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SCC rules Bank of New York Mellon’s destruction of evidence warrants new damages assessment
The high court also outlined a modern approach for determining whether spoliation has occurred An Ontario trial court must reassess the damages it awarded to a Canadian data provider from the Bank of New York Mellon, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in a unanimous decision Friday, ruling that the...
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xAI challenges Minnesota’s landmark law prohibiting ‘nudification’ tech
The suit claims that the legislation also bans images that were protected by the constitution Elon Musk’s xAI has challenged Minnesota’s watershed legislation prohibiting the use of “nudification” technology on websites and apps, reported The Associated Press. The first-in-the-nation law, which wa...
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UK High Court praises firm for reinforcing court embargo importance
Leigh Day’s client had issued a public media release minutes before a ruling’s scheduled hand-down The UK High Court has praised claimant firm Leigh Day for its reinforcement of court embargoes following a client incident, reported the Law Society Gazette. Animal welfare group the Badger Trust, fo...
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Landmark SCC ruling says Parliament can’t use privative clauses to prevent judicial review
The ruling paves the way for a federal court to review a 2021 ethics finding on Justin Trudeau Section 66 of the Conflict of Interest Act, which prevents courts from reviewing findings by Parliament’s ethics commissioner except in limited circumstances, is unconstitutional and therefore of no force...
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BC law society’s 2025 annual report spotlights progress on Indigenous, mental health initiatives
Of new British Columbian lawyers, 69 are male, 93 are female, 408 selected no gender The Law Society of British Columbia’s newly released 2025 annual report details its recent progress on its priorities regarding the rule of law, lawyer independence, access to justice, Indigenous and mental health...
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Claim denied that ex-counsel was incompetent for not submitting police reports in immigration case
Federal Court rules against Peruvian citizen’s challenge of pre-removal risk assessment decision In a Peruvian citizen’s challenge against an unfavourable pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA) decision, Canada’s Federal Court held that he failed to meet the test for counsel incompetence and thus faile...
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Ontario doctor suspended for eight months for soliciting circumcision services using patient data
Tribunal to reprimand pediatrician who viewed medical records to call parents of newborns The Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal has suspended a pediatrician for eight months for accessing an electronic medical records (EMR) system shared by five hospitals to contact parents of new...
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Peppa Pig copyright victory leaves copycat show in huge muddle puddle
High Court decision ordering Wolfoo videos off YouTube shows how copyright law can reach across borders to protect billion-dollar brands Peppa Pig's corporate owners have won a significant copyright battle in London's High Court. A judge has ordered every video featuring animated character Wolfoo r...
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Trademarks Opposition Board orders expungement of Moosehead Breweries mark for lager beer
Order wholly maintains two trademark registrations, amends three others In summary expungement proceedings under s. 45 of the Trademarks Act, 1985, an order by the Trademarks Opposition Board amended three trademark registrations, entirely maintained two others, and expunged another, all owned by M...
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Patent litigation in Canada at record low despite capable courts
Lawyers say rights holders with global portfolios are overlooking Canada Newly started patent litigation in Canada’s Federal Court hit a record low of 21 cases in 2024, according to data tracked in IPPractice by Alan Macek, a partner in Toronto at DLA Piper (Canada) LLP – raising questions about wh...
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Manitoba legal regulator highlights access to justice, wellbeing initiatives in 2026 annual report
The body pointed to a youth outreach project and its health recovery program In its “2026 – Annual Report and Financial Statements,” the Law Society of Manitoba has highlighted its work in access to justice and wellbeing over the past year. The body outlined the advancement of a number of prioriti...
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UK solicitor roasted for posing as a police officer to nab footage from grilled chicken chain
Connor Johnstone faces a Solicitors Regulation Authority investigation The Leeds Magistrates’ Court in the UK has slapped Greater Manchester solicitor Connor Johnstone with a 12-month community order and an order to finish 260 hours of supervised unpaid work after he was found guilty of posing as a...
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Thompson Rivers University’s law faculty receives $1.4 million in landmark Hope Hyslop legacy gift
Part of the gift will be earmarked for the Hope Hyslop Legacy Community Legal Clinic Fund Thompson Rivers University’s faculty of law has received a $1.4 million investment in the form of a watershed legacy gift honoring the late Hope Hyslop, a former Supreme Court of British Columbia judge and TRU...
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BC Supreme Court: forced psychiatric treatment of involuntarily admitted patients is unconstitutional
The court has given the BC legislature six months to draft new laws that comply with its findings Elements of British Columbia’s legal regime for psychiatric treatment, which allow healthcare professionals to force treatment on people who have been involuntarily detained for mental health crises, a...
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Nova Scotia Provincial Court’s new electronic filing system expected to be in place by fall 2027
Court will also implement a new digital document management system The Nova Scotia government has announced the immediate commencement of work to implement the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia’s new electronic filing and digital document management system, expected to be fully in place in fall 2027....
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Alberta Court of Appeal lets appeal proceed for denial of challenge against arbitration costs award
Grant of permission to appeal from arbitral ruling covers procedural fairness issue Following the arbitration of matters arising from the parties’ separation, the Alberta Court of Appeal granted a request for a stay of the enforcement of a chambers judge’s order dismissing an application to set asi...
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Quebec appeal court affirms parents aren’t liable for injury due to 17-year-old’s unprovoked assault
Three intoxicated high school classmates pushed, punched, kicked fellow bus passenger In an appeal arising from the injuries of a man assaulted by a then-minor defendant and two others, the Quebec Court of Appeal confirmed that the parents were not liable on behalf of their son, who was then 17 yea...
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Ontario Superior Court certifies cochlear implant class action
An Ontario court certifies a cochlear implant class action, keeping a novel duty-to-recall claim alive Half of all cochlear implants made by Advanced Bionics may have failed, and the patients who suffered are now one step closer to their day in court. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has certi...
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Joint and several liability: who pays when one can't
See how joint and several liability shapes Pierringer agreements and defendant exposure in Canadian personal injury litigation In personal injury law, the bill doesn’t always get split evenly. Sometimes, one defendant ends up paying for everyone else, including the ones who couldn’t. That’s the rea...
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Courts are too soft on insurer bad faith, says Singer Kwinter’s Shane Katz
From punitive damages thresholds to the beleaguered LAT, it’s a system stacked against claimants Canada’s property and casualty insurers posted a combined $7.88 billion in profit in the third quarter of 2025 alone. That number is exactly why Shane Katz thinks the courts have got punitive damages wr...
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American Bar Association criticizes US administration official’s social media posts against judges
The official’s choice to refer to the judges by name jeopardized their safety, the ABA said The American Bar Association has criticized a US administration official for making social media posts disparaging judges – and referring to them by name. The organization said in a media release that the o...
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UK trial halts over witness’ AI use, Court of Appeal judges flag regulation concerns
The complainant in the case was found to have prepared for court with AI-generated documents A rape trial in the UK was recently halted after the witness was found to have used artificial intelligence to produce documents for court, reported the Law Society Gazette. Lady justice Juliet May, justic...
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LSBC opens one-time practice fee rebate pilot program to applications
Members may apply for the rebate until September 23 The Law Society of British Columbia has opened applications to the one-time practice fee rebate pilot program designed to help lawyers who are struggling financially. Law Society benchers greenlit the program in September 2025. The organization r...
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Groups ask BC to help those in custody vote in this year’s local elections
BC Civil Liberties Association, Union of BC Indian Chiefs, Prisoners’ Legal Services join call The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC), and Prisoners’ Legal Services have asked the British Columbia government to ensure that eligible voters confined in provi...
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Tax Court upholds reassessment to include $10.5k income from return of life insurance premiums
Judge rejects taxpayer’s claim that net cost of pure insurance is nil for purpose of calculations Canada’s Tax Court has dismissed a taxpayer’s appeal against the minister of national revenue’s reassessment based on a finding that the income should have included investment income of $10,529.20 from...
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