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Hmmm

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With great respect to the Courts of Ontario, the use of two minor and very recent century cases to suggest that "sharp practice" has an established legal meaning is a bit suspect. The concept is much older than that: the OED says: "Sharp practice. 1847 2.a. Hard bargaining; relentless pursuit of advantage. b. Dishonourable taking of advantage, trickery." I found the phrase in the dictionary at Law.com, but not in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law at FindLaw.com, but just because there's a dictionary definition doesn't necessarily mean there should be a Wikipedia article on the subject (sorry Colonel W!). - Pointillist (talk) 13:40, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Canadian?

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As a Brit, it seems odd that the article implies that sharp practice is a Canadian concept and term. While I don't doubt that it's in use in Canada, it's a longstanding British English term which is very widely used throughout the English speaking world, though I'm not sure if it's in common use in the US. --Ef80 (talk) 15:59, 28 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]