Civil Litigation
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September 10, 2025
Mounting challenges of being ‘the solicitor of record’
My friend, lawyer Steve Benmor, hit a home run with his recent Law360 Canada article: “Do judges remember what it was like to be a lawyer?” I will not even try to expand upon his views; there is no need. He hits all the points I would have made and more. I agree entirely with him. Rather than a “rinse and repeat,” I want, in this article, to reflect and focus on his analysis of the mounting challenges of being “the solicitor of record.”
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September 09, 2025
Aviva estopped from denying coverage in boating accident after delay in raising coverage concerns
The Federal Court rejected an insurer’s bid to avoid defending and paying claims from a fatal boating accident, ruling that it was estopped from denying coverage after delaying and taking steps that prejudiced the insured’s access to evidence.
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September 09, 2025
P.E.I. looking to public input on changes to child support recalculation service
Prince Edward Island is looking for residents’ input on possible changes to legislation governing the province’s child support recalculation program.
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September 09, 2025
Dalhousie, union resume labour talks during lockout
Nova Scotia’s Dalhousie University and its locked-out unionized faculty have returned to the bargaining table.
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September 09, 2025
B.C. tribunal fines X Corp. $100K over intimate image case
A B.C. tribunal has ordered social media giant X to pay a penalty of $100,000 for failing to completely remove a woman’s intimate image from its website.
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September 09, 2025
Draeden Lee returns to McCague Borlack as associate
McCague Borlack LLP has welcomed Draeden Lee back as an associate after he summered and articled with the firm.
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September 08, 2025
Court restores denial of patent reinstatement, affirms patent agent due care obligation
The Federal Court of Appeal has restored a decision denying a request to reinstate a patent application, confirming that the obligation to exercise due care to prevent patent abandonment applies to both the applicant and its patent agent.
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September 08, 2025
Appeal Court reduces sentence for man with cognitive challenges, upholds sexual assault conviction
In a case involving sexual interference and assault, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the conviction against Chad Storey but reduced his six-year sentence to four years and three months to reflect the appellant’s cognitive disability in a decision released on Aug. 28.
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September 08, 2025
Court orders CRA to redetermine taxes for U.S. citizen living in Canada
The Federal Court has remitted a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) decision for redetermination in a case where the employer of a U.S. citizen living in Canada withheld taxes from her pay for U.S. governments.
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September 08, 2025
Justice Amy Peck joins B.C. Supreme Court as associate judge
A new associate judge has been appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia, according to an announcement from the province. Justice Amy Peck’s appointment was effective Sept. 5, 2025, and she will be located in Vancouver.