Civil Litigation
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March 04, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal rejects lower court decision, ruling EDC client info may be kept secret
The Federal Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by Export Development Canada (EDC), finding that certain information regarding its customers, who are exporters, is not subject to disclosure under the Access to Information Act.
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March 04, 2025
Aird & Berlis expands to Vancouver
Aird & Berlis has opened a new Vancouver office, home base to 12 lawyers who practise in the areas of Aboriginal law, financial services, real estate, energy, mining, natural resources, corporate, M&A, procurement, construction and infrastructure.
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March 04, 2025
Should the criminal standard replace the civil standard in child welfare cases? Part two | Hodine Williams
Child welfare cases in Canada are among the most emotionally charged and legally complex areas of law, as they involve the state’s authority to intervene in family life to protect children from harm.
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March 03, 2025
NWT law society rolls out professional conduct ‘guidelines’ for lawyers' use of generative AI
The Law Society of the Northwest Territories has issued, for the first time, “Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI in the Practice of Law,” following a similar move by several Canadian legal regulators that have provided AI-specific guidance for lawyers’ professional conduct and practice over the past year.
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March 03, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal: Duty of honest performance not applicable to pre-contract negotiations
A claim for breach of the duty of honest performance cannot be based on pre-contractual dishonesty, the B.C. Court of Appeal has held.
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March 03, 2025
Ottawa ‘formalizes’ additional controls on precursor chemicals for manufacturing fentanyl
The federal government says it has “formalized” additional controls for three fentanyl precursor chemicals and for the drug carisoprodol — a skeletal muscle relaxant that can be addictive.
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March 03, 2025
Consumer and business bankruptcies continue rising, reports bankruptcy superintendent
The first bankruptcy figures for 2025 show that Canadian consumers and businesses are continuing to struggle financially amid the “persistently high cost of living and mounting household debt,” says the Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals (CAIRP).
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March 03, 2025
Steinecke Maciura LeBlanc welcomes new associate
Steinecke Maciura LeBlanc (SML) has announced that Rachel Hung (she/her) is now an associate with the firm practising in all areas of professional regulation.
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March 03, 2025
Ontario court approves $8.5M class action settlement regarding TD trailing commissions
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved an $8.5 million class action settlement with TD Asset Management Inc. to resolve claims alleging that trailing commissions it paid were excessive or unearned.
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March 03, 2025
B.C. appeal decision in defamation case sends ‘very ominous, chilling message,’ lawyer says
British Columbia’s top court has ruled against a former school board trustee who made incendiary comments online about one of his colleagues. But his lawyer is saying the decision sets a “remarkably low bar” for a plaintiff to advance a libel claim in the future.