Civil Litigation
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June 27, 2025
Tax Court turns to 1997 'safe harbour' rule to allow appeal related to refugee’s expired work permit
The Tax Court of Canada has allowed an appeal of a decision that ruled that the appellant was not in insurable and pensionable employment for a period of about one year because his work permit was not renewed.
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June 27, 2025
CRYPTOCURRENCIES - Application of securities laws - Prospectus requirements or exemption
Appeal by appellant (Shirodkar) from court decision dismissing his action against respondent (Coinbase).
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June 27, 2025
Aurora Cannabis faces consumer class action, possible investor action after $8M settlement in U.S.
A proposed investor class action against Edmonton-based Aurora Cannabis Inc. has been kept alive following a recent Alberta Court of King’s Bench decision, just weeks after an Ontario court certified a consumer class action alleging the company negligently failed to warn consumers about the risk of contracting a cannabis-related illness through its products.
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June 27, 2025
Limit oral discovery rather than eliminate it, group says in response to Ontario civil rules review
The association representing trial lawyers in Ontario is raising concerns over proposals to radically revamp Ontario’s civil rules, raising concerns that it is being done without the support of proper data.
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June 27, 2025
Ontario Divisional Court confuses relocation law
In Diallo v. Bah, 2025 ONSC 2106, released May 28, the Ontario Divisional Court has undercut, or possibly even overruled, a long-standing precedent for the resolution of interim or temporary relocation cases. Said Justice Harriet Sachs for the court: “The factors set out in Plumley, which was decided in 2014, have been overtaken by the amendments to the Divorce Act. The reasoning in Barendregt makes this clear.”
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June 27, 2025
Socrates v. the Republic of Greece and Olympus Bigpharm Ltd.
Did Socrates really die after ingesting that hemlock? Huge evidence just surfaced that he survived. Check out Socrates v. the Republic of Greece and Olympus Bigpharm Ltd., a decision of the Ancient High Court of Southern Athens, recently discovered by anthropologist lawyers.
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June 27, 2025
Aggressive contract negotiations don’t always add up to bad faith
In Canada, a lot of judicial ink has been spilled on the exact meaning of the idea that all parties to a contract have a duty to perform their contract in good faith.
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June 26, 2025
Federal Court Chief Justice Crampton to retire in fall after 14 years leading national trial court
The Federal Court announced that its chief justice, Paul Crampton, will retire from the bench next fall, after almost 14 years as the court’s leader and 16 years as a puisne judge with the itinerant national trial court.
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June 26, 2025
Federal Court approves $40M fees for class counsel in $5B ‘Indian hospitals’ abuse settlement
The Federal Court has approved fees of $40 million for class counsel who negotiated a settlement worth an estimated $3.35 billion to $5.45 billion in a federal class action concerning allegations of abuse at the segregated federal institutions known as “Indian hospitals.”
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June 26, 2025
New trial ordered in 7-Eleven injury case over mental health damages
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial in a case where a plaintiff was injured in a 7-Eleven parking lot and was awarded over $900,000 for physical and mental injuries, including those that occurred thereafter.