July 23, 2026
The B.C. Court of Appeal has affirmed that orders permitting or refusing discovery from class members cannot be appealed as of right, ruling that a chambers judge correctly treated prior appellate obiter on the court’s jurisdiction as authoritative.
July 23, 2026
In 1048977 B.C. Ltd. v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2025 BCSC 1532, the British Columbia Supreme Court was asked to engage in a measure of “crystal ball gazing” as it assessed the lost profits of a restaurant and event venue that never opened and considered whether the insurer had breached its duty of good faith in handling the resulting business interruption claim.
July 23, 2026
The Northwest Territories has new legislation to better support victims of family violence, including laws that formally recognize stalking, give people greater ability to protect themselves and allow victims to sue perpetrators.
July 23, 2026
MLT Aikins has added Ibrahim Keshta as an associate in its Edmonton office.
July 23, 2026
Eleanor practised family law. She was good at the technical stuff, but not so good at dealing with clients. Especially vulnerable clients, such as people getting divorced.
July 23, 2026
Appeal by appellant from aspects of a final family law order, and application by respondent to quash or stay the appeal due to non-compliance. The appellant, who did not attend trial, sought to vary orders relating to child and spousal support arrears, mortgage credit, and findings of contempt.
July 22, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a stay of a $24.5-million action concerning payments tied to Swedish tax losses recognized after a divestiture, ruling that an arbitral tribunal should decide its own jurisdiction where a non-signatory to an arbitration agreement has an arguable basis for relying on it.
July 22, 2026
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal and sent a lengthy personal injury trial back to the lower court which had labeled it a mistrial after the jury was discharged due to potentially prejudiced comments made by counsel.
July 22, 2026
Thomas J. Moran is a new partner at DLA Piper, based in the firm's Vancouver office.
July 22, 2026
“Coercive control” is rapidly becoming one of the defining concepts of modern Canadian family law. Courts must now expand their focus of family violence and must consider whether one party exerted coercive control over the other party during the relationship.