June 30, 2026
If you intend to make, or have already made, charitable gifts in your will, there is an interesting aspect of charitable giving that you may not have considered. What happens if the charity you named no longer exists, cannot receive the gift, or circumstances have changed such that your gift cannot be carried out as intended? In certain circumstances, the cy-près doctrine may preserve the gift and ensure that your charitable intentions are honoured.
June 30, 2026
The Government of British Columbia has appointed Clare Jennings as a provincial court judge, effective July 17, 2026.
June 30, 2026
The Ontario government has appointed 27 new justices of the peace to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective July 8, 2026.
June 30, 2026
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld the certification of a class action against opioid manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers over health-care costs arising from the opioid crisis, rejecting arguments that the plaintiffs were required to produce more detailed evidence to support certification.
June 30, 2026
For those involved in commercial real estate in Quebec, and in particular in helping commercial landlords and tenants under long-term leases deal with Quebec’s land transfer tax regime, and deal with Quebec’s voluntary disclosure regime for missteps in land transfer tax compliance, there are some noteworthy developments in 2026, briefly referred to below.
June 30, 2026
In Rajic v. MacDonald, 2026 ONCA 288 (MacDonald), a Serbian Orthodox priest brought a defamation action against Rebecca MacDonald, a respondent in family law proceedings, based on a complaint that MacDonald had made to the Serbian Orthodox Church ecclesiastical authorities.
June 30, 2026
Appeal by appellants from an order dismissing Tacora Resources Inc.’s (Tacora) interpleader application concerning quarterly mining royalties payable under a lease to 1128349 B.C. Ltd (112). Tacora received competing directions about a royalty payment of about $5.5 million from two rival groups, each claiming authority to speak for 112 following a disputed annual general meeting of Scully Royalty Inc., 112’s parent, and related proceedings in the Cayman Islands.
June 29, 2026
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Governor of Utah Spencer Cox have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to boost trade in key economic sectors.
June 29, 2026
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne and his G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities Roundtable counterparts gathered last week for their sixth annual meeting, which focused on the protection of children’s privacy online.
June 29, 2026
Ontario’s civil courts continue to struggle with post-pandemic delays. The problem is not just administrative. In personal injury litigation — and especially in motor vehicle collision cases — delay changes the financial value of a claim. For plaintiffs, longer times to get to trial do not simply postpone compensation. They can reduce it.