Discover how structured settlements provide tax-free financial security for personal injury plaintiffs, including the ...

The Ontario government has announced the appointment of four new judges to the Ontario Court of Justice. The newly appointed ...

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a lawsuit over injuries sustained during a cycling event, ruling that a signed liability waiver barred the claims and protected the organizers and ...

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP has hired nine lawyers for key roles in its corporate, real estate, disputes, arbitration, and labour practices. Hélène Deschamps Marquis is set to co-lead the firm’s privacy ...

A dissenting judge has chastised a majority judgment as “an exercise in micromanaging” and warned it could encourage litigants to strategically misuse appellate panel reviews. In a decision that sent ...

The Women’s Law Association of Ontario has appointed Erin O’Donovan as its president and Fariya Walji as its vice president for 2024-2026, marking their addition to the executive board. O’Donovan has ...

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has granted summary judgment in favour of a mother upon finding that she loaned funds to her daughter and her husband. The court disagreed with the son-in-law’s ...

The Law Foundation of Ontario has shared that, from June to December this year, it approved new grants amounting to $45.5 million in favour of the 25 access to justice organizations in Ontario taking ...

Amidst our busyness, being idle just for some time is a leisure; doing nothing and letting things go their own way are just some of the things we aspire to have in our lives every once in a while.

In some cases, contracting parties can claim the defence of “non est factum” to avoid the consequences of a contract they didn’t truly understand. However, the law doesn’t treat this defence lightly — ...