September 23, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has created an opt-in process for legal claims for people who suffered hazing or abuse while playing Major Junior Hockey in the Ontario Hockey League and/or the Western Hockey League of the Canadian Hockey League.
September 23, 2026
Appeal by appellant from dismissal of her action against her former spouse for damages for sexual assault, assault, battery, and intentional infliction of mental suffering.
September 22, 2026
A manslaughter case can turn on a single act for purposes of criminal liability, even if it is not a single-act case for purposes of sentencing.
September 21, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that reporting a motor vehicle accident does not, by itself, satisfy the statutory requirement to notify an insurer of an intention to claim accident benefits, restoring the denial of a claim submitted about 22 months after a crash.
September 21, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for Jonathan Massicotte after finding that he was convicted of second-degree murder on a theory of liability about which his trial counsel had not received sufficient notice (R. v. Massicotte, 2026 ONCA 526).
September 18, 2026
Lauren Shenkar has joined Harper Grey as an associate in its insurance law group in Vancouver.
September 18, 2026
A criminal conviction is not an ordinary judgment. It can take away a person’s liberty for years, and in the most serious cases, for life. That is why there is a strong argument that when reasonable grounds exist to challenge a conviction or sentence, no limitation period should prevent a court from hearing the challenge.
September 17, 2026
A lawsuit brought by Jeffrey Hartman, a partner in the Toronto law firm Lockyer, Zaduk Zeeh, concerns an alleged incident at a federal institution in Ontario and raises an uncomfortable question for the correctional system: how should prisons accommodate transgender inmates while maintaining the safety, security and privacy of everyone in their care?
September 16, 2026
Thomson Rogers LLP has welcomed Adriana Isshak as an associate in its personal injury group in Toronto.
September 16, 2026
Partial settlements are intended to narrow litigation, reduce risk and encourage resolution. But when one defendant settles under a Pierringer agreement and the plaintiff later succeeds at trial against a non-settling defendant, a second dispute can arise: how much of the pretrial settlement should be credited against the judgment?