Civil Litigation
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March 19, 2026
Five associates join Stikeman Elliott’s Montreal office
Stikeman Elliott has added five associates to its Montreal office.
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March 19, 2026
Court dismisses appeal of breached property sale for environmental contamination
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed a real estate appeal involving a purchase agreement dispute, upholding an order of more than $2 million against the appellant for breach of contract despite her claim that the property was environmentally contaminated.
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March 19, 2026
Employees must use full process in lodging safety concerns before alleging reprisal: lawyer
Those who accuse their employer of reprisal for raising safety concerns must exhaust all necessary steps in the process before lodging such a complaint, says a lawyer of a case involving a Nova Scotia teacher alleging her school punished her for complaining about the air quality in her classroom.
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March 19, 2026
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Judgments and orders - Summary judgments - Misapprehension of or failure to consider evidence
Appeal by RIP Plaintiffs from a decision granting summary judgment dismissing their civil action as commenced outside the limitation period. The RIP Plaintiffs (RIP Beverages, MacDonald Jewellery Design, Wilson, MacDonald, and Klassen) advanced approximately $3.5 million to the Dunn Defendants for the development of three specific liquor stores (Enterprise stores).
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March 18, 2026
SCC asked to review FCA ruling that Ottawa wrongly declared nat'l emergency during trucker blockades
Ottawa’s request to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada court rulings below which held that the federal government wrongly declared a national “public order” emergency in 2022 argues that there are three issues “of public importance” that warrant the top court’s determination.
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March 18, 2026
Affordable housing bylaw did not violate municipal governance legislation: Alberta Court of Appeal
Alberta’s top court has ruled that a municipal bylaw meant to help generate revenue for affordable housing did not run afoul of provincial legislation.
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March 18, 2026
Court allows appeal finding claim for a sold dog was not vexatious
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal finding that an appellant’s claim for a dog she purchased and wished to return engaged contract law and was not frivolous, vexatious or an abuse of process.
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March 18, 2026
The mask of professionalism: Stress of maintaining the ‘good lawyer’ image
In the first part of this two-part series (see link below), I wrote that in addition to actual legal work, most lawyers are also expected to act, speak and dress in certain ways. This added layer of effort can feel like a performance. It requires constantly monitoring yourself to maintain the image of a “good lawyer,” and it is exhausting. Here, I turn to what can be done to reduce the stress associated with all this extra labour.
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March 18, 2026
Distinct, complementary roles of section 3 counsel and litigation guardians in Ontario capacity proceedings
When a party is incapable of instructing counsel, or their capacity is in question in a proceeding, two distinct safeguards exist under Ontario law to protect that party’s interests.
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March 17, 2026
Court removes counsel over dual role in subrogated and coverage claims
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has removed a lawyer as counsel in subrogated actions brought in the name of an insured, finding that despite the absence of a solicitor-client relationship, his concurrent representation of the insurer against the insured created a substantial risk of impaired representation.