The Complete Brief
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November 27, 2025
Judge deplores ‘abusive & vexatious’ litigation, squandering of court resources: ‘Enough is enough’
In a judgment which stands as a warning against wasting finite court resources, a Federal Court judge has terminated a self-represented plaintiff's third repetitive motion for reconsideration, stating “enough is enough — this type of recurring behaviour must be stopped for good, and with this order and reasons the bell tolls” for the plaintiff's failed efforts to challenge the validity of court orders featuring electronic typed judicial signatures, rather than the judge’s own handwritten signatures.
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November 27, 2025
The open and shut case
Lawyers who think they have a slam-dunk case usually come to grief. With their clients, with the courts, with their peers, and ultimately with themselves. And those lawyers who know better themselves but let their clients think they have a cakewalk are no wiser.
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November 27, 2025
Federal government and band council ordered to disclose financial records to band member
Upon discovering an alleged decline in a First Nation community trust fund from around $100 million to less than $9 million between 2013 and 2024, a band member formally requested financial disclosure from both the band council and the federal government to uncover the truth behind this significant issue.
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November 27, 2025
Electricity supply for cryptocurrency mining
Another province has restricted cryptocurrency miners’ access to the electricity supply: Blockchain Labrador Corporation v. Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities, 2025 NLCA 35.
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November 27, 2025
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Class or representative actions - Certification - Members of class or sub-class - Representative plaintiff
Appeal by appellants from decision of the Federal Court dismissing their certification motion. The appellants sought certification of a class proceeding, as representative plaintiffs, on behalf of a class of current and former regular members of the RCMP with an operational stress injury. The appellants claimed that the RCMP was systemically negligent and discriminate in delivering Mental Health Services to members of the proposed Class.
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November 26, 2025
Mathews Dinsdale announces the addition of Megan Jenkinson
Megan Jenkinson is now an associate in the Toronto office of boutique labour and employment law firm of Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP, the firm has announced. She both summered and articled with Mathews Dinsdale.
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November 26, 2025
PM announces new measures to protect Canada’s steel, lumber industries
The federal government has announced further measures to transform the Canadian steel and softwood lumber industries, highlighting the shifting economy and uncertain trade relationships. Prime Minister Mark Carney emphasized that steel and lumber are core to Canada’s “competitiveness.”
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November 26, 2025
Court revives economic tort claims tied to co-founder’s wrongful dismissal suit
The B.C. Court of Appeal has revived economic tort claims brought by a co-founder ousted from an automotive-tech startup against the company, its directors and an investor.
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November 26, 2025
Alberta proposes legislation to boost economy and investor protections
The Government of Alberta has introduced amendments to “key pieces of legislation,” such as measures to “strengthen securities laws and combat contraband tobacco,” as well as a levy on AI data centres
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November 26, 2025
Canadian Securities Administrators introduce new tool for consultation processes
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have launched a “new online tool” to make it easier for “stakeholders to submit their comments on regulatory policies and rules.” The CSA, which is a council of the securities regulators of Canada’s provinces and territories, “coordinates and harmonizes regulation for the Canadian capital markets.”