Archive: Legal Bulletins

by John Mather, Michael Robson, and Katy Tritt In its recent decision in Ottawa Community Housing Corporation v. Sloan Valve Company, 2025 ONCA 586, the Ontario Court of Appeal continued to confirm that there are limited avenues to claim against a manufacturer for the...

by Kaley Pulfer and Sean Thomson Overview The British Columbia Supreme Court recently reiterated the importance of recognizing “dependent contractors” in Canadian employment law, as providing “protection to economically vulnerable and dependent workers” who fall...

by Kaley Pulfer and Michael Robson In December 2023, Sheridan Retail Inc., an Ontario developer and owner of Sheridan Mall in Mississauga, sued university engineering student, Pierre Roy, for $300,000, alleging defamation, breach of contract, interference with...

by Kaley Pulfer and Jordana Haar On May 29, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA”) in Power Workers’ Union v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FCA 182, which upheld the...

While Ontario courts continue to adapt to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the judiciary faces a growing backlog of civil trials. Given this backlog, courts may be more open to hearing summary judgment motions or other dispositive motions in ongoing actions. This was...

On May 13, 2020, the E-Hearings Task Force (“the Task Force”) released Best Practices for Remote Hearings (the “Best Practices”). The purpose of the Best Practices is to provide guidance for lawyers and parties when preparing for and participating in remote hearings....

In two recent endorsements, the Superior Court of Justice sent a clear message to litigators to embrace technology as part of the civil justice system’s new normal. Arconti v. Smith In a case conference endorsement for the matter Arconti v. Smith, 2020 ONSC 2782,...

In Ontario, limitation periods and certain procedural timelines have been suspended in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 20, 2020, following the declaration of a provincial state of emergency, the Ontario government made an order under subsection 7.1(2) of...