July 24, 2026
This is the scenario: John and Jane each purchase a real property in Ontario in 2003, to which they take title in their names alone. John purchases a residential property for $2,000,000 (“John’s property”) and Jane purchases a cottage property for $1,000,000 (“Jane’s property”). In 2006, John and Jane become common law spouses and go back and forth between living at their respective properties — typically John’s during the fall and winter months and Jane’s during the spring and summer months. John and Jane never enter into any domestic agreement. Both were previously married and have children from prior marriages, who are their primary beneficiaries and not each other.
July 24, 2026
The law governing residential tenancies under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 17 (RTA), has evolved significantly since its enactment. A recent landmark decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal has fundamentally reshaped how risk is allocated in residential tenancy litigation in Ontario.
July 24, 2026
The intersection of psychology and criminal law has seldom posed greater challenges than in cases involving recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse.
July 24, 2026
Appeal by Oldcastle from an order setting aside its third‑party notice against Division 8 on the basis that the claim for contribution and indemnity was statute‑barred. Oldcastle, a defendant in an underlying construction defect action, sought contribution and indemnity from Division 8, a subcontractor. Oldcastle had filed applications for leave to issue a third‑party notice within the limitation period but did not file the third‑party notice itself until after the expiry of the limitation period.
July 23, 2026
Ottawa is seeking public comments on a package of draft tax proposals, including an amendment that would reinstate accelerated capital cost allowances for eligible liquefied natural gas (LNG) equipment and related buildings at low-carbon LNG facilities.
July 23, 2026
Manitoba’s Auditor General Tyson Shtykalo has made 18 recommendations on how the province should improve its preparation of financial information for audit. This came after repeated issues were identified in financial statement audits of public accounts.
July 23, 2026
In response to chronic theft, vandalism and “street disorder” in Lower Mainland, B.C., the provincial government has launched the Chronic Property Offending Intervention Initiative (C-POII). The program will monitor repeat offenders and “disrupt street disorder and retail crime in communities” throughout the province.
July 23, 2026
The B.C. Court of Appeal has affirmed that orders permitting or refusing discovery from class members cannot be appealed as of right, ruling that a chambers judge correctly treated prior appellate obiter on the court’s jurisdiction as authoritative.
July 23, 2026
In 1048977 B.C. Ltd. v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2025 BCSC 1532, the British Columbia Supreme Court was asked to engage in a measure of “crystal ball gazing” as it assessed the lost profits of a restaurant and event venue that never opened and considered whether the insurer had breached its duty of good faith in handling the resulting business interruption claim.
July 23, 2026
The Northwest Territories has new legislation to better support victims of family violence, including laws that formally recognize stalking, give people greater ability to protect themselves and allow victims to sue perpetrators.