary boost recommended for Canada’s 1,200 judges last year would have cost Ottawa almost $321 million over six years had the government not rejected the advice from an independent judicial pay commission, the Carney government asserts in defending a novel lawsuit launched by the Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association (CSCJA) and the Association of Federal Court Associate Judges.
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August 24, 2026
Canada will not accept being treated as a “subsidiary” in trade negotiations, Prime Minister Mark Carney said after talks with the United States that had appeared close to producing a deal collapsed.
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August 24, 2026
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the denial of a class action certification against shopping centre owner Cadillac Fairview for alleged collection of mallgoers’ biometric information without their consent.
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August 24, 2026
Roman Baber has joined Devry Smith Frank LLP as part-time counsel in Toronto.