Real Estate
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February 18, 2026
Key changes to Ontario’s Construction Act introduced by Bill 216 and Bill 60
For the past nine years, the construction industry has been governed by the new Construction Act, which came into force in 2017 and replaced the previous Construction Lien Act. Owners and contractors have adapted to the 2017 legislation, which was further updated in 2019 with the prompt payment and adjudication rules. Even with the updated Act that sought to modernize outdated legislation, legal professionals, and trade suppliers and contractors, have continued to be critical of inefficiencies that exist or are caused by the drafting of the Act and have pushed for further amendments.
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February 13, 2026
Buying property in Canada in a child’s name
In the case of Zhou v. Zhao, 2024 ONSC 6663, a complex legal battle unfolded over ownership of two real estate properties purchased by parents who are Chinese citizens for their son and his wife living in Canada.
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February 13, 2026
McDougall Gauley names 7 new partners
Danny Alcorn, Andrew Arguin, Rochelle Blocka, Cam Klein, Glenn MacKay, Fashia Richards and Mackenzie Tulloch have joined McDougall Gauley LLP’s partnership, according to the firm.
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February 12, 2026
‘Distemper of our times’ calls for judges to balance restraint with principled ‘bold action’: CJ Joyal
“Bold” but “properly calibrated” judicial action, rather than reflexive judicial reticence and reserve, is sometimes necessary to preserve public confidence in the justice system — a confidence on which the foundational principle of judicial independence depends, says Manitoba Court of King’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal.
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February 12, 2026
Ontario Court of Appeal calling for papers to honour late Justice Bertha Wilson
The Ontario Court of Appeal is calling for papers to mark the 50th anniversary of the late Bertha Wilson’s appointment to the court as part of a symposium honouring the woman who went on to become Canada’s first female Supreme Court justice.
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February 12, 2026
DLA Piper updates office leadership across the Americas
DLA Piper has announced changes to its regional office leadership across the Americas, including new managing partners in Toronto and Vancouver, according to the firm.
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February 09, 2026
Court rules personal guarantees survive despite sale of security to creditor-related party
The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that asset purchase agreements approved in a receivership did not discharge personal guarantees given in respect of a corporate debt, even though the properties securing the debt were sold to an entity related to the creditor.
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February 06, 2026
10 new partners appointed for 2026 at Dentons Canada
As of Feb. 1, 10 lawyers will be added to the partnership at Dentons Canada, says a release on the firm’s website.
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February 06, 2026
MORTGAGES - Mortgagee’s remedies - Judicial sale - Mortgagee’s rights - Right to redemption - Limits
Appeal by Donald and Sandra Monastyrski (collectively, the Monastyrskis) from a decision dismissing their application to set aside an order nisi for sale and granting Affinity Credit Union’s (Affinity) application to confirm a judicial sale. The central issue in this appeal was the correct interpretation of s. 44(12.3) of the Saskatchewan Farm Security Act (SFSA).
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February 05, 2026
Miller Thomson adds Rochelle Perera as partner in corporate, M&A and securities
Rochelle Perera has joined Miller Thomson’s Waterloo Region office as a partner in the firm’s corporate, M&A and securities group, effective Feb. 2.