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Set-off is (still) a defence to summary judgment in Alberta

By Kelly Osaka, Brenden Roberts, and Gregory Parth

Arbitration

Hilmer Motorsport GmbH v. Mason: The starting line for a jurisdictional defence is at the foreign court

By Emily McMurtry and Ramy Sarouf

Real Estate Litigation

British Columbia introduces new provincial Short-Term Rental Registry

By Andrew Mollard and Jasmine Der

Real Estate Litigation

Restrictive covenants: A barrier to housing developments in British Columbia

By Emma Irving, Andrew Mollard, and Jasmine Der

Professional Liability

Navigating Canada’s emerging AI landscape: Risks and realities for financial professionals

By Kelly Osaka, Deepshikha Dutt, and Michael Beeforth

Supreme Court of Canada considers the meaning of “material change” in Canadian securities law and clarifies the test for leave to proceed with a secondary market securities class action

By Matthew Fleming, Ben Iscoe, and Janson Fu

Back to regularly scheduled programming: The Divisional Court confirms that compelled testimony against an individual is admissible in Capital Markets Tribunal hearings

By Raphael Eghan, Brandon Barnes Trickett, and Janson Fu

Dentons quarterly privacy litigation digest – Issue 3/2025

By Kelly Osaka, Emma Irving, and Emily Zheng

Administrative and Public Law

Supreme Court of Canada allows property owners to acquire municipal parkland through a claim for adverse possession

By Brandon Barnes Trickett, Michael Beeforth, Roberto Aburto, and Tom Nichini

Ontario Superior Court awards nearly CA$2 million in landmark online defamation case

By Morgan Camley, KC

Hard landing for uncertified proposed airline conspiracy class action: Gifford v. Air Canada

By Amer Pasalic and Mark A. Glynn

Can manufacturers be liable in negligence for harms committed by third parties?

By Amer Pasalic

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