July 31, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously set out the presumptions, procedure and remedies applicable to litigated claims of “spoliation” — i.e., claims against parties who engage in the “intentional destruction, alteration, mutilation, or concealment of evidence with a view to subverting the truth-finding process during litigation.”
July 31, 2026
An immigration consultant accused of misrepresentation in relation to the sponsorship of refugees has been given a new trial after it was found the trial judge took too long to deliver written reasons for finding him guilty.
July 31, 2026
The Law Commission of Canada (LCC) has selected Kaitlyn Blaser, Marie-Pier Jolicoeur and Leanna Katz as Emerging Scholars for its spring-summer 2026 term.
July 31, 2026
British Columbia’s amendments to its Employment Standards Act and the Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act will be in effect as of Aug. 1. The changes aim to improve the complaint and dispute-resolution process at the Employment Standards Branch.
July 31, 2026
Alright, let’s get uncomfortable. Because frankly, after years of watching perfectly rational adults succumb to what can only be described as a collective delusion, it’s time someone called out the elephant in the room — the one wearing a designer gown, clutching a five-figure floral arrangement and posing for a photographer who costs more per hour than most people earn in a week. We need to talk about marriage.
July 31, 2026
In a case spanning more than 25 years, the Federal Court of Appeal has agreed that the Federal Court does not have jurisdiction over issues relating to a First Nation band’s denial of membership to women who married out and their children, even though it had ruled on the merits in their favour.
July 31, 2026
The federal government is imposing a 25 per cent surtax on “imports of certain wood cabinets and vanities” as a Canadian International Trade Tribunal safeguard inquiry on such goods continues.
July 31, 2026
Appeal by SS&C Technologies Canada Corporation (SS&C) from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal. SS&C supplied proprietary financial data used to generate securities pricing information. In 1999, its predecessor entered into a data services agreement with Bank of New York Mellon Corp.’s (BNYM) predecessor authorizing only BNYM to access the data and prohibiting its sharing, redistribution, or sale to third parties, including affiliates.
July 31, 2026
After years of consultation, proposed rules and stakeholder feedback, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has finalized a significant shift in how Canadian reporting issuers may communicate their financial results to investors.
July 31, 2026
The Law Commission of Canada (LCC) has released its annual report, which “highlights the commission’s work and achievements over the past reporting year, providing updates on projects and programs” between April 2025 to March 2026.