June 09, 2026
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial in a dispute over lot purchase agreements signed in 2016, finding that a trial judge erred in concluding that the contracts remained enforceable until a development condition was satisfied eight years later.
June 09, 2026
McLennan Ross has welcomed Alexa Pashovitz to its Calgary office, where she has joined the insurance defence and commercial litigation team.
June 09, 2026
Elyse Bouey has joined McCarthy Tétrault as a partner in its business law group in Calgary.
June 09, 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador has passed legislation giving its seniors’ advocate the powers of “individual advocacy and investigation.” According to a June 5 news release, the move aligns the role of the province’s seniors’ advocate with that of “similar statutory officers,” such as the citizens’ representative and the child and youth advocate.
June 09, 2026
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal and cross-appeal of a certified class action against video game company Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) relating to the sale of “loot boxes” bought by players in 77 games.
June 09, 2026
Artificial intelligence has become a popular topic in discussions about government administration, but the more important question for every Canadian tax lawyer and accountant may be considerably narrower: how much of the Canada Revenue Agency’s audit selection process is already driven by algorithms, risk scoring and advanced analytics?
June 09, 2026
Imagine receiving an arbitral award that strikes you as procedurally flawed: the arbitrator rendered a costs decision without ever soliciting your submissions. Your contract stipulates that arbitration is final. What options, if any, are available to you?
June 09, 2026
By virtue of choice or necessity, some of us find ourselves in solo startup mode. Any startup is risky and arduous. In a professional setting, even more so.
June 09, 2026
We all know the statistics on lawyers and addiction, and the numbers are not good. We also understand why so many lawyers turn to alcohol or drugs to relax, switch off or unwind. This article focuses on a different question: why so few lawyers seek help when they begin slipping into serious addiction, despite often having more financial resources than the average person to access treatment.
June 09, 2026
The adage that “the devil is in the details” may remind criminal defence counsel that a successful appeal may hinge on examining inferences rather than hard facts. A Saskatchewan man, Jeffrey Leonard Stark, was convicted by a jury of unlawfully confining and sexually assaulting a female complainant. He appealed his conviction. The appeal in R. v. Stark, 2026 SKCA 48 centred on the trial judge’s instructions to the jury rather than on denying the facts as alleged.