Recent case which dealt with a lump-sum spousal support payment in the context of settlement structure, bankruptcy and variation.

Recent parental alienation case which dealt with the rights of a child and a police enforcement clause in a custody order.

Judicial comity aims to prevent conflicting jurisprudence and to encourage certainty in the law; however, new evidence would affect the standard of review.

Bill C-119 provides for enhanced protection of personal health information, the electronic health record, and new penalties and enforcement provisions.

Recent summary judgment which set aside a separation agreement for unconscionability and essential unfairness.

An employer was bound to an offer letter sent by email, and not by the employment agreement sent two days later and which included a provision limiting notice to the statutory minimum, and thus the employee was entitled to the common law notice period.

Recent decision in which a father was denied damages for non-pathological emotional harm caused by unplanned fatherhood.

Despite s. 39 of the Youth Criminal Justice Act¸ the Provincial Court of British Columbia imposed a custodial sentence of 16 months on a young offender who harassed women with threats of doxing, or publishing their identifiable personal information on the Internet.

Recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in which gifted money placed in a joint account was excluded from net family property.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice approves a key employee retention plan and grants a sealing order, denying a request to disclose the compensation information and terms of individual contracts.

Between conviction and sentencing of the accused, the release of a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision amounted to a fundamental restatement of the law that created a rebuttable presumption where no defence had previously existed – although new arguments on appeal were generally prohibited, the appellate court overturned the accused’s conviction and ordered a new trial.

Recent joint family venture decision which provides a useful review of the principles of constructive trust and unjust enrichment.