January 23, 2026
When does a homeowner’s insurer have the right to treat a policy as void because of undisclosed property use? A recent decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court provides a clear answer: when the insured fails to disclose a material change in risk, such as the presence of a marijuana grow operation.
January 22, 2026
Stakeholders have warned that algorithmic pricing could enable anticompetitive conduct and that insufficient data transparency may harm consumers, workers and competition, according to feedback from a recent Competition Bureau consultation.
January 22, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal regarding an alleged unjust enrichment claim for chattels used by a restaurant despite its refusal to complete an asset sale agreement.
January 22, 2026
My law firm had a thriving real estate practice in the 1980s. When the real estate market tanked from 1989 until about 1996, they were not happy times. We did not hire any real estate lawyers in those days.
January 22, 2026
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP has announced that 11 lawyers have been admitted into its partnership for 2026.
January 22, 2026
B.C.’s top court has ruled a judge was incorrect when he decided a man had died intestate because a will he wrote with his wife had been revoked before her death.
January 21, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal relating to the repayment of 12 per cent interest on a mortgage for a commercial sale that did not go through.
January 21, 2026
Cox & Palmer has promoted Neala J. Kielley, Kyle Mercer and Brett M.K. Ludlow to partner in its St. John’s, N.L., office, according to the firm.
January 21, 2026
Lawyers who live in a billable-hour world know that time is money, but for those working with traumatic subject matter, time equals exposure. The more hours spent inside a client’s worst days, the more likely it is that the work follows you home at night.
January 20, 2026
The British Columbia government is postponing the introduction of proposed amendments to its Heritage Conservation Act, which were originally anticipated for spring 2026.