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

Legal Marketing and Business Development executives understand the importance of staying on top of clients, industry trends, and competition. While leveraging the right software can be incredibly valuable, it feels like every week, a sales rep promises that their platform will deliver game-changing insights, and we are missing out by not signing up immediately.

With a glut of tools available to us, how do you choose which ones are right for your firm? Decision fatigue is a reality, so cutting out the noise is crucial when assessing your firm’s needs.

Types of Tools

General Information Tools: Google Alerts is . . . [more]

Once espoused by a US Supreme Court Justice in the historical Jacobellis case, the iconic “I know it when I see it” principle doesn’t only apply to censorship. I would argue that we can apply it to well-constructed legal documentation as well.

Have you ever looked at a document, any document, and felt overwhelmed by the amount of information coming at you? For example, think about the last time you emptied your mailbox of fliers. Did you look at one of those fliers and think, “Argh! There are so many random pictures of produce, numbers and words and I don’t . . . [more]

One Sunday each month we bring you a summary from Supreme Advocacy LLP of recent decisions at the Supreme Court of Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers a weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter, to which you may subscribe. It’s a summary of all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted from March 6 – May 22, 2025 inclusive.

Appeals

Bankruptcy & Insolvency: Student Loans
Piekut v. Canada (National Revenue), 2023 BCCA 181; 2025 SCC 13 (40782)

Section 178(2) of the BIA provides that an order of discharge releases a bankrupt from all claims provable in bankruptcy, . . . [more]

Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

PÉNAL (DROIT) : L’accusé, qui a filmé ou photographié 14 femmes à leur insu, parfois alors qu’elles étaient nues ou qu’elles avaient des relations sexuelles avec lui, et qui a réalisé des montages à caractère sexuel de certaines de ses victimes ainsi que des vidéos de lui-même dans lesquelles il . . . [more]

When navigating the complex world of foreign and comparative legal research, one resource has remained indispensable for decades: Foreign Law Guide (FLG). From its humble beginnings to its current role as a sophisticated research tool, FLG continues to be the go-to source for legal professionals seeking current foreign primary law and authoritative secondary sources. Recently, I had the pleasure to conduct an interview with Marci Hoffman, current General Editor of FLG to talk about the legacy and future plans of such a trailblazing legal platform.

A Legacy of Legal Accessibility

FLG was first developed in 1989 by law librarians Thomas . . . [more]

Across Canada, the promise of accessible justice too often ends at the courthouse door. While our legal frameworks—from the Charter to provincial human rights codes—declare that people with disabilities deserve equal treatment in court, the reality on the ground tells another story. Inconsistent practices, unclear processes, and invisible barriers routinely frustrate the ability of litigants with disabilities—especially those who are self-represented—to participate fully in legal proceedings.

In my research on disability and access to justice, one conclusion became unavoidable: without dedicated institutional roles to oversee and facilitate accessibility in courts, equity will remain aspirational. It’s time for Canada to appoint . . . [more]

After I wrote this column but before it went to press, my colleague Brandon Trask of UManitoba posted a similar column to the RobsonCrim blog. To the extent that I repeat some points he’s made, that repetition is valuable and worthwhile. I encourage readers to check it out.

What should and must a lawyer do when their client, or the representative of their client, attacks judges and large unidentified swaths of the entire bench? What if the lawyer is standing next to them when they do so? What if the lawyer is the Attorney General and the speaker is the . . . [more]

If you’re looking for court documents related to a Canadian insolvency proceeding and you know who the receiver or monitor is, check their website. Receivers often make the documents related to the proceeding publicly available on their website.

For example:

• https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/services/insolvency-assignments.html
• https://documentcentre.ey.com/#/home
• https://www.insolvencies.deloitte.ca/en-ca/Pages/Search-Insolvencies.aspx
• https://kpmg.com/ca/en/home/services/advisory/deal-advisory/creditorlinks.html
• https://www.doanegrantthornton.ca/service/advisory/creditor-updates/

— Susannah Tredwell . . . [more]

Authoritarian attacks on foundational principles of the rule of law have escalated in the United States since President Trump’s inauguration. This column expands on my previous column and looks at the role of Christian religious nationalists who have joined politicians and billionaires in the Trump administration’s mission to dominate every branch of the US government and civil society, and to invert the rule of law in North America and globally.

Religious nationalism in a global context

Historical records are strewn with tragic results of entanglements among religious, economic, and imperial powers. Those whose lands, resources, and cultures have been overtaken . . . [more]