Civil Litigation

  • June 04, 2026

    Federal Court rules Official Languages Act does not require SCC to translate pre-1970 judgments

    A New Brunswick Court of Appeal judge, seconded to the Federal Court for a sensitive and potentially far-reaching court case against the Supreme Court of Canada’s registry, has ruled that the top court was not in breach of the federal Official Languages Act (OLA) when it posted on its website its untranslated pre-1970 judgments in their original languages, nor does the statute oblige the top court to translate thousands of historical judgments into both official languages.

  • June 04, 2026

    Donating fine wine? Art? Software? Why the CRA is auditing overvalued gifts to charities

    The Canada Revenue Agency’s increasing scrutiny of charitable donation valuations continues to expand beyond traditional gifting arrangements involving art, pharmaceuticals and software.

  • June 03, 2026

    Penticton joins B.C.’s proposed class action against PFAS manufacturers

    British Columbia has asked its Supreme Court to add the City of Penticton as a representative plaintiff for municipalities in a proposed national class action against manufacturers of “forever chemicals” for alleged contamination of drinking-water systems.

  • June 03, 2026

    AI use by tribunals and judges: The delegation of adjudicative authority

    The maxim delegatus non potest delegare (“a delegate cannot delegate”) will play an ever more significant role in reviewing administrative law decisions made by AI.

  • June 03, 2026

    Ahluwalia: Why did three SCC judges disagree?

    In one of the most closely watched family law decisions in recent Canadian legal history, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a fractured ruling in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2026 SCC 16, a case arising from a marriage marred by intimate partner violence.

  • June 03, 2026

    Ontario court says Facebook defamation suit isn’t SLAPP

    Ontario’s top court has turned back an attempt by an Ontario man to get a defamation case against him dismissed as a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP), with a lawyer saying the court’s findings outline an approach that may lead to fewer appeals of anti-SLAPP decisions.

  • June 03, 2026

    Appeal Court alters judgment on company liquidation, favours share buyout

    The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the finding that shareholders were not subject to oppression in a company’s affairs, but found that an alternative remedy to the liquidation ordered by the lower court was available.

  • June 02, 2026

    A Quebec judgment shows why Bill C-223 matters

    Much of the debate around Bill C-223 has been framed at the level of principle. Critics argue that the bill’s prohibition on parental alienation evidence will harm children. Supporters argue that parental alienation allegations have become a mechanism for silencing protective parents.

  • June 02, 2026

    Tax Court enforces GST/HST appeal settlement in Zhang v. The King

    The fundamental legal issue in the Tax Court of Canada decision of Zhang v. The King, 2026 TCC 71 (Zhang) relates to appellant motions to enforce a settlement reached with the respondent prior to a hearing.

  • June 02, 2026

    Saskatchewan now allowing for civil action against drug offenders

    Saskatchewan now has legislation that allows residents to sue those guilty of dealing in illicit drugs — and for the province to void government appointments and grants given to those found to be offenders.