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Tax law

Schmeichel v. The King

The court struck parts of Mr. Schmeichel’s tax appeal that lacked a clear inventory-adjustment basis, but allowed him to file an amended notice by June 26, 2026.

  • Notice of appeal struck
  • Leave to amend
  • Want of prosecution
  • Bifurcation
  • Reassessment
  • Charitable donations
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Tax law

Denning v. The King

The Tax Court bifurcated Denning’s 2006 appeal into GLGI and Royal Crown Gold proceedings and struck the GLGI portion without leave to amend.

  • Income tax act
  • Bifurcation
  • Donative intent
  • Abuse of process
  • Motion to strike
  • Access to information disclosure
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Human rights 2026 CHRT 8

Tibilla v. Canada Revenue Agency

The Tribunal partially granted a stay, pausing retaliation allegations under section 14.1 while allowing discrimination claims under section 7 to proceed in phases.

  • Stay of proceedings
  • Bifurcation
  • Retaliation
  • Discrimination
  • Issue estoppel
  • Judicial review
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Competition law 2026 Comp Trib 2

Google - Order amending Bifurcation and Scheduling Order

Because the parties jointly requested the variation and concluded mediation would not be beneficial at this time, the Tribunal amended the Bifurcation and Scheduling Order to remove the March 6, 2026 mediation and directed parties to notify the Tribunal if they later seek mediation, preferably at least six weeks prior to any proposed mediation date for Tribunal member participation.

  • Abuse of dominant position
  • Mediation
  • Bifurcation
  • Scheduling orders
  • Case management
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Family law 2025 BCSC 2364

Verbonac v. Thompson

Post-trial family law reasons on costs, spousal support repayment, and a litigation advance. The court made no order as to costs, dismissed repayment of support, and ordered repayment of the $125,000 advance.

  • Spousal support
  • Child support
  • Property division
  • Costs
  • Offers to settle
  • Limitation periods
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Defamation 2025 BCSC 1855

Galloway v. A.B.

The Supreme Court of British Columbia dismissed a motion to bifurcate a defamation trial, finding the UBC and Twitter defendant issues were too interwoven.

  • Bifurcation and severance
  • Trial management
  • Qualified privilege
  • Justification (truth)
  • Responsible communication
  • Republication
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Human rights 2025 CHRT 90

Liu (on behalf of IPCO) v. Public Safety Canada

The Tribunal limited this complaint’s scope, refused extra expert witnesses, ordered further particulars, rejected issue estoppel and abuse of process, and denied bifurcation.

  • Discrimination in provision of services
  • Systemic underfunding
  • Scope of proceedings
  • Expert evidence limits
  • Disclosure and particulars
  • Issue estoppel and abuse of process
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Class actions 2025 BCSC 1671

Sridharan v. Whirlpool Corporation

The court dismissed retailers’ request to bifurcate and temporarily stay a proposed class action over alleged defective dishwashers, finding no sufficient prejudice or efficiency gain.

  • Bifurcation
  • Partial stay
  • Severance
  • Certification
  • Common issues
  • Judicial economy
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Competition law 2025 Comp Trib 5

Google - Bifurcation and Scheduling Order

The Tribunal ordered bifurcation: Phase I to determine liability only and Phase II for remedies if necessary; it restricted discovery in Phase I to exclude matters solely relating to remedies while requiring Google LLC to produce, subject to overriding court orders, any documents concerning remedies that it produces to the US Department of Justice in the related US remedies discovery; the Tribunal adopted the Parties' proposed schedule and other case management measures (protective order, timing for productions, discovery limits, hearing date and length) to promote efficiency and timely resol…

  • Abuse of dominance
  • Remedies (structural and behavioural)
  • Administrative monetary penalties
  • Bifurcation
  • Discovery and confidentiality
  • Constitutional challenge
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Criminal law 2025 ONCA 296

R. v. Cyrus

Motion to bifurcate dismissed because the appellant was largely responsible for procedural delay, there were not compelling reasons to separate the appeals, and a sentence appeal concerning a dangerous offender designation would require review of the predicate offences and trial record, creating inefficient duplication of work.

  • Conviction appeal
  • Sentence appeal
  • Bifurcation
  • Dangerous offender
  • Case management
  • Publication ban
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