Civil Litigation
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March 31, 2025
Judicial Council dismisses Barreau’s complaint; no sanction for sentencing judge’s ethical lapse
The Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) has dismissed a complaint from the Barreau du Québec against a sentencing judge who failed to meet judicial ethical standards in expressing from the bench his personal “disgust and contempt” for an offender and his crime.
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March 31, 2025
B.C.’s top court rules against Jehovah’s Witness congregations in religious privacy case
B.C.’s top court has ruled against two Jehovah’s Witness congregations who argued the province’s information protection legislation infringed their Charter-protected religious rights.
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March 31, 2025
Ontario auditor general warns of risks from uninspected drinking water systems
More than one-third of Ontario’s 1,816 small, non-municipal drinking water systems have gone uninspected for over five years, putting residents at risk of unsafe drinking water, according to a special report by Ontario’s auditor general.
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March 31, 2025
Lenczner Slaght welcomes new partners in construction and intellectual property
Lenczner Slaght has announced that two of its litigators, Aaron Grossman and Martin Brandsma, have been promoted to the partnership.
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March 31, 2025
COMPETITION - Agreement - Enforcement and interpretation guidelines - Conspiracy - Economic duress
Appeal by appellant against a chambers judge’s decision summarily dismissing a proposed class action. The appellant sought to certify a class action on behalf of workers negatively impacted by a clause in franchise agreements between the TDL Group Corp (TDL), the franchisor of Tim Hortons, and its franchisees.
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March 31, 2025
Rise of the product counsel | Laura Sulymosi
Since graduating from law school in 2007, I’ve worked in every conceivable setting in the legal profession. I’ve worked in law firms of all sizes, dabbled with government roles, supported a startup (a mid-size technology and business consulting company), and now, Telus Health. Clearly, I thrive on variety.
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March 28, 2025
B.C. Supreme Court: Economic viability assessment expenses qualify for mining tax credits
The B.C. Supreme Court has held that expenses incurred in assessing the economic viability of mining a resource in B.C. are eligible for mining exploration tax credits under the British Columbia Income Tax Act.
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March 28, 2025
Licence Appeal Tribunal allowed leave to intervene in appeal of its own decision
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has allowed a motion by the Licence Appeal Tribunal for leave to intervene in an appeal of the tribunal’s own decision not to revoke the licences of a car dealership's managers.
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March 28, 2025
Bay bankruptcy rekindles labour lawyer’s campaign for better worker protections in insolvencies
The historic collapse of Canada’s 355-year-old retail icon, the Hudson’s Bay Company, has rekindled a Toronto employment lawyer’s quiet campaign to improve Canadian bankruptcy law to better protect workers.
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March 28, 2025
Competition Bureau announces $2K adjustment to merger review filing fee
The Competition Bureau has announced that effective April 1, the merger review filing fee will increase from $86,358.76 to $88,690.45 due to an annual adjustment described in the Service Fees Act.