Articles 2023

In Denton v. British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal), 2017 BCCA 403, the British Columbia Court of Appeal ("Court of Appeal") has confirmed that generally speaking, constitutional issues should not be raised for the first time on judicial review as they should be first considered in the context of a developed record.

Due to the flexible nature of the law of claims construction in Canada, the meaning of the commonly used transitional phrase "consisting essentially of" may surprise foreign lawyers and patent practitioners.

Summaries of Taylor's Towing v. Intact Insurance Company, Intact Insurance v. 2229152 Ontario Limited, Dalcor Inc. v. Unimac Group Ltd., Canada v. Callidus Capital Corporation, Canada North Group Inc., Royal Bank of Canada v. Delta, Bankruptcy of Christine Marie Rose Fauvelle, Bank of Montreal v. Linden Leas Ltd., Adebogun v. Canada (Attorney General), Cansearch Resources Ltd. v. Regent Resources Ltd. and Johal v. Nordio

Barry Corbin discusses the recent decision of Justice de Sa in Cotnam v. Rousseau, 2018 CarswellOnt 69. An application under Part V of the SLRA.

Robert Shawyer provides a case comment from Hon. Curtis, J. on the term "openness".

The Ontario Court of Appeal has confirmed a robust and plaintiff-friendly framework for the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments against state supporters of terrorism under the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act, SC 2012 c 1 (the “JVTA”).

This article discusses pursuing a career in politics and public policy, the day to day work of a political staffer, and how a career in policy differs from law.

In this article the author discusses what happens when a parent fails in their obligation to support a child.

In this article the author discusses the usage of motivational interviewing in the family law context.

Summaries of recent decisions discussed in the Stockwoods LLP Administrative & Regulatory Law Case Review newsletter.