Restrictive covenants: A barrier to housing developments in British Columbia

Real Estate Litigation

Restrictive covenants: A barrier to housing developments in British Columbia

By Emma Irving, Andrew Mollard, and Jasmine Der

Out with the old, in with the new: Saskatchewan's <em>Defamation Act</em> replaces century-old libel and slander law

Saskatchewan’s new Defamation Act (the Act) came into force on October 1, 2026. The Act replaces Saskatchewan’s previous legislation, the Libel and Slander Act, which had been in force since [...]

Doing business in Canada: Civil litigation

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