Real Estate
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December 04, 2025
Shauna Towriss joins Dentons as partner in Vancouver real estate group
Dentons has added Shauna Towriss as a partner in its real estate group in Vancouver.
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December 04, 2025
Case shows that Ontario public bodies will not be able to insulate themselves from scrutiny: lawyer
Ontario’s top court has ruled in favour of a business consortium in its fight with a utility over the building of an electrical substation, saying a lower court was wrong to determine it lacked jurisdiction to consider a decision made by the provincial energy board.
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December 04, 2025
Using s. 35 of the Property Law Act to extinguish, modify easements in B.C.
Easements, being one of the most common non-possessory interests in land, are often essential for the proper use and development of a dominant tenement. However, over time, changes in the character of the land, the surrounding neighbourhood or the purpose of the original grant can render an easement obsolete, impractical or economically detrimental to the burdened land (the servient tenement). In British Columbia, if parties do not agree to privately extinguish an easement, the owner of the servient tenement must apply to the court for relief under s. 35 of the Property Law Act.
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December 04, 2025
MORTGAGES - Mortgage agreement - Terms - Mortgagee’s remedies - Foreclosure order - Right to redemption
Appeal by Innovation Federal Credit Union Limited from chambers judge’s decision disallowing property insurance expenses. Innovation entered into a mortgage agreement with the respondents under which Innovation provided loan financing to the respondents who, in turn, granted a mortgage over their property to Innovation to secure repayment of the loan.
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December 03, 2025
Navigating continuing powers of attorney for property: Key dos and don’ts
In estate law, when a grantor becomes mentally incapable, a continuing power of attorney for property is the estate planning tool that enables a person (i.e., the attorney) to step into the shoes of the grantor and do everything the grantor could lawfully do, except make a will. An attorney for property owes a fiduciary duty to the grantor and must always act in his or her best interests.
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December 03, 2025
Success rate for injured applicants at Licence Appeal Tribunal continues to plummet
As a new associate chair with significant political connections is poised to take over, the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) is facing criticism over the plummeting success rate for people injured in auto accidents who are appealing decisions by insurance companies — a success rate that has dropped precipitously to only eight per cent.
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December 02, 2025
Miller Thomson adds Gavin Millan as partner
Gavin A. Millan has joined Miller Thomson as a partner in the firm’s corporate, M&A and securities group in Edmonton.
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November 27, 2025
Canada and Alberta sign memo of understanding on pipelines, natural resources development
In a move the Liberal government says will help make Canada an “energy superpower,” Ottawa and Alberta signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that the two governments agreed would facilitate the construction and expansion of pipelines, thus enabling Western Canada to produce and sell more oil and gas (including liquefied natural gas), as well as expand the development of renewable energy, critical minerals, and other resources that the world needs.
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November 27, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: AI sparks debate on legal industry's future
Canadian lawyers are somewhat split on the impact artificial intelligence will have on their industry, a new Law360 Canada survey shows. According to the 2025 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey — which marks Law360 Canada’s third deep dive into the feelings and thoughts that legal professionals have about their jobs — nearly half of respondents agreed that both the pros and cons of AI are sizable.
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November 27, 2025
Federal government and band council ordered to disclose financial records to band member
Upon discovering an alleged decline in a First Nation community trust fund from around $100 million to less than $9 million between 2013 and 2024, a band member formally requested financial disclosure from both the band council and the federal government to uncover the truth behind this significant issue.