The Complete Brief
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May 22, 2025
Samantha Lucifora, Miguel Mangalindan promoted at Monkhouse
Samantha Lucifora and Miguel Mangalindan are now senior partners at Monkhouse Law.
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May 22, 2025
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Settlements - Releases - Enforceability
Appeal by appellant from order of chambers judge to enforce summarily a settlement agreement with respondents and from finding settlement was valid. The appellant accepted a settlement offer from the respondents’ insurer to resolve a personal injury claim arising from a motor vehicle accident.
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May 22, 2025
Testamentary capacity: Principles and practice
In the majority of cases, determining whether a prospective client has testamentary capacity is not as simple as discerning between midnight and noon; rather, it is like determining the precise moment at which twilight turns to dark. This article considers some of the issues on point.
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May 21, 2025
Federal Court rules Iranian films in rights dispute not protected by Canadian copyright law
The Federal Court ruled that Iranian films at the centre of a copyright dispute between IPTV rivals are not protected by Canadian law, finding the defendants failed to establish the works’ authors or makers were from a treaty country.
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May 21, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal dismisses constitutional challenge to provincial spill regulations
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal launched by three major railways challenging the constitutionality of provincial spill regulations applied to interprovincial railways transporting crude oil and diluted bitumen.
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May 21, 2025
Ontario investing over $11 million in northeastern forestry projects
The Ontario government is investing $11.3 million in five “research, innovation and modernization” projects in northeastern Ontario relating to wood products made in the province.
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May 21, 2025
Appeal allowed in case of 30-day dispute resolution clause
The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal finding that the application judge erred in interpreting that a mediation and arbitration clause required parties to resolve disputes within 30 days.
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May 21, 2025
CFIB raises tariff, trade and tax concerns of small businesses as Parliament set to resume May 26
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling on the federal government to act on small business concerns as Parliament is set to reconvene on May 26. The federation, Canada’s “largest association of small and medium-sized businesses with 100,000 members,” has highlighted tariff, trade and tax issues it says Ottawa should address.
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May 21, 2025
Ontario announces $3 billion expenditure for Indigenous partnerships in mineral supply chain
The Ontario government has announced its support for a “made-in-Ontario critical minerals supply chain that includes new resources and opportunities for Indigenous equity partnerships.”
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May 21, 2025
Federal Court finds lack of justification in COVID benefit denial
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the government offered various forms of financial support, including the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) and the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB). The administration of the program has been the responsibility of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).