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Missed Or Delayed Stroke Diagnosis: Legal Options And Why Early Treatment Matters

A missed or delayed stroke diagnosis can have serious adverse effects, including brain damage, paralysis, permanent disabilities, and even death. Because of these serious adverse effects...

Canada Litigation

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Siskinds LLP

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

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of January 26, 2026.

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

Loss Of Chance- How Courts Assess Damages Where A Plaintiff Loses The Opportunity To Pursue Litigation

Lawyers are human which means that even the most diligent lawyer will make mistakes from time-to-time. One of the most common mistakes a lawyer can make is missing a limitation period, thereby barring their client from pursuing litigation.

Canada Litigation

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DWF Group

Ontario Court Of Appeal Reaffirms Importance Of Objective, Contextual Contractual Interpretation

In Project Freeway Inc. v. ABC Technologies Inc. (Project Freeway), the Court of Appeal for Ontario reaffirmed the importance of objective, contextual contractual interpretation when faced with ambiguous wording.

Canada Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Beyond The Injury: Understanding The Financial And Legal Road After A Spinal Cord Injury

Canada Litigation

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Soloway Wright

Appeals To The Supreme Court Of Canada: 2025 Year In Review

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Developments In Class Action Law: Highlights From Q4 2025

Canada Litigation

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Aird & Berlis LLP

The Power Of Mentorship At Lerners: Celebrating National Mentoring Month

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

Go West, Young Lawyer: British Columbia Is Canada's Class Action Capital

Canada Litigation

Farris LLP

BC Court Of Appeal Clarifies Time Limit For Cross-appeal Of Arbitral Awards

Canada Litigation

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MLT Aikins LLP

Recent Saskatchewan Court Of King's Bench Decision Reaffirms The Broad Application Of The One-year Limitation Period For Suing Municipalities In Saskatchewan

Canada Litigation

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

State Attribution Challenges In International Investment Law: ICSID Tribunal Holds State Liable For Indigenous Community's Actions In Novel Decision

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The SCC Leave Project: Predictions For January 29, 2026

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Proposed Changes To The Rules For Expert Witnesses: Cooperation, Conferencing, & Consequences

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Canada's 2025 Federal Budget: Critical Changes To Cryptocurrency Taxation Investors, Traders, And Miners Need To Know

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Hiding In The Shadows: The Perils Of Shadow AI On Your Organization

Canada Technology

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Bennett Jones LLP

Expropriation Law: Important Notice For Homeowners

Canada Real Estate

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McQuarrie

Webinar: When Harassment Comes From Outside: A Guide To Third-Party Risk Management

Worldwide Employment

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BCF Business Law

Employment & Labour – Top Ten Decisions Of 2025

Canada Employment

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Cox & Palmer

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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.

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

On June 30, 2026, Saskatchewan will become the seventh Canadian province to bring into force franchise disclosure legislation, joining Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Manitoba.

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

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Sexual Abuse Survivors Beware — The Defamation Risk

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

Protecting Privilege In Privacy Breach Investigations: 2025 Privacy Breach Insights – Part 4

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Lawyer Did Not Breach Privilege By Disclosing Confidential Email To Former Clients' Trustee In Bankruptcy (Milot Law v. Sittler)

Canada Insolvency

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

The Case For Studying What You Are Passionate About Before Law

In my first class on the first day of law school, each student introduced themselves and shared what they studied in their undergrad.

Canada Consumer

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Lerners LLP

New Consumer Safeguards Under British Columbia's Business Practices And Consumer Protection Act

On March 31, 2025, British Columbia's Bill 4 received Royal Assent, introducing several changes to the province's Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act (the Act). Some of these amendments came into force...

Canada Consumer

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Siskinds LLP

BC Court Of Appeal Clarifies Time Limit For Cross-appeal Of Arbitral Awards

In Sinclair v. TDMC Holdings Ltd., 2025 BCCA 402, a Division of the Court overruled the Court of Appeal chambers judge, confirming that the 15-day filing timeline for cross-appeals...

Canada Litigation

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Les Modifications À La Loi Sur La Construction De L'Ontario Sont Désormais En Vigueur

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

State Attribution Challenges In International Investment Law: ICSID Tribunal Holds State Liable For Indigenous Community's Actions In Novel Decision

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

2025 CCDC Contract Updates: What Construction Professionals Need To Know

Canada Real Estate

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Pallett Valo LLP

B.C. Cracks Down On Class Action Waivers And Other Predatory Sales Practices

Canada Litigation

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Rice Harbut Elliott

Ontario Court Grants Anti-suit Injunction To Enjoin Foreign Arbitration In Ongoing Crypto Litigation

Canada Litigation

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

The Business Owner's Guide To Keeping Legal Costs Under Control

Canada Commercial

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Watson Goepel LLP

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Court Procedure

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

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of January 26, 2026.

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

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

Good afternoon. Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario from January 12, 2026 to January 16, 2026.

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

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

As part of Lenczner Slaght's Data-Driven Decisions program, our readers know we maintain a comprehensive database capturing every Supreme Court of Canada leave decision since January 1, 2018.

Canada Litigation

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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

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Ontario Rule 7 Changes: Important Updates For Litigation Guardians And Counsel Of Record

Canada Litigation

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Gowling WLG

Lawyer Not Required To Produce Alleged Will Drafting File: Further Production Denied (Nouini v. Pizzi)

Canada Litigation

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 8 – 12, 2025)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 24 – 28, 2025)

Canada Litigation

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Blaney McMurtry LLP

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Sovereign Immunity: Public Sector Government

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

After a four-week trial in Nydam v. Cunningham, the jury returned a verdict of no liability, resulting in a complete dismissal of the action.

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

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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

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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

Learning From Losing: Debriefing Under The Public Procurement Act

Canada Government

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Cox & Palmer

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Latest Videos

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

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

CPD ACCREDITED: Scientific Causation And Birth Asphyxia Cases (Video)

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

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

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Fasken

Actions collectives au Canada : à l'avant-plan des litiges pharmaceutiques (Video)

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Fasken (French)

New Rules, New Game: Proposed Reforms To The Ontario Rules Of Civil Procedure (Video)

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SBA Lawyers LLP

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