The Complete Brief

  • June 03, 2026

    Penticton joins B.C.’s proposed class action against PFAS manufacturers

    British Columbia has asked its Supreme Court to add the City of Penticton as a representative plaintiff for municipalities in a proposed national class action against manufacturers of “forever chemicals” for alleged contamination of drinking-water systems.

  • June 03, 2026

    AI use by tribunals and judges: The delegation of adjudicative authority

    The maxim delegatus non potest delegare (“a delegate cannot delegate”) will play an ever more significant role in reviewing administrative law decisions made by AI.

  • June 03, 2026

    Ahluwalia: Why did three SCC judges disagree?

    In one of the most closely watched family law decisions in recent Canadian legal history, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a fractured ruling in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2026 SCC 16, a case arising from a marriage marred by intimate partner violence.

  • June 03, 2026

    Ontario court says Facebook defamation suit isn’t SLAPP

    Ontario’s top court has turned back an attempt by an Ontario man to get a defamation case against him dismissed as a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP), with a lawyer saying the court’s findings outline an approach that may lead to fewer appeals of anti-SLAPP decisions.

  • June 03, 2026

    Feds give update on revised approach to livestock traceability rules

    The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that it is planning to go ahead with updated traceability requirements for goats, sheep and cervids to help identify and stem the spread of animal disease, bringing them in line with requirements similar to those for cattle and bison.

  • June 03, 2026

    New U.S. green card rules: What Canadian companies, professionals and families need to know

    The issuance of USCIS Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199 has generated significant concern among foreign nationals living and working in the United States on temporary visas, particularly Canadian professionals employed in the U.S. The memorandum has also raised questions among Canadian citizens sponsored for permanent residence through marriage or close family relationships with U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents. Much of the concern centres on whether the memorandum signals a shift away from adjustment of status inside the United States and toward mandatory immigrant visa processing through U.S. consulates abroad.

  • June 03, 2026

    CGCA honours in-house counsel at annual awards

    The Canadian General Counsel Awards (CGCA) recognized leading in-house counsel at its annual ceremony on May 28 in Toronto.

  • June 03, 2026

    Natasha MacParland joins Dentons as partner

    Dentons Canada has added Natasha MacParland as a partner in its Toronto office, the firm says.

  • June 03, 2026

    Reducing development charges could make housing projects up to 14% more viable: CMHC

    The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has indicated in an updated analysis that “reducing or eliminating development charges could increase the number of financially viable housing projects across Canadian cities, with gains of 9-14 per cent in cities with higher development charges.”

  • June 03, 2026

    Appeal Court alters judgment on company liquidation, favours share buyout

    The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the finding that shareholders were not subject to oppression in a company’s affairs, but found that an alternative remedy to the liquidation ordered by the lower court was available.

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