September 01, 2026
Vlad A. Calina has joined Fasken as a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution group in Vancouver.
September 01, 2026
After years spent in litigation for my clients and, in retirement, assisting a prominent litigation lawyer in writing his autobiography, it is good to take a break. Last Friday I attended a showing of the newly released feature Coyote vs. Acme.
August 31, 2026
A task force combatting gender-based violence in Newfoundland and Labrador is developing an engagement plan involving the “diverse perspectives” of various stakeholders, including survivors, newcomers, youth, 2SLGBTQIA+ people and those with “lived experience.”
August 31, 2026
On Aug. 22, the United States imposed 50 per cent tariffs on a broad list of Canadian goods under s. 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which is a provision essentially unused for the better part of a century.
August 31, 2026
This past July, the Ontario Bar Association’s family law section executive held its annual planning and insights meeting to help prepare for the year ahead. One of the questions we were asked was: What issues keep you up at night? As someone who has struggled with insomnia for basically my entire adult life, this wasn’t a straightforward question. But it did get me thinking about some of the serious challenges facing family lawyers today. This is not my typical research-heavy article. Instead, I wanted to share some of my reflections on my top three issues.
August 28, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a constitutional challenge to two $20,000 compensation caps under the Canadian Human Rights Act — one for pain and suffering and the other for wilful or reckless discrimination — rejecting arguments that the limits violated successful complainants’ equality rights.
August 28, 2026
Ontario’s Appeal Court has ruled that the son of a deceased woman must pay his siblings for a “shortfall” after he inherited a cottage worth more than what the rest of the estate left behind.
August 28, 2026
There is a familiar moment in family court.
August 28, 2026
Litigator Stefanie Holland has joined Aird & Berlis as the firm’s chief growth officer, leading the firm’s business development, marketing and communications functions and advising on the firm’s growth strategy, with a focus on client experience, business development and service excellence.
August 28, 2026
A legal truism is that you need to put your best forward at trial and that you cannot count on an appeal to change the outcome. Appeals are based on identifying errors in law — mere disagreement with the trial judge’s findings of fact will not suffice.