May 11, 2026
Canadian law imposes two obligations on all parties to a commercial agreement such as a lease.
May 11, 2026
Appeal by Glioza from judgment addressing property division, child support, and spousal support. The judge ordered that the parties be divorced, that equal division of family property required Glioza to pay an equalization amount of $478,642 while retaining the former family home, that Ardalani pay $1,000 per month in child support, and that Glioza was not entitled to spousal support.
May 08, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada has explained the contours and application of the cause-of-action estoppel branch of the common law doctrine of res judicata, dividing 6-3 in a Newfoundland and Labrador power-of-sale case to hold that the appellant mortgagee’s $4-million claim under a collateral mortgage is res judicata as it had already been determined in an earlier court proceeding.
May 08, 2026
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal relating to alleged wrongful dismissal of a city employee due to not being vaccinated against COVID-19.
May 08, 2026
The B.C. Court of Appeal has struck a third-party claim against the province’s athletic commissioner arising from allegations of negligent regulation of a martial arts competition in which a participant suffered catastrophic injuries.
May 08, 2026
Alberta’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) has announced an investigation of an alleged breach of the province’s electoral rolls that has rocked the province in recent days.
May 08, 2026
In remarks delivered to the House of Commons, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada emphasized the “impact of a rapidly evolving technological environment,” called for modernization of federal privacy laws and advocated for permanent funding of his office.
May 08, 2026
The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) has elected K. Jay Ralston as its president for the 2026–27 term.
May 08, 2026
Appeal by appellant from a judgment of the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal which upheld a judgment ordering that the residue of proceeds resulting from the exercise of a power of sale be paid to the respondent. Kenmount Terrace (the “Property”) was owned by the respondent and was encumbered by numerous mortgages and claims.
May 08, 2026
Spoiler Alert: The following contains plot details from Better Call Saul. Charles McGill, the decorated senior partner in the TV series Better Call Saul, is everything the legal profession tells itself it stands for: principled, authoritative, a guardian of the rule of law. His younger brother Jimmy — the poor, hustling, desperate Saul Goodman — represents everything the profession looks down on. But as artificial intelligence dismantles the gatekeeping function that long justified the legal profession’s self-image, it is worth asking: which one of them is a more accurate reflection of a lawyer?