Real Estate
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July 15, 2025
Court allows class action certification for settlement in real estate investment dispute
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has allowed certification of a class action against approximately 32 named defendants for the purposes of settlement, relating to investors’ interest in a sold property and alleging various breaches and misappropriation of funds.
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July 15, 2025
RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES - Landlord’s remedies - Eviction order - Grounds for granting order
Appeal by landlord from an order granting the tenants’ petition for judicial review of Residential Tenancy Branch arbitrator’s decision. The conflict arose when the appellant issued an eviction notice to the respondents, citing cause under the Residential Tenancy Act.
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July 15, 2025
B.C. approves new rules, regulations for mortgage service industry
The Government of British Columbia has approved new rules and regulations for the mortgage service industry to protect homebuyers across the province.
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July 14, 2025
Federal Court judge strikes SRL’s submission in employment dispute over AI hallucination citation
In another sign of AI’s growing impact on the law, the Federal Court has ordered that a self-represented respondent’s motion record be removed from a court file because it relied in part on a non-existent court decision hallucinated by an artificial intelligence (AI) research tool.
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July 14, 2025
FINTRAC publishes updates to its guidance on ministerial directive on Iran
Canada’s anti-money laundering watchdog has updated its existing guidance related to the federal government’s ministerial directive on financial transactions associated with Iran.
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July 14, 2025
Court approves $1.75M class action settlement in balcony malfunction case
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved a $1.75-million class action settlement in a case where balconies became inaccessible to condo residents due to alleged design issues.
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July 11, 2025
FINTRAC flags rising use of dual-use goods, cryptocurrencies in weapons proliferation
Canada’s financial intelligence unit, FINTRAC, is warning that foreign actors are increasingly targeting Canadian dual-use goods and turning to cryptocurrencies in efforts to acquire resources and information to build weapons of mass destruction and evade counter-proliferation controls.
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July 11, 2025
Harper Grey adds two new associates
Vancouver-based firm Harper Grey has welcomed Rebecca Dales and Gavin Clark as associates.
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July 10, 2025
Miller Thomson expands its team with four new partners in Toronto
Miller Thomson has welcomed four new partners to its Corporate, M&A and Securities group in Toronto: Andrew Powers, Jeff Gebert, Alex Bruvels and Jasmine Lothian.
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July 09, 2025
FINTRAC advisory updates G7 list of high-risk and monitored nations to counter money laundering
The G7’s anti-money laundering (AML) task force has updated its alert levels for some high-risk jurisdictions to protect the international financial system from money laundering and terrorist financing risks, according to a July 9 advisory issued by Canada’s AML watchdog.