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October 01, 2026
The Federal Court has allowed a judicial review in a case where a chief electoral officer in a First Nation community cancelled an election the day before it was supposed to be held due to concerns of unfairness in the process.
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October 01, 2026
Appeal by Front Gate Financial Group (2010) Ltd. from the dismissal of its motion for leave to amend its Statement of Claim and for summary judgment.
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September 30, 2026
MLT Aikins has welcomed Shayne Kamuchik as a litigation associate in its Edmonton office.
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September 30, 2026
The Alberta Court of Appeal has struck secured creditors’ appeal of a restructuring order, finding they should have known they needed permission to appeal and had not shown a reasonable chance of success.
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September 30, 2026
Marie-Ève Martineau has joined McCarthy Tétrault as counsel in its litigation and dispute resolution group in Montreal.
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September 30, 2026
Ontario’s three chief justices officially opened the courts Sept. 29, highlighting the achievements of the past and the challenges in the future for the province’s judicial system. Ontario Chief Justice Michael Tulloch, alongside his colleagues Ontario Superior Court Chief Justice Patrick Boucher and Ontario Court of Justice head Sharon Nicklas, led the ceremony that took place at Osgoode Hall.
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September 30, 2026
In Bradley v. Wang, 2025 ONSC 2267, the plaintiff Bonnie Bradley, a registered nurse, was given a tetanus vaccination by a first-year family medicine resident, the defendant Dr. Richard Wang. After receiving the injection, Bradley felt immediate pain, which she described as “white-hot lightening” at the injection site.
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September 30, 2026
At the car dealership, we ask about horsepower, fuel economy and whether the monthly payment will ruin our weekend. We do not usually ask whether the vehicle remembers where we went last Tuesday. It might.
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September 30, 2026
British Columbia has again shown the rest of Canada what forward-thinking justice reform looks like.
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September 30, 2026
For executors, managing a deceased’s commercial covenants requires fulfilling the dead’s obligations without exposing the trustee to personal liability. It is incumbent on lawyers to inform, advise and protect their clients regarding these obligations.
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September 30, 2026
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Suzanne Côté says she finds intervener advocacy on Zoom to be as effective as oral submissions made in the courtroom, but she is also alive to contrary arguments made by legal organizations, such as the Canadian Bar Association and The Advocates’ Society.
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September 29, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has found that a Bell employee established a prima facie case of disability discrimination after the company terminated her employment and ended her disability coverage before she began a planned gradual return to work.
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September 29, 2026
Sophia Della Rosa has joined MLT Aikins as an associate in its Calgary office.
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September 29, 2026
A group of shareholders restricts a minority shareholders’ access to the company’s financial statements. The objective isn’t administrative, but rather tactical: to keep the minority in the dark about the company’s actual financial condition, pressure them into selling below fair market value, or conceal irregularities like excessive compensation and disguised dividends.
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September 29, 2026
Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC) benchers set fee levels for the coming year at their Sept. 25 meeting, while also making amendments to several accounting and client verification rules.
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September 29, 2026
The lengthy decision in Canada (National Revenue) v. Zeifmans LLP, 2026 FCA 147 in part involves a detailed analysis of the legal concepts of abuse of process and improper collateral attack as well as the relevant decisions in Canada (Customs and Revenue Agency) v. Artistic Ideas Inc., 2005 FCA 68 and Redeemer Foundation v. Minister of National Revenue, 2008 SCC 46.
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September 29, 2026
Since November 2025, Alberta students-at-law are no longer required to pledge “true allegiance” to King Charles III to become an Alberta lawyer. Yet most don’t even know it.
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September 29, 2026
In general, a writ of mandamus (“mandamus”) is a formal court order that requires a government official, an agency or a lower court to take a specific action. The action must be within the duties of the office, agency or court, and there must be a legal requirement that the action be performed. Mandamus is extraordinary relief and is effectively utilized when there is a clear legal duty to be performed, a clear right to relief on the part of the petitioner, and the petitioner appears to have no alternative to obtain the relief they deserve.
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September 29, 2026
Appeal by the appellants from a Federal Court decision dismissing their motion for default judgment against the Kehewin Band and Kehewin Band Council (jointly, “Kehewin”) for lack of jurisdiction.
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September 28, 2026
A settlement agreement has been reached between the plaintiff and the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) to settle a class action that was brought against it and the defendant, Phillip (Hart) Baugniet, in an alleged sexual assault case.
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September 28, 2026
Manitoba is strengthening workers’ compensation coverage for firefighters by widening the scope of job-related sickness and presuming their illnesses are work-related.
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September 28, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that an insurer must cover a claim arising from a mortgage brokerage’s fraudulent misappropriation of client money, finding that funds held in trust can still qualify as “mortgage funds” under the policy’s fraud endorsement.
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September 28, 2026
Ask any lawyer to name the most important advocacy tools and you will hear their checklist — knowing the law, skillfully drafting documents, studiously preparing for hearings and delivering forceful oratory. Almost no lawyer mentions that staying silent, pausing before speaking and delivering a relational message are the most important advocacy tools.
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September 28, 2026
Appeal by appellants from a decision of Alberta Utilities Commission (Commission) establishing parameters for 2024–2028 performance-based regulation plan.
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September 25, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the denial of certification of a proposed class action against a Canadian Jehovah’s Witness corporation over alleged childhood sexual abuse by congregation members.