Civil Litigation
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March 20, 2026
National security regime applies to litigant-generated information: Federal Court
The Federal Court has clarified that the national security confidentiality regime under s. 38 of the Canada Evidence Act (CEA) applies to information generated by a private litigant and partially granted a non-disclosure order over documents in a $5-billion fraud case involving a former Saudi official.
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March 20, 2026
B.C. boosts compensation for intimate-image abuse victims
British Columbia is increasing compensation limits for people who have had their intimate images shared without their consent. Victims can now seek as much as $75,000 in compensation through the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) with amendments to the Intimate Images Protection Act now in effect.
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March 20, 2026
‘Strict enforcement’ arbitration clauses don’t limit jurisdiction to interpret
Applications to set aside international arbitral awards frequently reflect a familiar dynamic. As no appeal on the merits is available, applicants often recast complaints about the tribunal’s conclusions as jurisdictional error or procedural unfairness. Respondents, in turn, characterize such efforts as impermissible appeals in disguise. Courts are therefore tasked with maintaining a careful balance: exercising a limited supervisory role while preserving arbitration’s defining features of finality, efficiency and expert adjudication.
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March 20, 2026
Regulatory review vs. on-field decisions: CAF appeal board rules Senegal forfeited 2025 AFCON final
On Jan.18, 2026, Senegal seemingly triumphed over Morocco 1-0 in a tightly contested championship final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). However, nearly two months to the day after the match was played, Morocco has now been crowned champions and Senegal deemed to have forfeited the match following a decision from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) appeal board.
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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.