August 07, 2026
In Ontario, appellants do not have an inherent or common law right to appeal an underlying order. Appeal rights are “wholly a matter of statute.” Therefore, to determine whether and how to appeal an order, appellants must consult the governing legislation first.
August 07, 2026
A constitutional challenge to Ontario’s greenhouse gas emissions standards will carry on despite a decision by the province’s top court not to reopen the appeal that initially gave the case the go-ahead. The Ontario Court of Appeal’s Aug. 5 ruling in Mathur v. Ontario, 2026 ONCA 561 is the latest step in a long running legal dispute that dates back to 2019, when seven young Ontarians launched a challenge arguing the province’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets, and the plan to reach those targets, violated their rights under sections 7 and 15 of the Charter.
August 07, 2026
A recent British Columbia decision, Kohut v. Yagelinski, 2026 BCSC 714, concerned the judicial review of a family arbitration award arising from a “last best offer” arbitration. The case presented an unusual challenge for both the court and the parties because the arbitrator provided no written reasons, leaving the court with no decision to review.
August 06, 2026
The Quebec Superior Court authorized a class action on Tuesday against McGill University, brought on behalf of all registered Jewish students from Oct. 8, 2023. On Wednesday, the federal government released its report on antisemitism on university campuses.
August 06, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal from a judgment that the Alberta law society requirement to swear allegiance to the monarch violated a Sikh man’s Charter-protected religious freedom.
August 06, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the dismissal of a defamation action brought by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) over comments suggesting it supported terrorism and Hamas, finding that the defence of fair comment applied even though the statements were defamatory and substantially untrue.
August 06, 2026
Most transgender women in federal correctional institutions are incarcerated in prisons for men, the Federal Court heard in a recent review of the penitentiary system’s refusal to move a transgender inmate to a women’s prison. The inmate fears for her safety in the maximum-security men’s prison where she is incarcerated.
August 06, 2026
Part one of this series established that the source-of-income analysis under Stewart v. Canada, 2002 SCC 46 is the threshold inquiry for prediction-market participants, and that Leblanc v. The Queen, 2006 TCC 680 — which held that systematic sports lottery wagering did not constitute a business — is the most directly applicable Canadian authority, albeit one whose reasoning does not map cleanly onto the structural features of prediction-market trading. Part two addresses the next analytical layer: assuming a source of income exists, how should the underlying prediction-market contracts be characterized, and what additional tax consequences arise from the cryptocurrency infrastructure through which most major platforms operate?
August 06, 2026
The Ontario land titles registry was designed to promote certainty and reliability in real estate transactions. A potential buyer is generally entitled to rely on what is reflected in the registered title (known as the “mirror principle”) and, unless they have notice of competing claims, they should be able to acquire title without investigating past dealings or private disputes that may exist behind the registered ownership (known as the “curtain principle”).
August 06, 2026
After spending several days considering how the United States’ men’s national team would adapt to missing their top scorer following a controversial red card, the footballing world learned that Folarin Balogun’s one-match suspension had been suspended by FIFA’s disciplinary committee, and that he would be eligible to play in the Round of 16 match against Belgium on July 6.