Real Estate
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June 09, 2025
Three new associates at DLA Piper
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP has welcomed three new associates to its team across various practice areas in Montreal and Calgary, according to announcements from the firm.
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June 06, 2025
INTERESTS IN LAND
Appeal by appellant against an order granting respondents’ application for partition and sale of their parents’ properties.
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June 06, 2025
Increased support for Black Nova Scotians seeking land title a good move, but more needed: scholar
A legal mind is praising Nova Scotia’s expansion of support for those in “historic” African Nova Scotian communities seeking title to their land — but is calling for the same support to be given to “all African Nova Scotians in all African Nova Scotian communities.”
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June 06, 2025
PM Carney appoints parliamentary secretaries to support lawyer-rich cabinet & PMO
Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped a number of lawyers to assist the many lawyers he has already appointed to key cabinet posts.
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June 05, 2025
Alberta Court of Appeal offers guidance on province’s unique ‘drop-dead rule’ when cases are linked
In a dual-track corporate dispute over Alberta seniors’ home developments, the Alberta Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court decision that dismissed one of the actions for delay, finding that the claim and counterclaim met the test of being “inextricably linked.”
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June 05, 2025
Court dismisses action relating to misappropriation of real estate settlement funds
The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed a case against a lawyer and his firm, finding their actions were not the cause of misappropriated funds in a real estate settlement.
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June 05, 2025
Ottawa reintroduces Citizenship Act reforms that create new framework for ‘citizenship by descent’
The minority Liberal government has reintroduced Citizenship Act amendments that would create a new “citizenship by descent” framework going forward, allowing those born abroad to Canadians, beyond the first generation, to access Canadian citizenship based on a Canadian parent’s “substantial connection” to Canada.
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June 04, 2025
Competition Bureau publishes guidance on competitor property controls
Following a public consultation, the Competition Bureau has published guidance on competitor property controls for commercial real estate, providing transparency on its enforcement approach.
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June 04, 2025
Ontario court increases damages award in lawyer’s negligence action to $273K
The Ontario Court of Appeal has increased a damages award in a solicitor’s negligence action to nearly $273,000, granting compensation for legal fees and repairs after a lawyer missed the limitation period for claims related to a real estate transaction.
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June 03, 2025
De Grandpré Chait adds two lawyers to its commercial litigation team
Montreal firm De Grandpré Chait has announced the expansion of its commercial litigation team with the addition of Andréa Laframboise as a partner and Clara Gagné-Thibault as an associate.