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Rules review recommendations would ‘fundamentally change’ framework for Ontario civil claims: lawyer

Allison Speigel of Speigel Nichols Fox LLP

A working group is calling for significant change to Ontario’s Rules of Civil Procedure, with group co-lead Allison Speigel saying some of the recommendations will likely be ‘hard for people to swallow.’

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 @ 2:24 PM

A revamp of Ontario’s justice system could soon be in the offing after a task force set up to look at the province’s Rules of Civil Procedure recommended a number of changes that would have a major impact on legal practice. ... [read more]

Feds announce new measures to support businesses affected by U.S. tariffs

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 @ 4:56 PM

The federal government has announced new measures for businesses and other entities impacted by the Canada-U.S. tariff dispute, including remission of some countermeasure tariffs that Canada announced in response to the U.S.-imposed tariffs on Canadian products. ... [read more]

Judge ‘reluctantly’ rejects certifying class action alleging various solvent products were identical

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 @ 4:02 PM

The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed an application to certify a class action in a case where the plaintiff alleged that the defendant was selling multiple products with the same chemical makeup at different prices. ... [read more]

B.C. to accept 1,100 new provincial nomination applications in 2025, prioritize doctors, nurses

Monday, April 14, 2025 @ 5:24 PM

British Columbia will accept only 1,100 new applications as part of an update to its provincial nominee program after its federal allocation for the program for 2025 was halved to 4,000 from 8,000 in 2024. ... [read more]

Ontario Court of Appeal upholds 1957 contract at issue in Enbridge gas pipeline dispute

Monday, April 14, 2025 @ 5:21 PM

The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that a 1957 franchise agreement, which requires a gas supplier to obtain approval from the County of Essex for the relocation or replacement of pipelines, does not violate the rule against perpetuities. ... [read more]