August 14, 2026
Canada has imposed dealings prohibitions and immigration bans on five Iranians for “their direct or indirect participation in activities that undermine international peace, security or stability.”
August 14, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has set aside a ruling that third-party claims against an architect arising from a restaurant fire were not barred by the 15-year ultimate limitation period, holding that the issue could not be determined without first characterizing the claims for contribution and indemnity.
August 14, 2026
After six years of uncertainty following the seminal decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario in Waksdale v. Swegon North America Inc., 2020 ONCA 391, the court has provided employers and employees with some much-needed clarification with respect to the enforceability of termination provisions in employment contracts in Ontario.
August 13, 2026
Ontario’s top court has issued a decision it says will help to properly interpret termination provisions in employment contracts, but legal observers are saying it creates an environment more favourable for employers than it does for workers.
August 12, 2026
Quebec Court of Appeal Justice Geneviève Cotnam, who once recalled “my career as a lawyer didn’t always provide a smooth sailing to the bench,” is Quebec's new top judge, succeeding Quebec Court of Appeal Chief Justice Manon Savard who became a part-time (supernumerary) judge on Aug. 10.
August 12, 2026
The Federal Court has rejected the Crown’s bid to summarily dismiss an action brought by a retired three-star general of the Canadian Armed Forces, finding that the record did not establish that his veterans’ benefits compensated him for the same injuries and losses claimed in the lawsuit.
August 11, 2026
The current debate over Israel and Palestine provides a particularly difficult test of whether we can maintain those distinctions when political passions run high.
August 11, 2026
On Aug. 6, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Baker v. Van Dolder’s Home Team Inc., 2026 ONCA 568, which provides much-needed clarity to the enforceability of employment agreement termination provisions in Ontario. The court dealt with the appeal of Baker v. Van Dolder’s Home Team Inc., 2025 ONSC 952 together with a similar case, Li v. Wayfair Canada ULC, 2025 ONSC 2959, resolving an impasse as the trial judges had reached opposite conclusions in their respective interpretation of similar termination clauses.
August 11, 2026
Prosecutorial independence matters precisely because the power to prosecute is among the most consequential powers the state possesses.
August 10, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has increased a former Meta employee’s damages by approximately US$4.7 million, finding that contract provisions requiring the immediate forfeiture of unvested restricted stock units (RSUs) upon termination contravened Ontario’s Employment Standards Act.