A Toronto fraud trial heard how a real estate developer entrusted more than $4.5 million to Aiden Pleterski after receiving reports of substantial investment returns, only to discover that his account’s reported value may not have reflected actual trading profits.
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Ontario Court of Appeal upholds reduced contingency fee in birth injury settlement
Court says fee reasonableness requires consideration of risks throughout litigation
Neither fear nor ‘blind optimism’: keynote at Canadian Legal Summit argues for proactive approach to AI
The second annual Canadian Legal Summit took place in downtown Toronto Wednesday
Aiden Pleterski to Represent Himself at Fraud Trial After Delay Request Denied
Aiden Pleterski, the self-described “Crypto King,” will represent himself at his upcoming fraud and money laundering trial after an Ontario judge denied his request for more time to hire a lawyer.
Ontario Superior Court Justice Shaun Nakatsuru rejected the adjournment
Justice in Contracts Conference
Looks like a banger of a conference. You can register before October 11th here.
Here’s the agenda:
Day 1 – Friday, October 16, 2026
1:30 PM-2:00 PM | Registration2:00 PM-2:15 PM | Opening Remarks2:15 PM-3:15 PM | Insincere AttestationsSpeaker: Seana
Episode 101: Could Your Family Tree Unlock Canadian Citizenship? With Patrick McFawn
In this episode of the Ask Canada Immigration Lawyer Evelyn Ackah podcast, Evelyn speaks with Patrick McFawn, Principal Consultant and Genealogist at Vexillum Global, about citizenship by descent and the family records that can help establish a claim.Patrick explains
Toronto Woman Says She Lost $96,000 in Alleged Psychic Scam
A Toronto woman says she gave her entire life savings to a psychic who claimed she needed to pay to remove harmful spirits.
The woman, identified by her middle name, Nancy, said she found the psychic through an Instagram advertisement
Is Compromise on Encryption Possible? Why Bill C-22’s “Minor Opening” Leaves the Central Question Unanswered
Bill C-22, the government’s lawful access legislation, is awaiting Senate consideration this fall with the encryption provisions likely to be the centre of attention given diametrically opposing views from law enforcement and technology companies and experts. Public Safety Minister Gary
Osgoode Society Legal History Workshop
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The Osgoode Society Legal History Workshop is an informal evening seminar, starting at 6.30 p.m., and conducted over zoom. Participants are graduate students and faculty in law and history from U of T,
The Wrong Target: Why the CBC Should Be Asking About the Yom Kippur Protesters, Not the Journalist Who Reported on Them
Last week, CBC journalist Neil Herland was reportedly pulled from the air and brought before a disciplinary hearing after posting a tweet thread about being taunted on his way to the Song Shul’s Yom Kippur services at the Meridian Arts