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Civil lawsuits, also known as civil litigation, are a type of legal dispute that can be initiated to hold entities or individuals accountable for the damages caused by their actions. Many types of incidents may prompt a civil lawsuit, including wrongful termination, contract disputes, personal injury and medical malpractice, property damage, fraud, and reputation-related suits, i.e. defamation or...

A case before the Supreme Court of Canada in 2020, Ontario (Attorney General) v. G, challenged the constitutionality of Christopher’s Law, a legislative framework in Ontario requiring those found not criminally responsible of sexual offences be registered as a sex offender for life on the Ontario Sex Offender Registry (OSOR), regardless whether they have an absolute discharge from the review...

In the law, Rule 21 is a motion that can be brought before the commencement of a civil proceeding, which asks the court to either stay the proceedings – meaning, stop the legal process – or dismiss the claims altogether. There are a number of circumstances where your civil litigation lawyer may use this motion, and it would be permitted, but generally, they hinge on cases that deal with a...