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Defendant in libel suit ordered to pay $68K in costs to drag performers

Case Summary Rainbow Alliance Dryden et al v. Webster and Crichton et al v. Webster, 2025 ONSC 2164 The Ontario Superior Court of Justice...

Apr 7

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Court adjusts distribution of mother’s estate to account for defrauding of father’s estate

Case Summary Spellman v. Spellman, 2025 ONSC 1187 A six-year, multi-province estate heist has ended with an Ontario court modifying the...

Feb 22

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Ontario court grants summary judgment to drag performers smeared online as "groomers"

Case Summary Rainbow Alliance Dryden et al v. Webster and Crichton et al v. Webster, 2025 ONSC 1161 and 2025 ONSC 1162 The Ontario...

Feb 21

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Small Claims Court orders maximum damages for "pedophile" libels targeting queer community

Case Summary Borderland Pride et al v. Cawston, Court File No. SC-24-04 (Fort Frances) In Borderland Pride et al v. Cawston, the Small...

Jul 28, 2024

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Trustee Act limitation period moderated by fraudulent concealment

Case Summary Fletcher Estate et al v. Coyle, 2023 ONSC 6757 and 2024 ONSC 2642 In Fletcher Estate et al v. Coyle, the Ontario Superior...

May 10, 2024

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Court of Appeal upholds order that estate trustee pay litigation costs personally

Case Summary Westover Estate v. Jolicouer, 2024 ONCA 81 The Court of Appeal for Ontario has upheld a trial decision ordering an estate...

Feb 6, 2024

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Court finds “groomer” slurs targeting drag community not protected by anti-SLAPP law

Case Summary Rainbow Alliance Dryden et al v. Webster, 2023 ONSC 7050 The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled that “groomer”...

Dec 15, 2023

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Township of Morley Found to Have Held Illegal Council Meeting

Case Summary Ombudsman Report Concerning the Township of Morley, dated November 23, 2023 In April 2023, lawyers with our office assisted...

Nov 26, 2023

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Township of Alberton Found to Have Violated Open Meeting Rules

Case Summary Ombudsman Report Concerning the Township of Alberton, dated July 2023 In May 2022, lawyers with our office assisted a client...

Aug 2, 2023

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Supreme Court of Canada recognizes importance of counter-speech supporting trans people

Case Summary Hansman v. Neufeld, 2023 SCC 14 On May 19, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada released its much-anticipated decision in...

May 20, 2023

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Oppression Remedy Granted in Case of Forged Signature and Misappropriated COVID Relief Funds

Case Summary Mawakeesick v. Kaoma et al, 2022 ONSC 5470 On September 26, 2022, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released its...

Apr 22, 2023

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Tribunal Finds Lengthy, Vexatious Emails a Basis for Dismissal

Case Summary Markle v. York University, 2022 HRTO 1476 In a decision released on December 30, 2022, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario...

Jan 31, 2023

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Court Strikes Down By-Law Banning Encampment as Unconstitutional

Case Summary The Regional Municipality of Waterloo v. Persons Unknown et al, 2023 ONSC 670 A court decision released last week states...

Jan 28, 2023

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