The Complete Brief
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August 28, 2025
INTERPRETATION - Power of court - Ordinary meaning - Context
Appeal by Mak Mera Nigeria Limited against trial judge’s decision. James Bay Resources Limited entered into two agreements with Mak Mera which provided that Mak Mera would receive monetary compensation and shares for providing services to James Bay in having pursued business opportunities in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.
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August 28, 2025
Court of Appeal dismisses Crown request for jail in sexual interference appeal
M.F. was a 17-year-old when he had sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl. The two knew each other and knew their respective ages. M.F. was charged with sexual assault and sexual interference and sentenced to 24 months’ probation on the sexual interference charge. The finding of guilt for sexual assault was stayed pursuant to Kienapple v. R., [1975] 1 S.C.R. 729.
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August 28, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal upholds $250K punitive damages for misleading conduct in patent dispute
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld an order requiring an Ontario dairy company and a contractor to pay nearly $400,000, including $250,000 in punitive damages, for building cooling cells that infringed a French firm’s patent.
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August 28, 2025
How film producers can avoid a Baldoni-Lively type fight in court
By now, we’ve all read the salacious headlines: Hollywood actress Blake Lively and actor-director Justin Baldoni are in a seemingly never-ending legal battle over Baldoni’s alleged behaviour on the set of the 2024 domestic violence drama It Ends With Us.
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August 27, 2025
Law Foundation of Ontario celebrates 50 years in 2024 annual report
The Law Foundation of Ontario is marking its golden anniversary as part of its annual report for 2024. Last year marked the Law Foundation of Ontario’s 50th anniversary — making that year’s report a milestone paper in the life of the organization. In their joint introductory message, chair Linda Rothstein and CEO Lisa Cirillo stated that 2024 represented the organization’s “largest single granting year.”
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August 27, 2025
New judges appointed to the Court of Quebec
Quebec Minister of Justice Simon Jolin-Barrette has announced the appointment of Karine Bussière and Sophie Lamarre as judges to the Court of Quebec.
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August 27, 2025
Investigation into Google sparks privacy commissioner’s finding to delist some search results of names
After an investigation into a case against Google by an individual who was previously charged with criminal activity, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Philippe Dufresne, has concluded that individuals have the right to have certain information about them delisted from search engine results when their name is searched online, in limited circumstances.
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August 27, 2025
Provincial court judge exceeded limits of his jurisdiction, rules Quebec Appeal Court
The Quebec Court of Appeal overturned a controversial decision that ruled that a provision of the French language charter — which calls for the “immediate and simultaneous” filing of English rulings in French — cannot apply to criminal proceedings in the province, concluding that the provincial court judge had exceeded the limits of his jurisdiction.
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August 27, 2025
Tariffs, slow population growth impacting provincial economies: report
Independent research organization the Conference Board of Canada has released new data on the impact of the ongoing trade dispute between Canada and the U.S., saying in a news release that it is “dampening both business and consumer confidence” and “weighing heavily on provincial economies.” It also indicated that slow population growth is playing a contributing role.
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August 27, 2025
AI in the legal profession: Clients are driving the next wave of change
Artificial intelligence has long been framed as a tool that will reshape how lawyers work, from automating discovery to accelerating legal research. However, the real story emerging in 2025 is not simply about the technology itself but about what clients now demand from their lawyers.