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Successful mediation outcomes depend on more than legal preparation - they require clients who are emotionally ready and engaged in the process. In this article, mediator Stuart Rudner shares practical guidance on how counsel can bridge the gap between being prepared on paper and being prepared at the mediation table.

In Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2026 SCC 16, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) customised a new tort of intimate partner violence (IPV) in response to what it described as the “pernicious social ill” of coercive control in intimate relationships. In doing so, the SCC granted family law litigants and survivors of IPV a powerful civil remedy; and practitioners, a comprehensive and structured primer on the advent of novel torts, marking a first in Canadian law. Although this decision arose in a family law dispute, it is expected to shape the development of tort law well beyond the confines of family law, making it an essential read for all civil litigators. This article focuses on the SCC’s preion governing the evolution of new torts.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of May 25, 2026.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of May 11, 2026.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of April 13, 2026.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of April 20, 2026.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of April 6, 2026.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of March 30, 2026.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of March 23, 2026.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of March 16, 2026.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of March 2, 2026.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of February 17, 2026.

A fundamental shift away from traditional discovery has been brewing in this province via the Ontario Civil Rules Review. The latest proposal, released on December 15, 2025, suggests a transformation of discovery under the Rules of Civil Procedure.

Acceptance Speech of Justin Nasseri, inaugural OBA Civil Litigation Emerging Leader Award winner, with introduction by OBA Civil Litigation Executive Chair, Adil Abdulla

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of January 26, 2026.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario from January 19, 2026 to January 23, 2026.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario from January 12, 2026 to January 16, 2026.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario from December 31, 2025 to January 9, 2026

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of December 8, 2025.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of December 1, 2025.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of November 17, 2025.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of October 27, 2025.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of October 20, 2025.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of October 13, 2025.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of October 6, 2025.

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of September 29, 2025

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of September 15, 2025.