March 10, 2026
The B.C. Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling that struck down as unconstitutional provisions of the Health Professions Act (HPA) that bar the use of certain information shared by physicians with their regulator as evidence in civil cases.
March 10, 2026
When an insurance company agrees to cover damages caused by a careless driver, it is natural for them to limit the driver’s accountability and reduce their overall exposure.
March 09, 2026
The Federal Court has stayed a proposed class action in which members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) alleged their right to privacy was violated by the RCMP and other agents of Canada during an organized crime investigation.
March 09, 2026
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March 06, 2026
In a Charter s. 15(1) equality rights milestone, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Quebec’s exclusion of refugee claimants from eligibility for subsidized childcare in the province unconstitutionally discriminates against women based on their sex.
March 06, 2026
Ontario’s decision to move most statutory accident benefits disputes from the courts to the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) has undoubtedly reshaped accident benefits litigation culture, including how quickly disputes move and how parties evaluate risk. The question of whether those changes have improved access to justice for claimants or simply redistributed systemic pressure into a forum remains.
March 05, 2026
Ontario’s decision to move most statutory accident benefits disputes from the courts to the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) is now close to a decade old. With that distance comes a clearer view of what the tribunal model has achieved and what it has complicated.
March 05, 2026
Appeal by appellants from motion judge’s decision that contingency fee agreement (CFA) was not fair. The respondent, Leduc, suffered a hypoxic ischemic brain injury during his birth and, a year later, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
March 03, 2026
Law Society of Ontario (LSO) benchers have narrowly approved a mandatory Indigenous cultural competency course for all lawyers and paralegals, despite concerns it could lead to a repeat of the statement of principles drama that engulfed the law society several years ago.
March 02, 2026
Ottawa says more than 85,000 Canadians have registered their presence in the Middle East with the Department of Foreign Affairs, urging those still in Iran to “shelter in place.”