May 12, 2026
Family court cases are quite varied. Some involve straight couples. Some same-sex. Some married. Some common law. Some no children. Some blended families. Some complex or foreign assets. More recently, the asset being debated in court is the family pet, such as a cat or dog.
May 12, 2026
Appeals by Vancouver School District (VSB) from three orders. Two procedural orders were made by Stephens J. staying the effect of an arbitral award and an order was made by Chan J., setting aside that award and substituting a lower valuation. The dispute arose under a long‑term commercial lease between VSB and Kingsgate/Beedie concerning rent for successive renewal terms.
May 11, 2026
A proposed class action has been filed in the Superior Court of Quebec against Equifax and TransUnion for alleged inaccurate credit information since 2023.
May 11, 2026
On May 6, Liberal member of Parliament Michael Coteau introduced a private member’s bill in Parliament to regulate the online use and dissemination of deepfakes, but high-profile privacy lawyer David Fraser warns that the proposed law will place an undue burden on digital platforms.
May 11, 2026
Canadian law imposes two obligations on all parties to a commercial agreement such as a lease.
May 11, 2026
Appeal by Glioza from judgment addressing property division, child support, and spousal support. The judge ordered that the parties be divorced, that equal division of family property required Glioza to pay an equalization amount of $478,642 while retaining the former family home, that Ardalani pay $1,000 per month in child support, and that Glioza was not entitled to spousal support.
May 08, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada has explained the contours and application of the cause-of-action estoppel branch of the common law doctrine of res judicata, dividing 6-3 in a Newfoundland and Labrador power-of-sale case to hold that the appellant mortgagee’s $4-million claim under a collateral mortgage is res judicata as it had already been determined in an earlier court proceeding.
May 08, 2026
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal relating to alleged wrongful dismissal of a city employee due to not being vaccinated against COVID-19.
May 08, 2026
The B.C. Court of Appeal has struck a third-party claim against the province’s athletic commissioner arising from allegations of negligent regulation of a martial arts competition in which a participant suffered catastrophic injuries.
May 08, 2026
Alberta’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) has announced an investigation of an alleged breach of the province’s electoral rolls that has rocked the province in recent days.