August 20, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that lawyers’ trust ledgers in a multibillion-dollar fraud litigation are presumptively protected by solicitor-client privilege and that bank statement entries detailing payments to counsel may also be privileged, depending on what they reveal.
August 20, 2026
The Federal Court says it is facing a significant number of constitutional challenges to new restrictions on asylum claims that were enacted March 26, 2026 by Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act. As a result, Federal Court Chief Justice Alan Diner, who last month succeeded Paul Crampton as the leader of the national trial court, issued a “practice direction and special order” on Aug. 20.
August 20, 2026
Prince Edward Island is seeking input from residents on proposed regulations that would allow for greater scrutiny of employers who use temporary foreign workers — and penalties for those who break the rules.
August 20, 2026
A recent Nova Scotia court ruling could broaden eligibility for certain welfare benefits for homeless people living in tents, trailers or cars in the province, says a lawyer acting for a resident who died while living in a tent in downtown Halifax.
August 20, 2026
In recent years, personal injury litigation has seen a significant shift toward a deeper understanding of complex, non-visible injuries. Two areas that present unique challenges for plaintiff counsel are historic institutional sexual abuse claims and traumatic brain injury (TBI) litigation.
August 20, 2026
Appeal by Lockharts from summary judgment decision concerning entitlement to a deposit following the Gliddens’ wrongful repudiation of an Agreement of Purchase and Sale (APS). The Lockharts listed their home and the Gliddens submitted an offer to purchase. The parties ultimately entered into an APS.
August 19, 2026
The growing burdens that generative AI misuse in court is imposing on lawyers, litigants and courts are illustrated by a recent Nova Scotia Court of Appeal judgment that threw out a self-represented litigant’s appeal following his use of uncertified AI-generated trial transcripts containing multiple inaccuracies that opposing counsel identified through vigilant verification.
August 19, 2026
Every family lawyer has heard some version of the same instruction from a client: “Just ask the kids who they want to live with.”
August 19, 2026
Appeal by Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) from a jury award of damages to Liang arising from injuries sustained in a 2019 motor vehicle accident. Liang claimed that his injuries severely impaired his earning capacity and relied in part on evidence of income earned in China between 2014 and 2017 through a maternity and children’s products business.
August 18, 2026
Quebec’s top court has ordered a self-represented family law appellant to pay $1,000 to his ex-wife plus her legal costs on the appeal, following his “deliberate” citation in court of ChatGPT-generated fake case law, including fictitious quotations.