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October 06, 2026
The vendor signed a letter of intent, opened its books for due diligence, then walked away without explanation — or, worse, sold to a third party. The buyer, meanwhile, has incurred tens of thousands of dollars in professional fees. What can he do? In Quebec, the answer is rarely as favourable as the buyer hopes. Specific performance of the sale is possible in theory, but legal and practical obstacles make it exceptional. In most cases, a claim for damages remains the only realistic avenue.
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October 06, 2026
Antisemitism is real and dangerous. Jewish Canadians should not have to conceal their identity, fear entering a synagogue or endure harassment because they are Jewish. Governments have an obligation to confront it.
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October 06, 2026
Appeal by appellant from a Tax Court order granting respondent an interim confidentiality order protecting certain documents during discovery in two tax proceedings.
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October 06, 2026
Appeal by Sparling and Sutcliffe from the dismissal of their judicial review petition. Since September 2022, Zheng issued Sparling and Sutcliffe six notices to end their tenancy “for landlord’s use of property” and a seventh for “cause.”
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October 06, 2026
A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision illustrates the difficulty of overturning a jury verdict where the trial judge carefully addressed potentially problematic evidence and the sentence, although unusually severe, remains within the broad discretion afforded to sentencing judges.
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October 05, 2026
Canada needs to find new ways to sustain and strengthen its democratic institutions, especially to drive home to Canadians how much their independent justice system benefits them in their daily lives, top jurists say. At the Oct. 5 ceremonial opening of the Supreme Court of Canada’s judicial year in Ottawa, Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner told the audience of lawyers and judges he appreciated that “across the country, I’ve seen many of you speak out publicly to reiterate the importance of the rule of law and of an independent judiciary.”
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October 05, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed appeals over charitable donation tax credits claimed by appellants, affirming findings that the software licences donated by the taxpayers had little or no reliable proven value. In over 1,500 related cases, not one appeal was successful.
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October 05, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned a finding that former business owners had not provided personal guarantees covered by the purchaser’s indemnity agreement, ruling that the motion judge focused too narrowly on the loan’s wording instead of the commercial context of the relevant agreements.
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October 05, 2026
Although general damages in a defamation action are not subject to a fixed ceiling or are “at-large,” courts rarely award a plaintiff significant damages for their loss of reputation. The Canadian cases in which general damages in the amounts of hundreds of thousands have been awarded are confined to circumstances where the plaintiff is a professional, such as lawyer, whose career is dependant on having a good reputation or where the defendant has been noted in default and the court is asked to assess damages based only on the representations of the defamed plaintiff.
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October 05, 2026
For close to three years, I served as an external independent decision-maker for B.C. provincial correctional facilities. I decided if a prisoner was guilty of breaking a rule, and I handed down the penalty. My job was to maintain institutional safety and rehabilitate behaviour. The reality is, it didn’t work.
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October 05, 2026
Saskatchewan has appointed its first associate judges to the Court of King’s Bench following legislation that came into force Oct. 1.
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October 05, 2026
Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser has announced the appointment of eight judges in Ontario.
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October 05, 2026
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) has appointed Ryan Tomicic as national business leader, international, in Montreal.
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October 05, 2026
An Ontario paralegal is pledging to continue the fight after the province’s top court dealt him a blow in his attempts to argue that he has a larger scope of practice in immigration matters than the law society allows.
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October 05, 2026
Since the Supreme Court decision in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2026 SCC 16, my calendar has been quite busy with in-person court attendances, law association events and CPD programs.
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October 05, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the launch of a new 13-member national council on artificial intelligence as part of the AI for All strategy.
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October 05, 2026
Appeal by 1316215 BC Ltd. (1316 Co.) from the dismissal of its application to cancel a certificate of pending litigation (CPL). Its second application sought cancellation pursuant to s. 252 of the Land Title Act (LTA), on the ground that no steps were taken in the first action for over a year.
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October 05, 2026
Appeal by lawyer, Anjos, from an order declining to strike Jones’ negligence claim against her and granting him leave to amend his pleadings. Anjos represented Davidson in estate litigation against Jones, who was represented by his own lawyer throughout.
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October 02, 2026
The Supreme Court’s fall session is packed with interesting appeals in diverse areas of law including class actions, contracts, Crown immunity and Charter rights. The top court’s session begins Oct. 5 with an “opening of the court” ceremony in the West Memorial Building at 344 Wellington Street in Ottawa.
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October 02, 2026
A proposed settlement of $38.25 million has been reached in a class action lawsuit in Quebec against CAE Inc. and its former CEO and CFO, with the claims period now open.
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October 02, 2026
Ottawa has announced $66.3 million in funding to support home energy retrofit financing and energy-efficient affordable housing projects across Canada, according to an Oct. 2 release.
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October 02, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s Divisional Court upheld a finding that two businesspeople were bound by an unsigned agreement to liquidate inventory, rejecting an appeal over nearly $23,000 in damages.
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October 02, 2026
Shauna L. MacDonald has been appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in Yarmouth.
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October 02, 2026
Justice Alexandre Dalmau has been appointed from the Court of Quebec to the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Montreal.
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October 02, 2026
Antonio Nadaira has joined Miller Thomson as a partner in its national corporate, M&A and securities group in Montreal.