The Complete Brief

  • June 10, 2026

    Why AI search is creating a new visibility gap for Canadian law firms

    The legal profession spent more than two decades adapting to search engines with algorithms that continually evolved. Law firms focused on websites, search engine optimization (SEO), online directories and content marketing because their audience turned to Google when looking for information and representation.

  • June 10, 2026

    BANKING - Loans - Guarantees

    Appeal by Mizrahi and related corporate entities (appellants) from a judgment in favour of V2 Investment Holdings Inc. (V2) on an outstanding commercial loan. V2 advanced a $12.9-million bridge loan to finance a partially completed condominium project in Ottawa, secured by guarantees and a demand debenture granting a mortgage over the property, which was initially unregistered due to a prior first mortgage held by Trez Capital Limited Partnership (Trez).

  • June 09, 2026

    Canada sanctions 2 individuals, 5 entities over settler violence in West Bank

    The federal government has imposed new sanctions on two individuals and five entities for their role in facilitating, supporting or contributing to the use or attempted use of violence by extremist settlers against Palestinian civilians or their property.

  • June 09, 2026

    Torys expands real estate team with 3 hires

    Torys has added Paul Logan, Larissa Svekla and Alina Kaiser to its commercial real estate team in Calgary, the firm says. Logan joins as a partner, Svekla as counsel and Kaiser as an associate.

  • June 09, 2026

    Ontario farm trespass law survives free speech challenge

    Ontario’s top court has ruled in favour of a provincial law aimed at trespassing on farms, saying it did not violate the Charter’s free expression protections.

  • June 09, 2026

    CFIB urges protection of supply chains in Labour Code reforms

    The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling on Ottawa to prioritize supply chain stability in light of the federal government concluding consultations on potential reforms to the Canada Labour Code.

  • June 09, 2026

    Court orders new trials in property dispute after finding errors in implied-term analysis

    The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial in a dispute over lot purchase agreements signed in 2016, finding that a trial judge erred in concluding that the contracts remained enforceable until a development condition was satisfied eight years later.

  • June 09, 2026

    McLennan Ross names Alexa Pashovitz Calgary associate

    McLennan Ross has welcomed Alexa Pashovitz to its Calgary office, where she has joined the insurance defence and commercial litigation team.

  • June 09, 2026

    McCarthy Tétrault adds regulatory partner Elyse Bouey in Calgary

    Elyse Bouey has joined McCarthy Tétrault as a partner in its business law group in Calgary.

  • June 09, 2026

    N.L. giving greater powers to province’s seniors’ advocate

    Newfoundland and Labrador has passed legislation giving its seniors’ advocate the powers of “individual advocacy and investigation.” According to a June 5 news release, the move aligns the role of the province’s seniors’ advocate with that of “similar statutory officers,” such as the citizens’ representative and the child and youth advocate.

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