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The Court of Appeal’s Consideration of Sault Dock: A New Test, Refinement or More of the Same?

Slaw

INTRODUCTION The Ontario Court of Appeal’s (“CA”) recent decision in Knauff v. Ontario (Human Rights Tribunal) (“Knauff”) sought to resolve two CA panels’ disagreement about the continuing relevance of the test for leave to appeal in Sault Dock Co. Ltd. and City of Sault Ste. Marie (Ont. CA) (“Sault Dock”). (I considered the two CA decisions, West Whitby Landowners Group Inc. v. El... more »

The Court of Appeal’s Consideration of Sault Dock: A New Test, Refinement or More of the Same?

Slaw

INTRODUCTION The Ontario Court of Appeal’s (“CA”) recent decision in Knauff v. Ontario (Human Rights Tribunal) (“Knauff”) sought to resolve two CA panels’ disagreement about the continuing relevance of the test for leave to appeal in Sault Dock Co. Ltd. and City of Sault Ste. Marie (Ont. more »

Experimental Deregulation: Next Steps for the Pacific Link Pipeline as the First Official Building Canada Act Project of National Interest

ABLawg

By: David V. Wright Matters Commented On: Order in Council PC 2026-0925 (2026) and Explanatory Note for Pacific Link Pipeline Project; Building Canada Act, SC 2025, c 2, s 4 PDF Version: Experimental Deregulation: Next Steps for the Pacific Link Pipeline as the First Official Building Canada Act Pr... more »

Soutenance d’Aurore Troussel-Clément, Salon François Chevrette(1 octobre 2026)

Vincent Gautrais

C’est le jeudi 1er octobre avril à 10 h qu’Aurore Troussel-Clément fera sa soutenance de thèse de doctorat en droit intitulée : The Struggle for Regulation between Digital Platforms and States. Le jury sera composé de : Président : Nicolas Vermeys, professeur titulaire, Université de... more »

Spear Phishing Campaigns

AvoidAClaim: Claims Prevention & Practice Management for Lawyers

You may think that phishing attempts are easy to spot and you couldn’t be fooled, but not all phishing attempts are created equal. Meet the spear phishing campaign. Spear phishing occurs when fraudsters target a specific person, organization, or group using information they have gathered in advanc... more »

Court of Appeal affirms robust interpretation of academic freedom exclusion in Alberta

All About Information

On October 28, 2025, the Court of Appeal of Alberta affirmed that the Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (the OIPC) acted unreasonably in narrowly construing the teaching and research records exclusion in the Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA... more »

TLC Lunch Bites: Building Self-Awareness to Improve Efficiency and Productivity

Attorney With a Life

We are excited to publish our second episode of The Lawyer Coach’s Lunch Bites! TLC Lunch Bites are short videos on a variety of topics that come up commonly in coaching conversations with lawyers. These short videos provide an opportunity to learn useful coaching nuggets quickly. As lawyers, we k... more »