When a wrong is committed, we always rely on the impartiality of a judge and the expertise of legal counsels. This includes the trust we have in the system for justice to be served. On top of this, ...

Businesses run on the exchange of information – non-material and material information – and a recent Capital Markets Tribunal decision involving insider trading has delivered some additional clarity ...

In the event of a default, a secured creditor is required to give a debtor reasonable notice of its intention to seize the assets and an opportunity to remedy the default, the Court of Appeal has ...

The results are in for the 2023 Law Society of Ontario Bencher election, and it is an all-out rout for the Good Governance Coalition. As treasurer, Jacqueline Horvat, a re-elected coalition candidate, ...

According to a 2024 study from the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, an estimated 34% of people have one or more everyday legal problems. While they seek advice from friends or relatives, they often do ...

Old precedents and case law may still have certain effects on the court decisions of today. One perfect example of this is what's referred to in labour and employment law as Wallace damages. The ...

The Law Society of Ontario is considering whether to alter the restrictions on real estate lawyers who get fees and other perks paid by certain title insurers. The law society received 140 submissions ...

The Law Society of Ontario’s proposals to slash the proportion of elected lawyers in Convocation and enact other changes to its governance model have drawn criticism from some lawyers, who say the ...

After the parties have agreed to the amount of compensation in a settlement negotiation for a case of personal injury, the next question would be how the amount will be received by the injured party.

Organizations representing lawyers throughout Ontario have submitted letters to the province’s legal regulator, arguing that proposed changes to its governance model will dilute regional ...

When the courts hand out compensatory damages, they’re not just writing a cheque — they’re writing history. In Canada, some of the largest payouts have come from cases that captured the attention of ...

As the Law Society of Ontario’s governing board continues to grapple with the news that the organization gave its chief executive officer a $300,000 raise through a “potentially ultra vires employment ...