October 06, 2026
The vendor signed a letter of intent, opened its books for due diligence, then walked away without explanation — or, worse, sold to a third party. The buyer, meanwhile, has incurred tens of thousands of dollars in professional fees. What can he do? In Quebec, the answer is rarely as favourable as the buyer hopes. Specific performance of the sale is possible in theory, but legal and practical obstacles make it exceptional. In most cases, a claim for damages remains the only realistic avenue.
October 06, 2026
Appeal by Sparling and Sutcliffe from the dismissal of their judicial review petition. Since September 2022, Zheng issued Sparling and Sutcliffe six notices to end their tenancy “for landlord’s use of property” and a seventh for “cause.”
October 05, 2026
Appeal by 1316215 BC Ltd. (1316 Co.) from the dismissal of its application to cancel a certificate of pending litigation (CPL). Its second application sought cancellation pursuant to s. 252 of the Land Title Act (LTA), on the ground that no steps were taken in the first action for over a year.
October 02, 2026
The Supreme Court’s fall session is packed with interesting appeals in diverse areas of law including class actions, contracts, Crown immunity and Charter rights. The top court’s session begins Oct. 5 with an “opening of the court” ceremony in the West Memorial Building at 344 Wellington Street in Ottawa.
October 02, 2026
Ottawa has announced $66.3 million in funding to support home energy retrofit financing and energy-efficient affordable housing projects across Canada, according to an Oct. 2 release.
October 02, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s Divisional Court upheld a finding that two businesspeople were bound by an unsigned agreement to liquidate inventory, rejecting an appeal over nearly $23,000 in damages.
October 01, 2026
The New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) contract’s central weakness is the absence of a workable structure for an energy-only transaction during system stress. The parties appear not to have established how an energy-only commitment should operate when the seller has inadequate energy, capacity or water reserves to serve all demands.
October 01, 2026
Hydro-Québec is a Crown corporation owned by the Quebec government. Unlike most U.S. utilities, its finances and policies are strongly shaped by the provincial government and the governing party’s policy objectives. Quebec has a regulatory agency, but it is also part of the provincial governmental structure.
September 30, 2026
The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld disciplinary findings against a lawyer for bullying emails to opposing counsel and obstructive responses to the law society, ruling that lawyers’ duty of civility applies to non-public communications with opposing counsel.