In-House Counsel
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January 27, 2026
Misconduct, not retaliation: Court upholds OLRB decision on employee’s social media posts
Terminations following employee complaints often attract close scrutiny from courts and labour tribunals. Important questions arise: was the employer action against the complainant justified or was it a reprisal for the decision to file the complaint? And is the employee using the complaint process to gain an advantage in litigation?
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January 27, 2026
Are women safe in Ontario’s courthouses?
On Jan. 26, the Toronto Star reported on very serious allegations that criminal defence lawyer Sudine Riley has made against police serving as security in the Oshawa, Ont., courthouse. She says she was seriously assaulted by them while just doing her work in the ordinary course.
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January 26, 2026
The Federal Court’s dismissal of repetitive challenges to C-11 work permit refusals
In Mehdi Kamyab v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, 2026 FC 97, the Federal Court dismissed a judicial review application challenging the refusal of a C-11 entrepreneur work permit. The decision reinforces the low procedural fairness threshold applicable to temporary resident visa and work permit applications, confirms that the November 2022 update to the IRCC’s Program Delivery Instructions (PDI) for C-11 did not introduce substantive eligibility changes, and rejects claims of “mass refusal” or inadequate reasons.
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January 23, 2026
Initiation of anti-dumping investigations not subject to review: Federal Court
The Federal Court has ruled that the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is not open to judicial review.
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January 23, 2026
OBA civil litigation award recipients encourage mentorship in the profession
The importance of mentorship and elevating young lawyers was a focal point of the Ontario Bar Association’s (OBA) Civil Dinner, which celebrates excellence in the bar. Both recipients of the OBA awards emphasized the vital position role models play in the profession.
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January 23, 2026
Court grants relief to compel band council to implement financial transparency, accountability
A chief and council in southeastern B.C. found itself in court to respond to demands for compliance under its own Financial Administration Law (FAL).
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January 23, 2026
Moral, legal imperatives affecting restitution of looted art
As someone involved in the field of art restitution, I often marvel at the different types of responses that we receive once we advise someone that the artwork in their possession was looted during the Holocaust and must now be returned to its rightful owners. Possessors who find themselves in this predicament range from private individuals to corporations and foundations, but most institutional possessors are clearly museums, which range from small regional ones in Western and Eastern Europe to the most prominent ones in Europe and the United States.
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January 22, 2026
Algorithmic pricing poses risks to competition, fairness: Competition Bureau consultation
Stakeholders have warned that algorithmic pricing could enable anticompetitive conduct and that insufficient data transparency may harm consumers, workers and competition, according to feedback from a recent Competition Bureau consultation.
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January 22, 2026
BCSC panel finds company investing millions carried out pump-and-dump scheme
A B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) panel has found that a Vancouver company and numerous associated people carried out a pump-and-dump scheme for artificial inflation of the share price of B.C. issuers. The company said it disagrees with the decision and plans to appeal.
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January 22, 2026
Court upholds stay of enforcement against Webuild pending Italian liability ruling
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a stay of proceedings seeking to enforce a Chilean arbitration award against Webuild, ruling that whether the company assumed the underlying liability through an acquisition must first be decided by Italian courts.