Civil Litigation
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October 22, 2025
Crossing the line: How Ontario courts decide if a will, power of attorney was forced
Every family has its dynamics — caring children, dominant personalities, financial dependence, and sometimes subtle power imbalances. When an elderly parent signs a will or power of attorney in such an environment, questions often arise: was this truly their decision or was their hand guided by someone else?
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October 22, 2025
Quebec’s divisive constitutional bill draws praise from proponents and scorn from critics
The Quebec government has tabled an extremely broad and contentious bill that would enshrine a provincial constitution and introduce sweeping legislative changes. Constitutional law experts say the legislation would dramatically change the province’s legal landscape and curb countervailing oversight on multiple fronts.
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October 21, 2025
B.C. Supreme Court strikes sweeping COVID class action as abuse of process
The B.C. Supreme Court has struck a proposed class action against provincial COVID-19 health measures in B.C., calling it “the largest and most complex” proposed class proceeding in Canadian legal history and finding the claim to be an abuse of process that disclosed no cause of action.
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October 21, 2025
CRA call centres often fail to deliver accurate, timely help, says auditor general
The Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) call centres, which are supposed to help individuals and businesses with their tax queries, frequently dispense inaccurate and/or incomplete information and make Canadians wait unacceptably long times to get it, according to the latest review by the auditor general of Canada.
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October 20, 2025
Court allows cross-appeal in real estate incentives case
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has allowed a cross-appeal in a real estate investment case, agreeing with the respondent that the trial judge was wrong to strike out a clause that limited who could receive incentive payments.
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October 21, 2025
Trademark confusion and nature of the parties’ goods and business and trade
The Federal Court considered whether the Trademarks Opposition Board was wrong to find that the nearly identical trademarks CHEFS-OWN for bean sprouts and CHEF’S OWN for sauces and seasonings could coexist because the channels of trade and the nature of the goods were sufficiently dissimilar that confusion was unlikely?
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October 21, 2025
Parliamentary privilege, Indigenous sentencing, spoliation among highlights of SCC’s fall session
The Supreme Court of Canada’s busy and diverse fall session includes weighty constitutional, criminal and Aboriginal law appeals that have attracted the participation of dozens of interveners. By the time the top court’s fall session ends on Dec. 12, 2025, the court will have heard some 20 cases, split between civil and criminal appeals.
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October 21, 2025
CIVIL LIABILITY - Actions by Commission
Appeal by appellants from decision of chambers judge. A panel of the British Columbia Securities Commission ordered Earle Pasquill to pay $36.7 million arising from a fraud he perpetrated with others contrary to the Securities Act.
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October 20, 2025
Jordan Goldblatt joins Law Foundation of Ontario’s class proceedings committee
The Law Foundation of Ontario has announced that Jordan Goldblatt has been appointed to its class proceedings committee.
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October 20, 2025
The challenges of being a lawyer with ADHD
People with ADHD are often drawn to law school because they are bright, competitive and thrive under pressure. They can be very successful throughout their education because they are able to put all their energy — and that wonderful ability to hyper-focus — into their studies. Once they graduate, however, they are faced with the realities of legal practice.