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Quality evidence and consent-based decision-making – Indigenous Law Insights June 2022 (webinar)

The recent decision in Reece v. Canada, 2022 BCSC 865 demonstrates the importance of quality evidence in a case.

Canadian courts confirm significant limits on privacy class actions

For businesses operating in Canada, 2021 brought welcome guidance: courts across the country repeatedly exercised their gatekeeping role to put a...

Supreme Court of Canada revisits the law of government liability in negligence

Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada held that a municipality could be sued for negligent snow-clearing.

Court of Appeal judge calls for reform of final-interlocutory distinction

We have written before in this blog where a judge of the Court of Appeal for Ontario has called for legislative reform of the statutory appeal routes...

Court of Appeal addresses novel question of appellate jurisdiction in class proceedings

The Court of Appeal for Ontario recently addressed a novel question of appellate jurisdiction: is an order refusing to extend the time to opt out of...

Appellate jurisdiction over interrelated final and interlocutory orders

The Court of Appeal for Ontario recently commented on a complex area of appellate jurisdiction: interrelated final and interlocutory orders in Martin...