Civil Litigation
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May 30, 2025
Court blocks arbitration citing claimant’s participation in receivership proceedings
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has stayed arbitration proceedings brought by a minority shareholder challenging a corporate lease renewal, holding that the shareholder’s prior participation in the majority shareholder’s receivership proceedings precluded reliance on an arbitration agreement.
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May 30, 2025
The legal status of non-human animals in Canada: Sentient beings or property?
Tank follows me everywhere; not out of obedience, nor because he is bound by some legal designation as “property,” but because he chooses to. My commissioned knight who positions himself between me and the world, a quiet protector against perceived threats.
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May 30, 2025
How to win at Texas hold’em onions
Onions, coffee and stilettos. All related? Of course.
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May 30, 2025
DND says it now offers independent legal advice to victims of sexual misconduct in the military
The Department of National Defence (DND) says it has expanded the services of its Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre to offer “independent” and “direct” free legal assistance to those 18 years and older, who have experienced sexual misconduct in a DND or Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) “context.”
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May 30, 2025
Another 404 error: Fake case law likely generated by AI
The explosive development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms such as ChatGPT means that courts are increasingly faced with the task of determining what is real. AI can be an efficient tool for litigants to research and understand the applicable legal concepts and issues in their disputes. However, the current limitations of certain AI platforms involve a danger that fictitious authorities will be created to substantiate seemingly persuasive legal arguments.
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May 30, 2025
Constitutional validity of legislation - Determination of validity - Interpretive and constructive doctrines
Appeal by Opsis Airport Services Inc. (Opsis) from a judgment of the Quebec Court of Appeal, which affirmed convictions entered by the Court of Québec. Appeal by Quebec Maritime Services Inc. (QMS) and Fillion from a judgment of the Quebec Court of Appeal, which affirmed their convictions.
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May 30, 2025
Alberta’s transgender health care law called ‘unprecedented restriction on medical practice’
The organization representing Canada’s physicians is suing the province of Alberta over a controversial law banning gender-affirming care for minors, saying the legislation infringes on their constitutional rights by denying them the right to provide medical treatment.
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May 30, 2025
Can a will altered by someone other than the deceased be validated?
The will validation power is a potent tool, empowering the courts to save testamentary documents that do not comply with the statutory formalities of execution applicable to wills. However, the will validation power does not place any restrictions on who can create a non-compliant instrument for the deceased — validation is not limited to instruments created or altered by the deceased or their lawyer.
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May 30, 2025
N.L. accepting grant proposals for violence prevention program
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador is inviting proposals for its 2025 Community Violence Prevention Grants Program.
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May 30, 2025
Canada might not be for sale ... but is Ontario?
Ontario Premier Doug Ford campaigned on a tough response to Trump’s bullying, but now that he has his new mandate, it sure looks to me like he is adopting the president’s authoritarian playbook. That should be no surprise, since he frequently expressed admiration for the Donald before the latter declared a trade war.