Civil Litigation
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July 29, 2025
Norwich orders: A powerful tool for third-party disclosure
Imagine finding yourself in a situation where you wish to pursue legal recourse, but you hit a wall trying to identify the responsible party, secure critical evidence or locate assets. These situations might include where an anonymous person has taken money from your bank account or has been posting defamatory content about you online. In these circumstances, the information you need to identify this anonymous person is likely held by a third party, such as a bank or internet service provider, who may not be at liberty to simply hand over the information.
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July 29, 2025
Court of Appeal issues prohibition order against SRL in professional engineering licensing dispute
The Ontario Court of Appeal has issued a prohibition order against a self-represented litigant (SRL) who repeatedly attempted to relitigate a dismissed professional licensing claim, highlighting the challenges courts face with persistent litigants who lack understanding of procedural requirements.
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July 28, 2025
Navigating Ontario’s strong mayor powers: Practical and strategic insights
In November 2022, Ontario introduced a significant shift in municipal governance through amendments to the Municipal Act, 2001, empowering select mayors with new executive authorities known as strong mayor powers. These powers, designed to expedite provincial priorities such as housing and infrastructure, offer municipalities an important tool, albeit one that carries substantial governance implications.
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July 28, 2025
Settlement of $55M reached in Saskatchewan First Nation class action
A settlement agreement of over $55 million has been reached between Canada and Flying Dust First Nation to resolve a land-related claim for land that was sold to Canadian Pacific Railway.
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July 28, 2025
N.B. to review information and privacy legislation
New Brunswick has launched a review of provincial laws governing privacy and the public’s right to information in a bid to enhance access, loosen “restrictive rules” and address the impacts of AI.
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July 28, 2025
Alberta Court of Appeal rules on possessory lien enforceability in split decision
The Alberta Court of Appeal has issued a split decision in a complex commercial dispute involving possessory liens, with the majority ruling that a storage company cannot retain possession of pipe worth over $3 million after litigation delays rendered its debt claims unenforceable.
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July 28, 2025
Court strikes claims in oil and gas confidential information case
The British Columbia Supreme Court has struck a notice of civil claim against oil and gas company Pembina in a case alleging unlawful use of confidential information by another company, which it benefited from.
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July 25, 2025
Defendants’ production of records saves $108M claim from dismissal for long delay
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has ruled that the production of documents previously listed in an affidavit of records can significantly advance litigation, overturning the dismissal of a $108-million claim for long delay.
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July 25, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal allows third party in 10-year oilfield services dispute
The Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal has breathed new life into a complex legal battle that has been mired in the pleadings stage for over a decade, ruling that St. John’s-based TechnipFMC Canada Ltd. can be added as a third party to a lawsuit between diving contractor James Hynes and Mount Pearl, N.L.-based Professional Diving Contractors Limited, which does business as Pro-Dive Marine Services.
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July 25, 2025
Court allows leave to appeal in demolition case for reasonable apprehension of bias
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has allowed leave to appeal in a case where the District of West Vancouver made an order to demolish a house, finding that the lower court judge once acted as counsel for the district in the same matter.