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Navigating AI in the Courtroom: Insights from the Canadian Judicial Council’s New Guidelines
Friday, November 1, 2024Delila BikicLitigationAI, Technology
In today’s age of rapid advancement in the development to Artificial Intelligence technology (“AI”), Canadian courts are facing increased pressure to respond to its use...
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No failure to mitigate by sellers in failed real estate transaction (Singh and Kaur v. Feneich)
Friday, November 1, 2024James R.G. Cook, Delila BikicLitigationReal Estate, Transactions
Cases arising from failed residential real estate transactions in a falling market continue to affirm that a buyer who breaches an agreement to purchase a property may be liable for substantial damages...
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Novel family violence tort has no place in Ontario law, Court of Appeal rules (Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia)
Friday, July 28, 2023James R.G. Cook, Delila BikicLitigationDivorce Act
In July 2023, the Ontario Court of Appeal held that a novel tort specific to “family violence” should not have been created...
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Tort of “family violence” provides new way to seek damages for domestic abuse
Monday, March 28, 2022James R.G. Cook, Delila BikicLitigationDivorce Act
In July 2023, the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal 2023 ONCA 476 (CanLII), and set aside trial judge's decision creating the tort of family violence
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Unfulfilled Promise to Transfer Family Property Upheld by Court of Appeal for Ontario
Monday, November 22, 2021James R.G. Cook, Delila BikicLitigation, Estate Planning
In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal addressed the longstanding relationship in estate litigation between the enforceability of promises, unjust enrichment, and the remedy...
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