June 19, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that Ontario courts have jurisdiction over claims against a Liechtenstein trustee whose offshore trust was allegedly funded with money siphoned from Bridging Finance, rejecting arguments that the trustee was too remote from the alleged misconduct.
June 19, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved a motion relating to an investigation to recover millions in potentially fraudulent payments from the packaged bread class action settlement with Loblaw, after the administrator flagged suspicious claim activity.
June 19, 2026
The federal government has been advised by the majority of a 17-member parliamentary special committee to amend the Criminal Code to “indefinitely” bar access to medical assistance in dying (MAID) to persons suffering solely from mental illness, with the Bloc Québécois and three dissenting senators recommending that the government direct a reference to the Supreme Court of Canada to clarify the applicable law.
June 19, 2026
On June 19, the federal government announced a 10 per cent surtax on global imports of canned vegetables. According to the announcement from the Department of Finance, this provisional safeguard measure is “intended to address the critical circumstances and immediate challenges facing the Canadian canned vegetable industry and to mitigate the impact of trade diversion on domestic producers, helping to stabilize market conditions and protect Canadian growers and processors.”
June 19, 2026
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal, finding that the judge erred by delegating the determination of the fair value of shares to a chartered business valuator rather than having the court determine it.
June 19, 2026
The commentary on Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2026 SCC 16, has run almost entirely in one direction. Damages, intake methodology, and sequencing alongside the family file: the conversation has been about how plaintiffs can use the new tort of intimate partner violence to sue their ex and claim damages.
June 19, 2026
Canada’s stricter bail rules will come into effect on July 15, 2026. The sweeping legislation (Bill C-14), the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act, received Royal Assent on June 15, 2026. Proponents of the new legislation said it would stop the “catch and release” mindset of Ontario courts. But was there a real need for reform?
June 19, 2026
Here are my picks for the top stories we published this week.
June 19, 2026
Waterstone Law has welcomed a new associate lawyer, Amrit Dhillon, to its Abbotsford, B.C., office.
June 19, 2026
James Oliver has joined Wildeboer Dellelce as an associate in its banking and financial services team in Toronto.