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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of August 10, 2026.
Continue ReadingIn Cycle Toronto v. Ontario (Attorney General), the Court allowed the appeal from the application judge’s finding that
[This article by Matthew A. McGuire was originally published in the August 2026 issue of The Iowa Lawyer magazine.]
The last four Iowa Supreme Court terms—from the 2022-2023 term to the recently concluded 2025-2026 term—have seen a stylistic shift in how the Court articulates its rulings. Brevity has become the order of the day. Not only
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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of August 3 to 7, 2026.
It was a busy week. There were several employment law and MedMal decisions of interest released this
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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of July 27, 2026.
Continue ReadingIn Kentros v. Kentros, the Court dismissed an appeal and cross-appeal concerning a will that omitted a remainderman
Brief author introduction: My name is Sage Shaheen and I am a summer associate finishing the last week of my summer here at Pierce Atwood. You can find my previous writing and research for this blog here and here.
The Law Court recently issued an opinion on the enforceability of preliminary settlement agreements in
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Good afternoon.Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of July 20, 2026.
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In Lang-Newlands v. Newlands, the Court addressed whether the wife’s interest in a family trust should be excluded
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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of July 13, 2026.
Continue ReadingIn KingSett Mortgage Corporation v. Mapleview Developments Ltd., the Court dismissed an appeal by two contractors who argued
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Good afternoon.Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of July 6, 2026.
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In B.E. v. O.R., the Court granted in part a motion for directions about the extent to which
Our clients often ask this question about appeals before the Law Court. And so we decided it was time to look at what the data say. Our summer associate, and part-time blogger, Sage Shaheen thoroughly reviewed the information available and, while her findings are interesting, what is perhaps more illuminating about this exercise is
Governor Stein signed a state budget into law today, triggering happy headlines about teacher pay and investments in community colleges, amidst debates over a number of other provisions. Tweaks to our appellate system tend not to make the front page, but there is at least one thing worth noting.
Borrowing a page from the business