The Complete Brief

  • November 28, 2025

    CIVIL LIABILITY - Failure to make timely disclosure - Persons liable

    Appeal by appellants from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal which granted the respondent leave to bring a claim for statutory cause of action under the Securities Act (Act) and remitted issues regarding certification of a class proceeding to the Superior Court.

  • November 28, 2025

    Malayalam speaking defendant wins appeal for access to justice

    The right to counsel is a fundamental right guaranteed under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which applies at several key stages. When a person is arrested or detained, police must inform them of the right to speak with a lawyer and give a reasonable opportunity to do so.

  • November 28, 2025

    Avoiding frauds in group lottery play

    A recent Toronto criminal case involving an alleged fraud on a group of lottery players has drawn national attention. On July 2, 2025 a 70- year-old man claimed a $1 million Lotto Max Free Play win. Soon afterward a group contacted police claiming the ticket was actually owned by them and that the so-called leader of the group had defrauded then by claiming the win for himself alone.

  • November 28, 2025

    What happened to religious worker green cards?

    Religious worker green cards have become scarcer in the past several years, contributing to a crisis facing American religious communities as leaders are retiring and dying faster than they can be replaced.

  • November 27, 2025

    Canada and Alberta sign memo of understanding on pipelines, natural resources development

    In a move the Liberal government says will help make Canada an “energy superpower,” Ottawa and Alberta signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that the two governments agreed would facilitate the construction and expansion of pipelines, thus enabling Western Canada to produce and sell more oil and gas (including liquefied natural gas), as well as expand the development of renewable energy, critical minerals, and other resources that the world needs.

  • November 27, 2025

    Federal Court orders CN to pay grain exporter over $23M for railcar shortfall

    The Federal Court has ordered Canadian National Railway to pay a major grain exporter more than $23 million after CN failed to deliver 3,376 railcars during the historically large 2013–14 crop year, causing lost profits and heightened demurrage costs.

  • November 27, 2025

    Feds table regulations on administrative monetary penalties under Official Languages Act

    The federal government has tabled draft regulations for “administrative monetary penalties, as outlined in the new version of the Official Languages Act.”  A statement from Canadian Heritage noted that the country’s two official languages are “at the heart of the Canadian identity.”

  • November 27, 2025

    Auger Hollingsworth adds Chris Karpacz as personal injury associate

    Auger Hollingsworth Accident & Injury Lawyers has announced the addition of associate Chris Karpacz to its team of personal-injury litigators.

  • November 27, 2025

    Christina Kim joins Robins Appleby LLP’s wills and estates team

    Robins Appleby LLP has announced that Christina Kim has been added as an associate to its wills and estates group.

  • November 27, 2025

    Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: AI sparks debate on legal industry's future

    Canadian lawyers are somewhat split on the impact artificial intelligence will have on their industry, a new Law360 Canada survey shows. According to the 2025 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey — which marks Law360 Canada’s third deep dive into the feelings and thoughts that legal professionals have about their jobs — nearly half of respondents agreed that both the pros and cons of AI are sizable.

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