In-House Counsel
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April 14, 2025
Winning litigation: Securing home-court advantage
During March Madness, the U.S. college basketball tournament, games are played at neutral venues — no team competes on its home court. This decision isn’t surprising. In sports, home-court, home-ice and home-field advantage is real, backed by extensive research.
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April 14, 2025
From crisis to reform: Understanding Ontario’s new civil procedure framework
The Ontario civil justice system is on the brink of its most significant transformation in decades. Having spent nearly two weeks analyzing the Civil Rules Review: Phase 2 Consultation Paper, attending the civil procedure overhaul meeting led by Justice Cary Boswell and Allison Speigel, and reflecting on how these changes will reshape litigation, I can affirm: this is not incremental tweaking.
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April 14, 2025
Being on bail
It seems to be a common belief in Canada that it’s too easy for people to get bail after being accused of a crime. And that being on bail is easy. I want to focus on what living on bail is like for most people.
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April 11, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal: Labour arbitration appeals lie with labour board barring exceptional cases
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has clarified that its jurisdiction over labour arbitration decisions is strictly limited to matters of general law entirely unrelated to labour relations, collective agreements or fact-based determinations tied to workplace disputes.
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April 11, 2025
McGill faces proposed class action over alleged failure to address campus antisemitism
McGill University is facing a proposed class action over allegations that it failed to protect its Jewish students from discrimination and harassment during campus protests related to the conflict in Gaza.
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April 11, 2025
Competition Bureau obtains court order in investigation into pharmacy firm Express Scripts Canada
The Competition Bureau has obtained an order from the Federal Court to advance an investigation into Mississauga, Ont.-based Express Scripts Canada, a company that provides prescription drug claim processing services, along with additional services for insurance providers and pharmacists.
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April 11, 2025
Proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations aim to minimize shortages
In December 2024, Health Canada proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations and the Medical Devices Regulations to protect against the harms caused by shortages of drugs and medical devices.
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April 11, 2025
Civil Rules overhaul: Will it lead to more wrongful dismissal trials?
There has been a lot of talk about the recent Civil Rules consultation paper, which proposes a radical overhaul of the civil litigation process in Ontario. The proposal is intended to reduce cost and delay through a “shift from a relevance-based standard of discovery to the significantly less expensive reliance-based standard of discovery.”
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April 11, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds decision in Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation case
In a recent ruling, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s decision in Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation v. South Bruce Peninsula (Town), [2024] O.J. No. 5607 a case that addresses key issues in the interpretation and application of Indigenous treaties. This decision examines important legal principles regarding treaty interpretation and the rights of landowners.
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April 10, 2025
Ontario court rules virtual access not required under open court principle
The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that denying virtual access to court proceedings does not violate the open court principle, clarifying that the principle does not guarantee the public’s right to be present in the courtroom.