Civil Litigation
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July 24, 2025
Divorce, second time around — it can hit your clients twice as hard
Everyone knows that marriages don’t always last. But it’s not just first marriages that struggle to survive — many second and third marriages end in divorce as well. According to Statistics Canada’s most recent General Social Survey (2017), more than one-quarter of Canadians aged 35-64 were on their second or subsequent marriage — but only about half of those couples were still together a decade later.
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July 23, 2025
G20 finance ministers discuss international tax reforms and debt relief framework in South Africa
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s 20 largest economies (G20) have concluded their third meeting of the year in Durban, South Africa, by endorsing several initiatives with potential legal and regulatory implications for international finance and taxation.
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July 23, 2025
Yukon Court of Appeal: Lien on minerals survives sale, lien form need only list mine details
The Yukon Court of Appeal has ruled that a lien on mineral concentrate survives the sale of the minerals to a third party, rejecting a lower court’s finding that a lien form listing only the mine’s mineral claims and leases was insufficient notice.
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July 22, 2025
Privacy class action trends: Perspectives from the U.S., U.K., Europe and Canada
Organizations that handle the collection, use and disclosure of data are paying closer attention to the growing risk of privacy class actions. As the cross-border transfer of data becomes a routine part of day-to-day operations, it has become more important than ever to take steps to mitigate privacy issues and reduce the risk of a class action lawsuit.
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July 23, 2025
Federal Court strikes military member’s COVID vaccine challenge
A Federal Court judge has dismissed a legal challenge by a former Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) member who claimed his Charter rights were violated over COVID-19 vaccination requirements — a decision that lawyers say reinforces the military’s unique employment structure and grievance system.
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July 23, 2025
Bar association civil litigation summit explores AI, rules reform
Representatives from the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) are calling a recent summit meeting with their colleagues in the civil litigation field a success — and one that may be replicated in the future.
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July 23, 2025
Clark Wilson welcomes new associate Sean Kelly
Sean M. Kelly has joined Clark Wilson’s estates and trusts opinions and appeals group as an associate.
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July 22, 2025
Judge finds disclosure rule does not apply to class actions in $10M COVID insurance approval
In a significant decision involving thousands of Canadian dentists who were denied enhanced pandemic coverage under their business interruption insurance policies during COVID-19, an Ontario Superior Court judge has found that an immediate disclosure rule in multi-party litigation does not apply to class actions.
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July 22, 2025
Ontario court clarifies parental consent rules under child abduction convention
Ontario’s top court has clarified what it means for a parent to “consent” or “acquiesce” to a child’s retention in a foreign country under an international convention on child abduction that has been incorporated into provincial family law.
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July 22, 2025
OCCUPIERS’ LIABILITY - Duty of occupier - Knowledge of danger - Duty to warn - Particular situations - Floors
Appeal by appellant from the summary dismissal of her personal injury claim. The appellant filed a personal injury claim against the respondent under the Occupiers Liability Act following a slip-and-fall incident.