June 19, 2026
The commentary on Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2026 SCC 16, has run almost entirely in one direction. Damages, intake methodology, and sequencing alongside the family file: the conversation has been about how plaintiffs can use the new tort of intimate partner violence to sue their ex and claim damages.
June 19, 2026
Appeal by Resler from a judgment of the Alberta Court of Appeal which reinstated Anglin’s claim in part. Anglin was a Member of the Legislative Assembly who had been unsuccessful in his 2015 re-election bid.
June 18, 2026
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has ruled that an electric scooter qualifies as an “automobile” under the province’s Insurance Act, excluding a rider injured in a collision with a minivan from accident benefits under the vehicle’s insurance policy.
June 18, 2026
In multi-party civil litigation, it is common for one or more parties to resolve their disputes by way of agreement, while the proceeding continues against those parties who have not settled. These “partial settlement agreements” are a routine feature of complex litigation.
June 18, 2026
The Ontario government has joined forces with Waterloo Region to appeal a court decision from last month that struck down a local bylaw aimed at clearing a homeless encampment from land needed for construction of a major transit hub, a decision that recognized homelessness as an analogous ground of discrimination under the Charter for the first time.
June 18, 2026
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has declined to grant summary judgment in a nearly $1-million land-restoration dispute arising from a decades-old handshake lease, finding insufficient evidence to determine who added several feet of fill that altered the grade of the leased property.
June 18, 2026
The International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) 2026 Arbitration Rules, which came into effect on June 1, 2026, mark a decisive shift in how ICC cases will be managed and resolved in the future.
June 18, 2026
Appeal by Canadian National Railway Company (CN) from order granting partial summary judgment in favour of Hogg Fuel & Supply Limited (Hogg). The order dismissed CN’s claims relating to coal tar contamination as an abuse of process. CN commenced an action against Hogg, the City of Kitchener, and the Public Utilities Commission of Kitchener, alleging that coal tar waste originating from the former Kitchener Gas Works had migrated and continued to migrate onto CN’s lands (1989 action).
June 17, 2026
The Federal Court has awarded damages of US$128,500 and granted a permanent injunction in a trademark dispute relating to dry cleaning services.
June 17, 2026
Thomson Rogers LLP has named Stephen Birman as managing partner-designate. He is expected to assume the role in 2027, succeeding Stephen D’Agostino, the firm says.