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Introduction In the rapidly expanding world of digital finance, courts face a novel challenge: determining the legal location, or situs, of supposedly borderless crypto assets. When a digital asset is lost or stolen on an international platform, where exactly does the legal harm occur? The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently addressed this critical issue […]

The intersection of digital currency and the tax collector has always been a point of friction, but a recent judgment from the Tax Court of Canada has provided a clarifying jolt to the system. In Amicarelli v. The King, 2025 TCC 185, delivered in December 2025, Justice John A. Sorensen stripped away the technological hype

The judgment of the King’s Bench for Saskatchewan in HoneyBadger Enterprises Ltd. v Bue, 2025 SKKB 123, provides salient guidance on the interpretation of payment authorization agreements in the context of cryptocurrency transactions and the allocation of loss following third-party fraud. The decision also engages with the persistent question of the legal classification of digital

The British Columbia Court of Appeal’s decision in Tambosso v. Nguyen, 2025 BCCA 338, provides a salient analysis of how established Canadian contract law principles apply to loan agreements involving cryptocurrency. While the judgment was rendered in chambers on a procedural application to extend time for an appeal, the court’s reasons offer significant insight into

In a recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, McRae-Yu v. Profitly Incorporated et al., Hooper J. granted and then upheld a Mareva injunction in the context of an allegedly fraudulent non-fungible token (“NFT”) collection called “Boneheads.” The judgment offers an important illustration of how courts may approach NFTs, “minting,” and the potential

In Shirodkar v. Coinbase Global, Inc., 2025 ONCA 298, the Court of Appeal for Ontario grappled with a question that often arises in modern crypto-related disputes. A Canadian plaintiff, seeking to sue a network of Coinbase entities spanning multiple jurisdictions, challenged whether an Ontario court could properly assume authority over all of them. This judgment

In the recent decision by the Supreme Court of British Columbia Niroei v Bushell, the court delved into the critical issue of procedural fairness in arbitration. The case, involving a dispute between a landlord (the petitioner) and tenants (the respondents), highlights the importance of adhering to principles of natural justice during arbitration proceedings. Background The

In a recent decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal—Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 2299 v. Distillery SE Development Corp., 2024 ONCA 712—the court tackled the thorny issue of appealing court-appointed arbitrators. This case serves as a stark reminder of the limitations imposed by arbitration legislation on court intervention and the appealability of certain orders.

The recent judgment in Nguyen v. Tambosso (2024 BCSC 1551) is significant for its recognition of loans made in cryptocurrency, specifically Bitcoin, under standard legal principles of contract law. The Supreme Court of British Columbia unequivocally held that loans denominated in Bitcoin are enforceable and treated in the same manner as loans involving traditional forms

In the recent case Montaigne Group Ltd. v. St. Alcuin College for the Liberal Arts Society, 2024 BCSC 1465, the Supreme Court of British Columbia examined the interaction between court applications and the enforceability of arbitration agreements. The court’s findings provide significant insights into how actions taken in court can potentially render an arbitration agreement