Civil Litigation

  • April 30, 2026

    Court grants interpleader application over mining royalties amid corporate control dispute

    The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed a mine operator to pay disputed royalty funds into court, overturning a ruling that found no adverse claims to support interpleader relief amid a battle for control of the owner of the mining rights.

  • April 29, 2026

    On the move to in-person motions in family court, I have been moved

    After reading rebuttals from Russell Alexander, Gary Joseph, Roslyn Tsao and Aaron Franks to my article on the recent return to in-person motions in Toronto’s family court, “The Zoom paradox: When a judge’s words and his court’s actions collide,” I have been moved.

  • April 28, 2026

    Trevor Alcove joins Aird & Berlis as associate

    A 2024 call to the Ontario bar, Trevor Alcove has joined the Aird & Berlis LLP litigation and dispute resolution group as an associate.

  • April 28, 2026

    Harper Grey adds Olivia Wang to commercial litigation group

    Olivia Wang has joined Harper Grey as an associate in its commercial litigation group in Vancouver.

  • April 28, 2026

    Typography for lawyers

    In my last article, I wrote about visualization in law. But visualization is not limited to diagrams or tables. Text itself is visual, and its organization can improve reader engagement and comprehension. This is typography.

  • April 28, 2026

    Court finds appeal moot after vesting order registered on title

    In a property ownership case, the Ontario Court of Appeal has held that an appeal from a vesting order was moot once the order was registered on title, despite the appellant pursuing a stay motion pending appeal.

  • April 28, 2026

    INTERESTS IN LAND - Equitable interests - Resulting trusts - Ownership

    Appeal by appellants (Satnam and Jaswinder) from the dismissal of their claim to a 50 per cent beneficial ownership interest in the Farwell Crescent property (Farwell). Satnam advanced $55,000 toward the down payment when Sukhvinder purchased Farwell, but the appellants were not placed on title.

  • April 28, 2026

    Cultural humility and empathy in the legal profession

    Over the past several years, Indigenous issues and reconciliation efforts have started to move out of the shadows and into the forefront of Canadian minds. However, the heightened attention following the May 27, 2021, media release by the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation, which revealed a ground-penetrating radar discovery of 215 unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, has since steadily declined, despite the ongoing overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in the legal system, continued inequities in child welfare and persistent barriers to accessing culturally appropriate supports.

  • April 28, 2026

    WSIB claims: Knowing the time limits for filing and appeals in Ontario

    When dealing with workplace injuries in Ontario, understanding the process of filing a claim with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is crucial. What is little understood by many claimants is that the WSIB is an insurance company just like any other and can be hard to deal with as an injured individual.

  • April 28, 2026

    Six months of tracking Toronto civil court delays: What the data shows

    On Jan. 28, 2026, the Toronto Superior Court of Justice’s online booking system displayed no available dates for a Civil Case Conference. On Jan. 29, the wait was eight days. By Feb. 3, it was 210 days. Same court, same hearing type. Three wildly different outcomes in a week.