Civil Litigation
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December 03, 2025
Mathews Dinsdale adds Kaelyn Burns as associate in Vancouver
Kaelyn Burns has joined the Vancouver office of Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP as an associate, the firm has announced.
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December 03, 2025
Success rate for injured applicants at Licence Appeal Tribunal continues to plummet
As a new associate chair with significant political connections is poised to take over, the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) is facing criticism over the plummeting success rate for people injured in auto accidents who are appealing decisions by insurance companies — a success rate that has dropped precipitously to only eight per cent.
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December 02, 2025
In rare decision, judge denies a joint owner the interim sale of a matrimonial home
The recent decision in Caringi v. Caringi et al., 2025 ONSC 6268 offers a powerful reminder that while a joint owner of a matrimonial home may have the right to force its sale under the Partition Act, that right is far from absolute in the family law context.
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December 02, 2025
Ontario court reinforces limits on appeals from ‘final and binding’ arbitration awards
A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice underscores that strong judicial deference will be given to arbitration agreements that expressly limit appeal rights. The ruling confirms that when parties agree an arbitral award will be “final and binding,” courts will likely enforce that bargain even when questions of law are raised.
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December 02, 2025
Jurisdiction challenges in Ontario: Why evidence matters as much as contracts
Foreign parties often assume that pointing to a forum selection clause or foreign governing law will keep them out of Ontario courts. But the Ontario Court of Appeal has recently underscored that jurisdictional challenges require more than contractual language — they demand evidence and legal argument.
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December 01, 2025
Carney hands new jobs to three lawyer-MPs in federal cabinet mini-shuffle
Following last week’s resignation of Montreal MP Steven Guilbeault from the federal Liberal cabinet, Prime Minister Mark Carney added one new minister to his cabinet and expanded the roles of two others in order to redistribute Guilbeault’s former cabinet responsibilities.
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December 01, 2025
Court approves $59M settlement for staffing-related lockdown class actions
The Ontario Superior Court has approved a $59-million settlement in two class actions brought on behalf of inmates and immigration detainees who experienced staffing-related lockdowns in Ontario correctional institutions.
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December 01, 2025
Ontario law society approves 2026 budget, amends reporting bylaw
Benchers of the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) have set the financial table for the upcoming year, approving the 2026 budget that includes a modest annual fee increase for lawyers and paralegals. Lawyers will pay a fee of $2,080, an increase of approximately two per cent over the 2025 fee level of $2,039. Paralegals will pay $1,037 — with the net fee payable being $1,007 after applying a $30 refund from the paralegal compensation fund. In 2025, paralegals paid $1,023.
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December 01, 2025
Federal Court overturns order requiring Air Canada to pay $2,330 for delayed bag
The Federal Court has overturned an order requiring Air Canada to pay $2,330 for a delayed bag, finding the decision unreasonable for linking to the delay $1,310 in purchases made after the luggage was delivered.
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November 28, 2025
Court bars Binance to neutralizing class action through arbitration in Hong Kong
The Ontario Superior Court has issued a sweeping anti-suit injunction against cryptocurrency exchange Binance, holding that the company’s bid to initiate Hong Kong arbitration against class action plaintiffs amounts to an abusive collateral attack on prior rulings that its consumer arbitration clause was void as unconscionable and contrary to public policy.