Business
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November 21, 2025
Artificial vs. authentic intelligence
When I first saw the term “AI” in the news, I thought it was a barbecue sauce.
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November 20, 2025
Two P.E.I. lawyers appointed King’s Counsel
R. Brendan Hubley, of Campbell Lea Barristers and Solicitors, and Ryan P. MacDonald, of Key Murray Law, can now add “KC” after their names, as they are this year’s recipients of the legal profession’s highest honour, according to a press release.
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November 20, 2025
Ontario Superior Court rules delayed medical malpractice case can move forward
The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that a delayed medical malpractice lawsuit over the death of a patient can proceed, finding that plaintiffs had adequately explained procedural delays and that the case was ready to be set down for trial following mediation.
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November 20, 2025
Competition Bureau seeks Novartis data in BWX–Kinectrics merger probe
The Federal Court has granted the Competition Bureau orders expanding its investigation into whether BWX Technologies’ acquisition of Kinectrics could harm competition in Canada’s nuclear medicine sector.
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November 20, 2025
Canadian law firms integrate with DWF
Whitelaw Twining, a litigation law firm and Barnescraig & Associates, an insurance claims management and adjusting business, have united with DWF, a global legal and business services firm.
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November 20, 2025
Ontario Superior Court issues AI guidelines for civil, family cases
The Ontario Superior Court has published new artificial intelligence (AI) practice directions for both civil and family law proceedings.
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November 20, 2025
Ontario proposing legislation to prioritize local goods, services in public procurement
The Government of Ontario has announced that it will introduce new legislation on Nov. 20 that will, if passed, “protect the province’s workers and businesses by prioritizing Ontario goods and services in public procurement.”
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November 20, 2025
Do letters of intent fall outside the principle of good faith?
The principle of good faith in Canada includes an obligation to perform contractual obligations honestly and to exercise any discretion under the agreement in a reasonable manner, consistent with the purposes for which the discretion was granted. (See Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71; C.M. Callow v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45; Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7.)
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November 20, 2025
Real estate agreements of purchase and sale: Beware HST provisions
In a real estate transaction, buyers and sellers often haggle over the purchase price of a property. While the buyer will want to pay as little as possible for a property, a seller will want to maximize their return.
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November 20, 2025
Young persons and the self-contained bail regime under the Youth Criminal Justice Act
The goal of this article is three-fold: to reflect on my non-profit work experience working with children and youth, share limited relevant information about the self-contained bail regime of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, S.C. 2002, c. 1 (YCJA), and briefly discuss how the proposed bail reform may affect youth bail hearings. As this goal is rather ambitious, I would only be able to scratch the surface of the last item. I leave the invitation to other counsel to contribute to this important discussion.