The Complete Brief
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March 26, 2026
Dipchand adds Yixian Chen as partner
Dipchand LLP has welcomed Yixian Chen as a partner in Toronto.
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March 26, 2026
Ethan Sinclair joins Dentons as partner
Dentons has welcomed Ethan Sinclair as a partner in its Ottawa office, joining the infrastructure and PPP group.
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March 26, 2026
Nova Scotia Power commits to strengthening cybersecurity after major breach
Nova Scotia Power has committed to strengthening its cybersecurity measures following a data breach that exposed sensitive information, including social insurance numbers, driver’s licence numbers and email addresses, of more than 900,000 customers.
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March 26, 2026
Estate law: Capital gains exemption and qualified small business corporation shares
Canadian taxpayers are currently afforded a cumulative lifetime exemption on capital gains realized from the sale of qualified small business corporation shares and on a qualified farm property or a qualified fishing property. A deduction on capital gains realized from any such sale(s) is permitted, up to the exemption amount, which as of June 25, 2024, was increased from $1,016,836 to $1,250,000, indexed for inflation. The new amount applies to sale(s) that take place after that date.
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March 26, 2026
Federal Court imposes solicitor-client costs over AI-hallucinated case law filing
The Federal Court has sharply criticized a national Indigenous fisheries organization for relying on AI-hallucinated case law and ordered it and its in-house counsel to pay solicitor-client costs while dismissing its motion for an extension of time to seek judicial review.
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March 26, 2026
History of museum’s collection frames looted art claim
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) was founded in 1870 by a group of prominent New Yorkers including businessmen, financiers, artists and philanthropists. Their objective was to bring fine art and art education to the American public, having been inspired by Europe’s great museums, with initial acquisitions being comprised of European Old Master paintings.
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March 26, 2026
Rethinking community self-defence: Should Ontario permit civilians to carry firearms?
A terrorist with explosives and a rifle rammed his truck into Temple Israel synagogue in Michigan. He planned to kill the Jews in the building. The attacker was fatally shot by armed security guards. Had this happened in Ontario, the synagogue’s staff, teachers and 140 children in the preschool very likely would have been either murdered or terribly injured because civilian security staff and volunteers here are not permitted to carry firearms.
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March 26, 2026
Importance of police interrogation: Lessons from the Russell Williams case
Should police use strong-arm tactics in an effort to “get tough on crime”? The interrogation of Russell Williams by Jim Smyth is widely recognized as a classic example of a controlled, evidence-based confession strategy. Smyth’s approach was calm, patient and psychologically careful rather than aggressive. It resulted in a confession in one of Canada’s most highly publicized cases.
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March 26, 2026
Inbound referrals: Know when to say no
Inbound referrals are a wonderful source of work and a compliment to your reputation. They should be honoured and dealt with professionally, without exception.
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March 26, 2026
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Pleadings - Counterclaim, cross-claim and set-off
Appeal by RIP Defendants from the portion of a decision that struck their plea of equitable set‑off in the Dunn Action on the basis that it was barred by the Limitations Act. Cross‑appeal by Dunn from the judge’s obiter conclusion that equitable set‑off would have been available if not time‑barred. The RIP Action and Dunn Action arose from a breakdown in the parties’ liquor‑store development ventures.