The Complete Brief
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March 05, 2026
Competition Tribunal rejects Google’s charter challenge over ‘hypothetical’ $91B penalty
The Competition Tribunal has dismissed Google’s bid to halt proceedings against it over its alleged anticompetitive conduct in the online advertising technology sector in Canada, rejecting arguments that potential multibillion-dollar penalties under the Competition Act amount to a true penal consequence and therefore trigger Charter protections.
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March 05, 2026
Canada, Australia partner for critical minerals, defence, AI
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced new partnerships with Australia in investment, defence, security, critical minerals, energy and artificial intelligence.
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March 05, 2026
Randall Kahgee rejoins Pape Salter Teillet as senior counsel
Randall Kahgee has returned to Pape Salter Teillet LLP as senior counsel, according to the firm.
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March 05, 2026
Has Ontario’s auto insurance shift to the LAT improved access to justice or restricted it?
Ontario’s decision to move most statutory accident benefits disputes from the courts to the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) is now close to a decade old. With that distance comes a clearer view of what the tribunal model has achieved and what it has complicated.
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March 05, 2026
New Alberta condo rules aimed at boosting transparency, protection
New rules for condominiums are now in place in Alberta, with the province saying they will increase transparency, strengthen protection and provide faster alternatives for dispute resolution.
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March 05, 2026
Court rules contingency fee agreement did not cover appeal, orders law firm to return $1.7M
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld an order requiring a law firm to return more than $1.7 million from a damages award to its former client, ruling that the firm’s contingency fee agreement did not entitle it to share in a $3.52-million award secured on appeal after the client retained new counsel.
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March 05, 2026
Class action certified for foreign workers alleging systemic denial of EI, ‘racist’ contract terms
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has certified a class action for certain temporary workers challenging their contract terms including residence requirements, termination provisions, enforced seasonality and denial of employment insurance (EI) benefits despite paying into it. They argued the terms stemmed from motives to disadvantage racialized workers.
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March 05, 2026
BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS - Compensation - Contingency agreements - Fair and reasonable
Appeal by appellants from motion judge’s decision that contingency fee agreement (CFA) was not fair. The respondent, Leduc, suffered a hypoxic ischemic brain injury during his birth and, a year later, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
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March 05, 2026
I’m on dad’s bank account: Do I get the money when he dies?
The above headline is a bit of a loaded question. The short answer is: it depends. If you’re interested in the long answer, keep reading.
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March 05, 2026
Canada’s defence industrial strategy: Building domestic capacity, unlocking business opportunities
A rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape marked by, as Mark Carney argues, the erosion of the international rules‑based order and intensifying technological competition has driven a fundamental reassessment of national security and defence policy in Canada. The federal government recently released Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS), a potentially transformative economic framework designed to strengthen national sovereignty and catalyze industrial growth.