Civil Litigation
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October 06, 2025
Supreme Court to clarify patentability of methods of medical treatment
After over a decade, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear a pharmaceutical patent case: Pharmascience Inc. v. Janssen Inc., et al. The case concerns the patentability of methods of medical treatment, an area of law that the courts have been grappling with for many years. The Supreme Court is set to determine whether dosing regimens fall within the statutory definition of “invention” of the Patent Act or remain unpatentable subject matter.
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October 06, 2025
Who is responsible when a dog bites? Part two
Everybody likes the dog until it bites.
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October 06, 2025
Saskatchewan to regulate non-lawyers in bid to increase access to justice
Saskatchewan has brought into force legislative changes that will allow “non-lawyer legal professionals” to deliver certain services to the public — something officials with the province’s law society say will enhance access to justice for “underserved” residents.
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October 06, 2025
ABUSE OF OR MISFEASANCE IN PUBLIC OFFICE - Ways of committing - Deliberate and unlawful conduct
Appeal by appellants from orders dismissing a series of substantially identical actions. The actions arose from regulatory changes to the Animal Health Act which progressively rendered mink farming illegal in British Columbia, and which had the effect of putting the appellants, who were mink farmers, out of business.
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October 03, 2025
First Nations chiefs’ climate case dismissed again by court
Two First Nations chiefs arguing that federal government inaction on climate change has violated their constitutional rights have suffered another setback after a Federal Court judge has once again dismissed their claim.
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October 03, 2025
Ontario court jails contractor 21 days for contempt over unpaid wages
The Ontario Superior Court has sentenced the owner of multiple paving and construction firms to 21 days in jail over contempt after he repeatedly defied court orders to attend examinations over unpaid union wages owed by his companies.
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October 03, 2025
Hague abduction case pits B.C. Supreme Court against Bulgaria’s District Court
In Zahariev v. Zaharieva, 2025 BCCA 35, the British Columbia Court of Appeal considered a Hague Convention case that featured a contest between Bulgaria’s District Court and the British Columbia Supreme Court, in relation to the parties’ infant daughter, Neva.
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October 03, 2025
MINES AND MINERALS - Leases and licenses - Contracts
Appeal by Brad Paddison Contracting from decision of chambers judge dismissing its petition to enforce its lien. This appeal concerned the scope and registration of lien claims under the Miners Lien Act.
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October 02, 2025
Court upholds judgment on real estate partnership, related harassment claims
The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal in a case where it was disputed whether two purchasers of a property had entered into a partnership agreement. The action included allegations of harassment.
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October 02, 2025
Line crossed: IRCC’s proposed administrative monetary penalties should alarm all Canadian bars
The federal government is quietly implementing a regulatory framework that should alarm every lawyer in Canada, regardless of practice area. Under the guise of addressing immigration “ghost consultants,” Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has crafted administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) that grant it unprecedented authority to discipline lawyers — the same lawyers who routinely challenge that department’s decisions in court.