Archive: Legal Bulletins

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...

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,...