The Complete Brief

  • April 28, 2026

    The importance of accurate, complete patient health records

    Maintaining complete and accurate patient health records is a core responsibility of all regulated health professionals in Ontario. Beyond documenting what occurred during an appointment and supporting continuity of care, proper recordkeeping is both a legal and professional obligation. Failure to meet these standards can result in serious regulatory, employment and financial consequences.

  • April 28, 2026

    INTERESTS IN LAND - Equitable interests - Resulting trusts - Ownership

    Appeal by appellants (Satnam and Jaswinder) from the dismissal of their claim to a 50 per cent beneficial ownership interest in the Farwell Crescent property (Farwell). Satnam advanced $55,000 toward the down payment when Sukhvinder purchased Farwell, but the appellants were not placed on title.

  • April 28, 2026

    Cultural humility and empathy in the legal profession

    Over the past several years, Indigenous issues and reconciliation efforts have started to move out of the shadows and into the forefront of Canadian minds. However, the heightened attention following the May 27, 2021, media release by the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation, which revealed a ground-penetrating radar discovery of 215 unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, has since steadily declined, despite the ongoing overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in the legal system, continued inequities in child welfare and persistent barriers to accessing culturally appropriate supports.

  • April 28, 2026

    WSIB claims: Knowing the time limits for filing and appeals in Ontario

    When dealing with workplace injuries in Ontario, understanding the process of filing a claim with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is crucial. What is little understood by many claimants is that the WSIB is an insurance company just like any other and can be hard to deal with as an injured individual.

  • April 28, 2026

    Six months of tracking Toronto civil court delays: What the data shows

    On Jan. 28, 2026, the Toronto Superior Court of Justice’s online booking system displayed no available dates for a Civil Case Conference. On Jan. 29, the wait was eight days. By Feb. 3, it was 210 days. Same court, same hearing type. Three wildly different outcomes in a week.

  • April 27, 2026

    Carney announces sovereign wealth fund to back nation-building projects

    Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced plans to establish Canada’s first sovereign wealth fund to support large-scale infrastructure and resource projects while allowing Canadians to participate in the upside of their success.

  • April 27, 2026

    Court rejects cannabis company’s appeal to strike investor claims in putative class action

    The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed a cannabis company’s appeal, finding it had not shown that claims by the proposed representative plaintiffs over alleged misrepresentations to investors should be barred.

  • April 27, 2026

    Bill C-223 and the evolving framework of parenting determinations in Canadian family law

    Canadian family law has undergone sustained legislative and jurisprudential refinement over the past few decades.

  • April 27, 2026

    Court awards costs after claim struck due to father’s non-compliance: Ankrah v. Amponsah

    In the recent Ontario Court of Justice decision of Ankrah v. Amponsah, 2026 ONCJ 197, Justice Stanley Sherr ordered costs following non-compliance with procedural requirements. The decision reinforces that unreasonable conduct during the course of litigation can lead to negative financial consequences.

  • April 27, 2026

    Court upholds sanctions against daughters of Russian billionaire, Putin associate

    The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a decision to keep the daughters of Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman on Canada’s sanctions list, rejecting arguments that the regulations should be read as limiting sanctions to those with a “sufficient link” to Russia’s actions.

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