August 28, 2026
Ontario’s Appeal Court has ruled that the son of a deceased woman must pay his siblings for a “shortfall” after he inherited a cottage worth more than what the rest of the estate left behind.
August 28, 2026
Alexander Holburn has added two associates: Jordan Mario Jutras in Vancouver and Ty Maccagno in Toronto.
August 27, 2026
B.C. has announced its collaboration with Tahltan First Nation to work on a foundational agreement for continuing to advance reconciliation and economic development in the northwest of the province.
August 26, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has found that a purchaser breached a property sale agreement by raising a title objection too late over a 1985 notice of security interest that remained on title.
August 26, 2026
The law relating to deposits in real estate transactions has always been critically crucial. It becomes a focal point when any real estate transaction collapses. When the deal falls apart, the tussle begins: who gets the deposit — buyer or seller?
August 25, 2026
Businesses often assume that the non-binding provisions of a letter of intent (LOI) leave them free to walk away from a proposed transaction. A recent Ontario decision suggests the position may be less straightforward.
August 24, 2026
A $28,000 lump sum salary boost recommended for Canada’s 1,200 judges last year would have cost Ottawa almost $321 million over six years had the government not rejected the advice from an independent judicial pay commission, the Carney government asserts in defending a novel lawsuit launched by the Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association (CSCJA) and the Association of Federal Court Associate Judges.
August 21, 2026
Appeal by Tiny Township Association of Responsible STR Owners (appellants) and several individual property owners from dismissal of their application to quash Township of Tiny’s (Township’s) 2022 short-term rental (STR) bylaw.
August 20, 2026
A recent Nova Scotia court ruling could broaden eligibility for certain welfare benefits for homeless people living in tents, trailers or cars in the province, says a lawyer acting for a resident who died while living in a tent in downtown Halifax.
August 20, 2026
Appeal by Lockharts from summary judgment decision concerning entitlement to a deposit following the Gliddens’ wrongful repudiation of an Agreement of Purchase and Sale (APS). The Lockharts listed their home and the Gliddens submitted an offer to purchase. The parties ultimately entered into an APS.