September 08, 2026
Appeal by appellants from dismissal of an application for summary judgment striking respondents’ constructive trust claim and cancelling a certificate of pending litigation. The respondents invested in a land development project in 2006 pursuant to participating loan agreements under which they advanced capital to the project in return for repayment and a share of profits if sufficient funds became available.
September 04, 2026
Employment insurance rules that deny regular benefits to women who lose their jobs shortly before, during or after maternity and parental leave violate the Charter’s equality guarantee, the Federal Court of Appeal has ruled.
September 04, 2026
Manitoba’s government will be enacting what it is calling a “historic” expansion of residential rent control coverage in the province — but it will also be raising the annual limit at which landlords can increase rent.
September 04, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has found that the lower court made numerous errors in finding that a requirement for information in a tax audit of a multinational conglomerate was for unnamed persons and needed prior judicial authorization.
September 04, 2026
Ontario’s top court has upheld a law that extinguished a developer’s potential claims against the province over its Greenbelt land designation, ruling that the constitutional protection of the superior courts’ core jurisdiction does not create an individual right to sue the government.
September 04, 2026
Workplace mental-health conversations have acquired a favourite word. Employees are urged to become more resilient — to practise mindfulness, access counselling and build the capacity to absorb stress. There is nothing inherently wrong with that advice. The legal problem begins when resilience is offered as the answer to a workplace problem the employer itself has a duty to control.
September 04, 2026
Hailey Lonsdale has joined Clark Wilson’s private company mergers and acquisitions group in Vancouver.
September 04, 2026
Sullivan Mahoney LLP has welcomed Evan B. Alderman, Gabriel D. Costantini and Robert Kim as associates. The firm has offices in St. Catharines and Niagara Falls, Ont.
September 04, 2026
MLT Aikins has welcomed associate lawyer Sam Riendeau to its Saskatoon office.
September 04, 2026
A group of lawyers and an advocacy organization are pushing the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) to include a motion at its upcoming annual general meeting (AGM) to remove accreditation for a Toronto law school over allegations of antisemitic behaviour on campus.