Carolyn Gruske

1 week ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Carolyn Gruske

Company that grew out of personal injury practice gets funding from Canadian Business Growth Fund By A Calgary-based company that promises to partner with law firms across Canada and the US to grow and support their business operations has taken on its own partner. Litco Legal Support Organization (LSO) is the sister company to Litco Law, which currently has between 150 and 160 employees across four offices in Alberta.

1 week ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Carolyn Gruske

Costs yet to be awarded in years-long case By In its latest damages award, the Court of King's Bench of Alberta has ordered NOVA Chemicals Corporation to pay Dow Chemical Canada ULC $1.62 billion in addition to the $1.43 billion it has already paid. “It is almost an inconceivable number,” says Blair Yorke-Slader, vice-chair and partner at Bennett Jones.

2 weeks ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Carolyn Gruske

Sexual inactivity deemed to be part of a person's sexual history in R. v. Kinamore By In a decision released today, the Supreme Court of Canada has issued a crystal-clear directive requiring Crowns to follow the same rules as defence counsel should they wish to introduce evidence of a complainant’s sexual history – or lack thereof. As part of the same judgment, the court also quashed an appellant’s conviction for sexual assault and ordered a new trial to be held.

2 weeks ago | lawtimesnews.com | Carolyn Gruske

Union disappointed court didn't deal with substantive issues of termination BY 12 Jun 2025 A recent decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal has put a complicated case involving workplace sexual harassment, off-duty behaviour, and the use of private social media groups back into the hands of an arbitrator. The decision in Metrolinx v.

2 weeks ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Carolyn Gruske

A recent cross-border tax victory before a UK appeal court marks another highlight in his career By On April 22, 2025, a court released a decision favouring Al Meghji’s client. And while that’s hardly unusual for the Osler partner and head of its tax controversy practice, it was notable that the court in question was the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council – a court that no Canadian has appeared before in decades.