Archive: Legal Bulletins

By Kathryn Manning and Mahika Ahluwalia In Wiebe v Johnson & Johnson Inc., 2026 ONCA 597, the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed three appeals arising from the respondents’ successful motions for summary judgment where the claims were dismissed as statute-barred...

By Kathryn Manning and Julie Reiken (Student) In Mazaheri v Law Society of Ontario, 2026 ONLSTH 112, the Law Society Tribunal awarded full costs, in the amount of $31,150, against the respondent taking into consideration his misuse of artificial intelligence generated...

By Corey Groper and Zane Shammas-Toma (Student) The Ontario Court of Appeal recently upheld the finding that Michael Caridi personally committed civil fraud by recklessly representing that Tree of Knowledge International Corp. (“TOKI”) could supply three million...

By Max Libman and Julie Reiken (Student) In Wang vs. Banton 2026 ONSC 1553, a defendant moved for an order to restrain the plaintiff from initiating or pursuing further interlocutory proceedings within the main action. The Court granted the order and, in doing so,...

By Corey Groper and Zane Shammas-Toma (Student) The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal recently held that former Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld discriminated against LGBTQ2S+ teachers (“the Class”) through public statements about sexual orientation and...

By Corey Groper, Jordana Haar and Katy Tritt In the Matter of the Bankruptcy of Douglas Grozelle, 2026 ONSC 758,[1] the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted a motion clawing back approximately $21.5 million in fictitious “interest” payments paid to the “net...

By John Mather, Lauren Baker and Ashveer Sohi Overview The Competition Tribunal has released its first decision interpreting the expanded public interest litigant regime under the Competition Act. In doing so, the Tribunal laid out a clear framework for...

by Kaley Pulfer, Michael Robson and Larissa Zhong On November 25, 2025, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a $2,000,000 defamation action brought by Theralase Technologies Inc. and two of its executives as an “archetypical example of ‘SLAPP’” (strategic...

In this paper, Kathryn Manning discusses the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in the case of Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc., which addresses the interpretation of exclusion clauses in contracts for the sale of goods. The case arose when...