September 01, 2026
The Ontario government has announced it has issued a request for proposals to begin the process of restoring motor vehicle lanes in Toronto that were previously removed for bicycle lanes. This comes after a Court of Appeal decision overturning the finding that the bike lanes’ removal breached Charter rights.
September 01, 2026
The Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court has certified a class action relating to the operation of Innu day schools in Labrador, allowing certain claims against the province and Canada for breaches of fiduciary duty and negligence to be tried. The plaintiffs alleged that government assimilation caused harms including physical and sexual abuse and loss of language and culture.
September 01, 2026
Saskatchewan’s Loreley Chekay, who assumed the leadership of the 40,000-member Canadian Bar Association (CBA) today, says she is striving to move the needle forward on the legal profession’s shared goals of attaining more resources for courts and defending the independence of lawyers and judges.
September 01, 2026
Private equity is beginning to enter the legal industry with transactions such as Uplift’s acquisition of Dudley DeBosier Personal Injury, Trive Capital’s acquiring Massumi + Consoli, and Morgan & Morgan’s hiring of JPMorgan to explore a private equity sale.
September 01, 2026
Georgia-Rae Meldrum has joined Duncan Craig LLP as an associate in Alberta.
September 01, 2026
An Ontario Superior Court judge has put the brakes on the province’s new requirements on cash bail, granting an injunction to keep them from being enforced while a constitutional challenge of the rules plays out.
September 01, 2026
Vlad A. Calina has joined Fasken as a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution group in Vancouver.
September 01, 2026
Entrepreneur immigration files often contain two narratives. One is commercial: the business plan explains what the applicant intends to establish, acquire or operate. The other is financial: bank statements, tax records, corporate documents and transaction histories explain where the applicant’s capital came from and what funds are actually available. Problems arise when those narratives are reviewed separately and do not reconcile.
September 01, 2026
Appeal by appellant from decision denying retroactive child support. The chambers judge found there were two material changes in circumstances warranting an increase in ongoing child support but concluded that a retroactive child support order was not warranted based on her application of the factors set out in DBS v SRG (DBS).
September 01, 2026
After years spent in litigation for my clients and, in retirement, assisting a prominent litigation lawyer in writing his autobiography, it is good to take a break. Last Friday I attended a showing of the newly released feature Coyote vs. Acme.