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Navigating Canada's Evolving Relationships With India And China: Key Contractual And Dispute Resolution Considerations

As Canada renews economic discussions with India and China, two countries with which relations have been strained in recent years, it highlights the importance of reliable investment frameworks...

Worldwide Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Les lettres d'intention ne sont pas juste un bruit de fond : Un conseil de la CAO aux négociateurs de fusions et acquisitions

La Cour d'appel de l'Ontario dans Project Freeway Inc. v. ABC Technologies Inc., 2025 ONCA 855, a confirmé l'approche de la Cour supérieure de l'Ontario en matière d'interprétation des contrats...

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 17 – 20, 2026)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of February 17, 2026.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

La Cour d'appel redéfinit la méthodologie applicable aux autorisations d'actions collectives

Le 13 février 2026, la Cour d'appel du Québec a rendu l'arrêt Gauthier c. Bombardier, 2026 QCCA 148, dans lequel elle a clarifié la méthodologie à suivre dans le cadre de l'analyse du critère du par. 575(2°) C.p.c.

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Court Removes Lawyer From Record Due To Delays And Failure To Abide By Court Orders (Al-Hasnawi v. Hamilton (City)

Canada Litigation

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Online Criticism And Defamation: An Ontario Anti-SLAPP Decision

Canada Litigation

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DMG Advocates

The Court Of Appeal Of Quebec Clarifies The Test Applicable To The Authorization Of Class Actions

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Your Client's Simplified Procedure Claim Is For $50,000.00 Or Less– Now What?

Canada Litigation

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Soloway Wright

Communication Is Key: What The Latest Sexual Violence Incident In Junior Hockey Tells Us About Toxic Culture In The Sport

Canada Litigation

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

Guaranteed Rebuilding Cost On Trial: Winners, Losers & The SCC's Big Message (Video)

Canada Litigation

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SBA Lawyers LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 9 – February 13, 2026)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Bad Faith Neighbours And Blocked Views: What Canadian Courts Will And Won't Do

Canada Litigation

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Covid's Impact On Long-Term Care Homes Should Not Be Forgotten

Canada Litigation

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

He Shoots, He's Charged? How Far Is Too Far In Contact Sports (Podcast)

Canada Litigation

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Workplace Culture As An Excuse: Can A "Racist Culture" Be A Mitigating Factor?

Canada Employment

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Rubin Thomlinson LLP

Secret Recordings In The Workplace Can Lead To Dismissal

Canada Employment

CP

Cox & Palmer

Evolving Needs For Emerging And High Growth Companies: Series A Stage (Video)

Canada Commercial

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

From Excess To Discipline To Scarcity: What Allied Gold's 27% Premium Tells Us About The Next Phase Of Gold M&A

Canada Commercial

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Gowling WLG

AI Washing: The New Greenwashing — How The SEC's Emerging Technologies Unit Is Rewriting The Compliance Landscape

Canada Technology

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McMillan LLP

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Disclosure & Electronic Discovery & Privilege

When Is An Accountant's Work Privileged In Canada: Protecting Accountants' Work In Tax Matters, Including Litigation

The British Columbia Supreme Court decision in Lewis v. WestJet Airlines Ltd. (2025 BCSC 1565) clarifies the circumstances under which accountants' work may be protected by legal privilege.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Tax Court Rejects The CRA's Attempt To Obtain Documents Protected By Solicitor-Client Privilege: Stack v The King, 2024 TCC 137

In Stack v The King, 2024 TCC 137, the Tax Court of Canada blocked the Canada Revenue Agency's attempt to obtain various documents, including an email record, that were protected by solicitor-client privilege.

Canada Litigation

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Defendant Ordered To Produce Documents Encompassed By "Circle Of Privilege" (Will Murray & Associates V. Nader Fakih)

During the course of litigation, parties are generally required by the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure to produce all documents that are relevant to the issues in dispute.

Canada Litigation

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

From Upload To Delivery: 5 Steps Every Secure Legal Translation Workflow Must Protect

Canada Law Performance

Alexa Translations

A High‑Level Summary Of Ontario's Proposed "Up‑Front Evidence Model" For Civil Discovery

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

Saskatchewan Joins The Majority Of Canadian Provinces In Passing Franchise Disclosure Legislation

Canada Commercial

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Selective Disclosure = Full Exposure: BC Court Expands Privilege Waiver In Coverage Case

Canada Litigation

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

AI Notetaking In The Legal And Business Context: Does It Risk Confidentiality Or Privilege?

Canada Technology

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Bennett Jones LLP

Be Careful What You Waive: Partial Disclosure Of Privileged Documents Can Create Unintended Consequences

Canada Insurance

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MLT Aikins LLP

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Navigating Canada's Evolving Relationships With India And China: Key Contractual And Dispute Resolution Considerations

As Canada renews economic discussions with India and China, two countries with which relations have been strained in recent years, it highlights the importance of reliable investment frameworks...

Worldwide Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Updates To Prompt Payment Legislation In Ontario, British Columbia And Alberta

Prompt payment and dispute resolution reforms are changing how construction project participants are to be paid, their disputes determined and when liens are to be filed and holdbacks released.

Canada Real Estate

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Bennett Jones LLP

Developing Bias Doctrine In Canada

As we have written here before, proving bias tends to be an uphill battle. Because of that, this ground of complaint is rarely pursued in tax or trade appeals.

Canada International

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Millar Kreklewetz

La Cour d'appel de la C.-B. confirme les obligations du propriétaire après un avis de privilège d'un sous-traitant

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

B.C. Finalizes Consumer Protection Regulations, Sets Low Threshold For Rendering Contract Terms Inoperative

Canada Consumer

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Okanagan College: A Win For Employers In The Labour Landscape

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Ontario's Construction Act Changes – What You Need To Know In 2026

Canada Litigation

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WeirFoulds LLP

Arbitration: 2025 Year In Review

Canada Litigation

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Dentons Canada LLP

Ontario Civil Litigation Reforms: The New Three‑Track Procedural Framework Explained

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

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Court Procedure

He Shoots, He's Charged? How Far Is Too Far In Contact Sports (Podcast)

Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele unpack the legal chaos surrounding violence in hockey, sparked...

Canada Litigation

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Who Really Decides An Election When One Ballot Goes Missing? (Podcast)

What happens when one vote decides an election and that vote never makes it to the ballot box?

Canada Litigation

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

A Young Lawyer's Guide To Litigating Adverse Self-Represented Litigants (As Published By CLIA)

There is a strange comfort knowing that an opposing party is represented by counsel. Two legal practitioners are both familiar with the rules of civil procedure, and while they take opposed positions on the merits...

Canada Litigation

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McKercher LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 2 – 6, 2026)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 26 – January 30, 2026)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 12 – 16, 2026)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Getting Leave To The Supreme Court Of Canada: 2025 By The Numbers

Canada Litigation

LS

Lenczner Slaght LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 22-29, 2025)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

The Future Of Civil Litigation In Ontario: Inside The Final Policy Report From The Civil Rules Review

Canada Litigation

LS

Lenczner Slaght LLP

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Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

Trump Ordered It…But Was Maduro's Arrest Legal? (Podcast)

Gavin Tighe and Stephen Thiele unpack the shocking U.S. operation that saw the arrest of Venezuela's controversial leader…without war, without permission, and without apology.

Canada Litigation

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Draft Regulations Introduced To Enforce The Accessibility For Manitobans Act

The Manitoba government has released draft regulations that would, for the first time, introduce a formal enforcement and penalty regime under The Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA).

Canada Government

TM

Taylor McCaffrey

A New Framework For Procurement: Ontario Unveils Buy Ontario Act

Given the unstable global business climate, and the ongoing trade negotiations with the United States, governments across the globe are looking for ways to shelter domestic industries and workers.

Canada Government

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Defence Win In Nydam v. Cunningham: Jury Finds No Liability

Canada Litigation

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DWF Group

What Are We Waiting For? A Cautionary Endorsement On Timing, Process, And Priority Of Lien Claims Caught In An Insolvency

Canada Insolvency

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

Conflit d'intérêts dans l'administration d'une succession : ce que l'affaire Virdi Estate (Re) enseigne aux exécuteurs testamentaires

Canada Litigation

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Here's The Drill: R. v. Sudbury Wrap-Up: Essential Takeaways For Construction Stakeholders

Canada Litigation

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

Due Diligence Delivered: The End Of The Saga For R V Greater Sudbury (City)

Canada Employment

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Class Action And Mass Torts Are Effective Tools In Personal Injury Cases

Canada Litigation

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

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Latest Videos

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Guaranteed Rebuilding Cost On Trial: Winners, Losers & The SCC's Big Message (Video)

SB

SBA Lawyers LLP

Who Really Decides An Election When One Ballot Goes Missing? (Podcast)

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Appealing Briefs – Episode 24: Kosicki: Adverse Possession, Statutory Interpretation, And The Common Law (Podcast)

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Jan Marin Featured On The Inside Medical Malpractice Podcast

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

Class Actions In Canada: At The Forefront Of Pharma Litigation (Video)

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Fasken

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