April 02, 2026
Appeal by Millhouse Farms Inc. and Larry Millhouse (collectively, Millhouse) from a summary judgment decision granting De Lage Landen Financial Services Canada Inc. (DLL) $845,796 for a deficiency under a 2018 farm equipment lease (2018 Lease).
April 01, 2026
Alberta has announced that as of April 1, residents in the province can submit applications to resolve disputes to the new Condominium Dispute Resolution Tribunal.
April 01, 2026
The Carney government has opted to stick with the predecessor Liberal government’s requirement that the prime minister be handed a shortlist of at least three bilingual qualified candidates to fill an impending western/northern vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada, despite the inability of the advisory committee that created the shortlist for the last such vacancy to recommend more than two bilingual qualified jurists.
April 01, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney has launched a new $3.8-billion nature strategy aimed at protecting Canada’s natural environment while improving the efficiency of project approvals.
April 01, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed a long-term care home’s appeal related to the certification of causation and damages in a class action over a COVID-19 breakout.
April 01, 2026
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench granted an education technology company an injunction preventing its former CEO and his startup from competing against it, finding a strong prima facie case that he breached a non-compete clause and his fiduciary duties.
April 01, 2026
Ivana Dokic has joined BD&P as an associate in its business law group.
April 01, 2026
On April 1, the Government of Canada announced a two-year extension of alcohol excise duty relief to “protect brewers, distillers, and winemakers during a period of global uncertainty.”
April 01, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has certified a securities class action granting default judgment of $53.6 million against a former CEO of a cannabis company for misrepresentations causing investor loss. In addition, he was also ordered to pay $200,000 in costs.
April 01, 2026
As Easter approaches, we are reminded of a crowd’s shouts to “Give us Barabbas.” The Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, believed Jesus was innocent but capitulated to the pressure of the crowd to prevent a riot. Should public pressure influence the justice system? On March 27, Global News reminded us of a situation that unfolded in British Columbia in 2021 and is now recurring in 2026.