Business

  • May 19, 2026

    Commercial real estate insurance: When the lights go out and the policy falls short

    Commercial real estate has become increasingly dependent on technology. Power systems, utilities, data networks and digital infrastructure now play a direct role in whether a building can operate, tenants can remain open and rent continues to flow.

  • May 19, 2026

    Nova Scotia’s top court releases 2025 annual report

    The release of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal’s latest annual report sets the stage for an increase in webcasts and a push to educate people on the importance of judicial independence, says the province’s top judge.

  • May 19, 2026

    Court allows judicial review in farm worker’s PR application

    The Federal Court has allowed a judicial review application in a case where a foreign worker’s permanent residence application was rejected, despite his Canadian work experience potentially falling within an eligible category.

  • May 19, 2026

    Building the perfect divorce bonfire

    In my handy Wilderness Survival Guide, there is a step-by-step guide to building the perfect bonfire. I was reminded of it as I read last week’s Supreme Court of Canada decision in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2026 SCC 16, which has created a new tort — the tort of family violence for coercive and controlling behaviour.

  • May 19, 2026

    You don’t get to double-dip: Ontario Court of Appeal clarifies mitigation

    For employment lawyers, failure to mitigate is almost always pleaded by employers, yet rarely succeeds. It remains a frustrating part of wrongful dismissal litigation. Employees are often upset to learn that if they find new work, their income will usually be deducted from what their former employer owes them. Employers, meanwhile, are dismayed by the heavy evidentiary burden they face when alleging failure to mitigate.

  • May 19, 2026

    Five significant Ontario class action rulings to start 2026

    Ontario’s class actions continued to evolve in Q1 2026, with five key rulings addressing certification standards for causation, preferability between overlapping proceedings and the limits of cross-border evidence, among other topics.

  • May 19, 2026

    CIVIL PROCEDURE - Appeals - Cross-appeals - Quashing or dismissal of

    Appeal by Pasquill and cross-appeal by British Columbia Securities Commission (Commission) from chambers judge’s forfeiture order. In 2014, Pasquill was found to have perpetrated one of the largest frauds on capital markets in British Columbia, in violation of the Securities Act. He was ordered to pay, jointly and severally with others, $36.7 million in monetary sanctions.

  • May 15, 2026

    Environmental law groups bash new Canada-Alberta carbon pricing deal, pipeline

    Environmental law groups are denouncing the new Canada-Alberta agreement on carbon pricing and an oil pipeline.

  • May 15, 2026

    Court rejects appeal in cryptocurrency scam case

    The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal involving an individual who was subject to a cryptocurrency scam but ignored warnings from trading platforms when carrying out the transactions.

  • May 15, 2026

    Dentons adds Michael Kershaw as partner in real estate group

    Dentons has welcomed Michael Kershaw as a partner in its national real estate group in Toronto.

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