Civil Litigation
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November 04, 2025
Border infractions can haunt non-citizens: Why appeals matter for immigration status
The consequences of border infractions under the Customs Act and the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (respectively, the CA and PCMLTFA; collectively, the Acts) are minor in most instances — but for non-citizens in Canada, the circumstances can be very different, as border infractions may produce a significant headache from an immigration status standpoint.
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November 04, 2025
When the soul suffers: Why moral injury should be compensable in law
It is a curious paradox of modern professional life that physical injury is readily compensable and psychological injury is increasingly actionable, yet wounds of conscience remain invisible to the law.
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November 03, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds BMO class action over underpaid vacation, holiday pay
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld certification of a class action against the Bank of Montreal over allegations that it systematically underpaid statutory vacation and holiday pay to certain groups of employees.
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November 03, 2025
Logan Maddin joins MLT Aikins in Calgary
MLT Aikins has welcomed associate lawyer Logan Maddin to its Calgary office.
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November 03, 2025
Ontario court orders new trial in doctors’ exam dispute
A group of internationally trained physicians will get a second chance to argue they were incorrectly failed in their Canadian qualification exams after Ontario’s top court ruled the trial judge did not properly analyze their claim.
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November 03, 2025
Quebec justice system in crisis
Quebec’s beleaguered justice system, already reeling under the weight of chronic underfinancing and an acute personnel shortage, is showing “alarming signs” of a gradual paralysis, prompting the province’s main legal players to call on the provincial government to put a halt to belt-tightening measures.
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November 03, 2025
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Appeals - Standard of review - Correctness
Appeal by Nuera Platinum Construction Ltd and Over & Above Reno and Contracting Ltd. from chambers judge’s dismissal of their claim for long delay. The genesis of this dispute was a property fire that occurred during a construction project on a property owned by Center Street Limited Partnership.
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November 03, 2025
From Aroma to Dhaliwal: Lessons on arbitrator’s contracts in ad hoc arbitration, part two
As we discussed in the first article of this two-part series, the culture of ad hoc arbitration remains stronger than institutional arbitration in Canada. The Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Dhaliwal v. Richter International Ltd., 2025 ONCA 522 (Dhaliwal), released on July 15, 2025, once again brought Aroma Franchise Company, Inc. v. Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc., 2024 ONCA 839 (Aroma) back into focus.
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October 31, 2025
Court defers issues to arbitration in police workplace harassment class action
In a proposed class action alleging systemic gender discrimination by municipal police forces, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled that claims by current Surrey, B.C., employees must proceed through arbitration.
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October 31, 2025
My critique of Clare’s Law
Clare’s Law is a policy developed to notify a person if their current or ex-partner has any previous history of domestic violence or abusive behaviour. The policy was named after Clare Wood, a British woman who was murdered by her abusive ex-boyfriend in 2009.