May 13, 2026
Ontario’s highest court has turned back a challenge by more than 400 current and former health care workers who were disciplined or dismissed because of their refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The workers were challenging the dismissal of their claim by an Ontario Superior Court judge, who said it was both an abuse of process and disclosed no reasonable cause of action.
May 13, 2026
Toronto-based employment and workplace human rights law firm Rubin & Co. LLP has begun operating under its new name. The firm succeeds Rubin Thomlinson LLP, which ceased operating under that name on April 30 after more than 20 years in practice.
May 13, 2026
Dentons has welcomed Kamil Umar back to the firm as a partner in its national real estate group in Calgary.
May 13, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a federal government appeal challenging employment insurance (EI) benefits for a worker who lost his job after being incarcerated, ruling that a claimant’s inability to fulfill a condition of employment is not, by itself, sufficient to disentitle them to EI benefits.
May 13, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has remitted a case to trial in which an insurance provider denied coverage to a greenhouse operator despite it suffering a loss of 23 acres of tomato plants caused by excessive carbon monoxide emissions. It found the judge made numerous errors in the analysis.
May 13, 2026
Practising in rural Ontario and the North gives me a perspective on the access-to-justice crisis we are currently facing. Many vulnerable people face child protection proceedings while also dealing with addiction, poverty, mental health challenges and isolation. These are real, human stories, families at risk of being separated, children caught in uncertainty and communities trying to help with fewer resources.
May 13, 2026
The vast majority of mediations in Ontario continue to take place virtually. Convenient and often cost-effective, virtual mediation is clearly here to stay — even if I personally would welcome a greater return to in-person mediations (more on that in an upcoming article). It is therefore worth thinking carefully about how virtual mediations can be structured to maximize effectiveness.
May 13, 2026
A well-crafted estate plan addresses more than just your major assets, like real estate, corporate interests and investment accounts. It can also encompass personal effects with both sentimental and financial value. Often, these items carry deep emotional significance and can also be the focal point of disagreement among loved ones, regardless of their monetary value. One practical tool to guide the distribution of these items and potentially avoid these disagreements is a letter of wishes.
May 13, 2026
Bernie Herman, a married man and a 30-year RCMP officer, was charged with the first-degree murder of Braden Herman, his intimate same-sex partner.
May 13, 2026
In response to the growing presence of plant‑based alternatives in the Canadian marketplace, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued, in January 2026, the What we heard report: Consultation on proposed guidance on how to label and represent plant-based alternatives to egg products (the Report).