Civil Litigation
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October 15, 2024
Federal Court permits withholding of sensitive documents in $80B warship procurement case
The Federal Court has confirmed that the government can withhold certain documents in a case concerning alleged bias in the procurement process for the $80 billion Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) project, citing potential injury to Canada’s national interest.
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October 15, 2024
Incidental and ancillary services
A decision of the Federal Court deals with the concept of incidental and ancillary services and the obligation to show the use of a trademark in association with services.
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October 15, 2024
Family law conference explores high-conflict cases, impacts on kids
Judges and lawyers in Canada’s family court system must work closer with the “caring professions” to change what remains a punishing process for litigating spouses and their children, says a panellist at a recent legal conference.
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October 11, 2024
SCC sheds new light on corporate attribution rules, applies them for first time to bankruptcy cases
The Supreme Court of Canada has for the first time applied the common law corporate attribution doctrine in the bankruptcy and insolvency context while also instructing that the corporate attribution rules are not rigid and must be adapted in varied legal contexts to “purposively, contextually and pragmatically” give effect to the policy goals of the law under which a party seeks to attribute to a corporation the actions, knowledge, state of mind or intent of its directing mind.
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October 11, 2024
Federal nuclear regulator OKs continued operation of OPG’s Pickering plant for two more years
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has given Ontario-government-owned Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG) another two years to operate a portion of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, one of the oldest nuclear facilities in the world.
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October 11, 2024
Motion to set aside FCA judgment relating to Impact Assessment Act dismissed
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a motion to set aside an order from the same court due to the deemed unconstitutionality of the Impact Assessment Act.
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October 11, 2024
Ontario Court of Appeal rejects accident victim's effort to amend claim to name truck driver
More than 10 years after a motorcycle accident seriously injured an Oshawa, Ont. man, the Ontario Court of Appeal has rejected his effort to amend his claim to reflect the identity of the truck driver he believes caused the accident.
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October 11, 2024
Family law conference tackles complexity of brain science
Day one of a family law conference in Winnipeg featured a lesson on brain science and how childhood experiences shape lives — for better or for worse. Oct. 9 marked the first day of the Canadian Institute for Administration of Justice’s (CIAJ) Families and the Law, a three-day examination of the nation’s justice system and its impacts on families.
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October 11, 2024
Appeal ‘continues a pattern of frivolous and vexatious litigation,’ court says in dismissing case
Ontario’s highest court has dismissed a legal challenge by a man who said he suffered a “mental tort” because of what he felt was fraudulent research in an academic paper, saying the action “bears many of the hallmarks” of vexatious litigation.
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October 11, 2024
The Fiduciary Umbrella | William Poulos
What does it mean to be in a fiduciary relationship with our clients? We have heard and read many descriptions over time. We must act in the client’s best interests. We must avoid conflicts of interest. We must respect client confidentiality. We must maintain a professional level of competence. We must provide honest advice and communicate in a timely manner.