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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – March 2026

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1. Kapahi Real Estate Inc. v. Elite Real Estate Club of Toronto Inc, 2026 ONSC 1438

[1] This decision may involve the next generation of AI hallucinations. In this case, counsel delivered a factum that cited real cases with correct neutral citations to CanLII. But then counsel added quotations from the cases. The

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – February 2026

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1. R. v. Fox, 2026 SCC 4

[1] The main issue on this appeal is whether a lawyer charged with a criminal offence can invoke the “innocence at stake” exception to solicitor-client privilege recognized in R. v. McClure, 2001 SCC 14, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 445, and R. v. Brown, 2002 SCC . . . [more]

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – January 2026

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1. Sullivan v. Culic et al, 2026 ONSC 23

[1] This motion involves a request by the applicant to amend the notice of application to add a party and for interim relief related to lawyer, Clinton Harrison Culic, and his law firm, Veritasa Law Office. The allegations against Mr. Culic arise out of

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – December 2025

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1. Parker v. King, 2025 ONSC 6813

[1] On August 18th, 2025 the Respondent appeared at a case conference with an albino ball python named “Rico” and insisted that the snake was a service animal. At the time he presented documentation stating that he required the service animal for his mental well being . . . [more]

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – November 2025

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1 . Nootchtai v. Nahwegahbow Corbiere Genoodmagejig Barristers and Solicitors, 2025 ONSC 6071

[11] The issue before me in this proceeding is whether the Legal Team, as licensed legal professionals and members of the bar of Ontario, are entitled to a whopping $510,000,000.00 as a 5% contingent fee on the $10 billion settlement . . . [more]

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – October 2025

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1. R v Yalahow, 2024 ABKB 328

[1] Abdullahi Hassan Yalahow and Christopher William Wilson were charged with Second Degree Murder contrary to sec. 235(1) of the Criminal Code. Yalahow was also charged with intentionally discharging a firearm at a place knowing that other persons were present contrary to sec. 244.2(1)(a) as well . . . [more]

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – September 2025

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1. Lin v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 1043

[3] In brief, the Applicant first argues that the Minister’s Delegate failed to observe principles of natural justice and procedural fairness by (1) proceeding with the admissibility interview process with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC] on March 19, 2024, and (2)°concluding this . . . [more]

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – August 2025

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1. R. v. Leclaire, 2025 ONSC 4203

[1] The Respondent, Joseph LeClaire, pleaded guilty to impaired operation of a conveyance and drive while disqualified. He had four prior convictions for impaired driving. The Crown gave Notice of Application for Increased Penalty under s. 727 of the Criminal Code. Section 320.19 of the Criminal . . . [more]

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – July 2025

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1. R. v. McLeod, et al., 2025 ONSC 4319

[1] On June 18, 2018, members of the 2018 Championship Canadian World Junior Hockey Team (“the team”) were gathered in London, Ontario to celebrate their victory in the World Junior Hockey Tournament earlier that year. What occurred during the early morning hours of June . . . [more]

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – June 2025

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1. R. v. Kinamore, 2025 SCC 19

[1] The increasing complexity of sexual offence trials in Canada poses a challenge to our overburdened criminal justice system. One source of complexity lies in the application of the rules that govern evidence of a complainant’s sexual history. Although these evidentiary rules are essential to eliminate

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – May 2025

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1. Ko v. Li, 2025 ONSC 2766

[14] This occurrence seems similar to cases in which people have had factums drafted by generative artificial intelligence applications (like ChatGPT). Some of these applications have been found to sometimes create fake legal citations that have been dubbed “hallucinations.” It appears that Ms. Lee’s factum may

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – April 2025

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1. Afolabi v. Law Society of Ontario, 2025 ONCA 257

[102] The LSO has a duty to protect the public interest, maintain public confidence in the profession, and ensure the entry-level competence of incoming licensees. It is to be afforded considerable latitude in regulating the legal profession and in determining how the duty . . . [more]

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