The Complete Brief
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October 22, 2025
Paul Cavin joins BD&P’s litigation team
Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer, LLP (BD&P) has welcomed Paul Cavin, who has joined the firm’s litigation group as an associate.
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October 22, 2025
John Israel Galambos rejoins Miller Thomson as tax partner
John Israel Galambos has returned to Miller Thomson’s Montreal office as a partner in the firm’s tax group, effective Oct. 20, 2025.
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October 22, 2025
Crossing the line: How Ontario courts decide if a will, power of attorney was forced
Every family has its dynamics — caring children, dominant personalities, financial dependence, and sometimes subtle power imbalances. When an elderly parent signs a will or power of attorney in such an environment, questions often arise: was this truly their decision or was their hand guided by someone else?
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October 22, 2025
Quebec’s divisive constitutional bill draws praise from proponents and scorn from critics
The Quebec government has tabled an extremely broad and contentious bill that would enshrine a provincial constitution and introduce sweeping legislative changes. Constitutional law experts say the legislation would dramatically change the province’s legal landscape and curb countervailing oversight on multiple fronts.
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October 22, 2025
BREACH OF CONTRACT - Choices - Repudiation - Anticipatory breach
Appeal by Anderson Square Holdings Ltd. from trial judge’s decision for breach of contract. This appeal arose out of the interpretation of the termination provisions of certain presale contracts in a strata development in Richmond.
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October 21, 2025
B.C. Supreme Court strikes sweeping COVID class action as abuse of process
The B.C. Supreme Court has struck a proposed class action against provincial COVID-19 health measures in B.C., calling it “the largest and most complex” proposed class proceeding in Canadian legal history and finding the claim to be an abuse of process that disclosed no cause of action.
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October 21, 2025
CRA call centres often fail to deliver accurate, timely help, says auditor general
The Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) call centres, which are supposed to help individuals and businesses with their tax queries, frequently dispense inaccurate and/or incomplete information and make Canadians wait unacceptably long times to get it, according to the latest review by the auditor general of Canada.
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October 20, 2025
Court allows cross-appeal in real estate incentives case
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has allowed a cross-appeal in a real estate investment case, agreeing with the respondent that the trial judge was wrong to strike out a clause that limited who could receive incentive payments.
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October 21, 2025
Michelle Cook new Aird & Berlis associate
According to an announcement from the firm, Michelle Cook has joined Aird & Berlis as a member of the workplace law group. Before joining Aird & Berlis, Cook held positions in both the professional services industry and at a prominent regional law firm in Toronto.
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October 21, 2025
B.C. proposes new legislation for 27-week medical leave for workers
British Columbia has proposed an amendment to the Employment Standards Act that will allow workers with serious illness or injury to take more time off for the purpose of undergoing medical treatment and recovery.