Civil Litigation
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October 28, 2025
Quebec Superior Court launches AI pilot project
The Superior Court of Quebec has given the green light to a sandboxed pilot project that allows some 20 judges to use artificial intelligence to help them with documentary and legislative research, translations and draft judgments. But the initiative draws the line at decision-making or deliberative undertakings, a conservative approach that has earned plaudits from legal observers.
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October 28, 2025
Kennedy Morrow joins McDougall Gauley in Saskatoon
McDougall Gauley LLP has welcomed Kennedy (Keni) Morrow to its Saskatoon office, effective Oct. 27.
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October 28, 2025
Arbitration Place expands to Montreal
Arbitration Place, a Toronto-based arbitration and mediation centre that hosts domestic and international dispute resolution proceedings, has expanded to Montreal, according to an Oct. 28 announcement.
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October 28, 2025
Estate trustee during litigation: The power to make payments from residue of estate
In Ontario, an estate trustee during litigation (ETDL) does not have the power to distribute the residue of an estate, despite having all the rights and powers of a general administrator: see s. 28 of the Estates Act. However, this rule does not mean that an ETDL cannot make payments from the residue of an estate.
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October 28, 2025
Bill C-223 and parental alienation: Trust the judges, not the politicians
Bill C-223, recently introduced as a private member’s bill by backbench Liberal MP Lisa Hepfner, would substantially amend the parenting provisions of the Divorce Act, and in our view harm the interests of children and parents.
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October 27, 2025
Canada to amend Labour Code, launch new tax credit and expand union training
Canada has announced new measures included in Budget 2025, including expanding the Union Training and Innovation Program, introducing a temporary five-year Personal Support Workers Tax Credit, amending the Canada Labour Code to restrict the use of non-compete agreements and investing $97 million over five years to create a Foreign Credential Recognition Action Fund.
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October 27, 2025
Court issues fine in contempt case for social media videos
The Federal Court has issued a fine to a gym owner in a case of contempt where he posted social media videos conveying confidential information from a mediation.
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October 27, 2025
Recommendations for ethical, effective AI use in family law online dispute resolution, part three
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the landscape of dispute resolution, offering new tools to enhance efficiency, accessibility and consistency. In family law, where disputes are often emotionally charged and deeply personal, the integration of AI into online dispute resolution (ODR) presents both extraordinary promise and significant ethical challenges.
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October 27, 2025
What is ‘legal advice’ and why is it different than other advice?
How do we determine whether legal advice is good or bad? Outside of basic competence issues (missing statutory deadlines, for example), is there a difference between good advice, good legal advice, bad advice or bad legal advice?
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October 24, 2025
Federal Court upholds dog import ban from certain countries, rejects procedural challenge
The Federal Court has upheld federal orders banning the import of commercial dogs from high-risk countries over rabies concerns, finding the government acted reasonably and owed no procedural fairness to animal rescue organizations opposing the ban.