SCC’s spring session features weighty constitutional & admin law appeals but case volume is light
Supreme Court of Canada Ottawa April 22, 2024
Environmental advocates projected a message onto the Supreme Court of Canada's building in Ottawa during the early hours of Earth Day April 22, 2024 to urge global leaders to negotiate a legally-binding treaty to end plastic pollution. Handout: Canadian Press Images, Oceana Canada/EARTHDAY.ORG.

Monday, April 22, 2024 @ 5:15 PM

Constitutional and administrative law cases dominate at the Supreme Court of Canada this spring, with the handful of appeals to be heard involving class actions, standard of review, the honour of the Crown and the right to vote. ... [read more]

Ontario Court certifies class action against Ticketmaster over secondary sales by resellers

Monday, April 22, 2024 @ 5:17 PM

The Ontario Superior Court has certified a class action against Ticketmaster over allegations that the company deliberately facilitated or turned a blind eye to professional resellers who purchased more tickets than permitted in the primary market. ... [read more]

McGill law profs warn university of impending strike

Monday, April 22, 2024 @ 4:22 PM

Unionized law professors at Montreal’s McGill University are again accusing the school of bad faith in bargaining and sounding the alarm of a fast-approaching strike deadline. ... [read more]

Appellate court denies that signed online waiver applied to mountaineering accident

Monday, April 22, 2024 @ 2:17 PM

The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal in a case where a man was injured in a mountaineering accident, finding that the signed online waiver in question could not be applied as mutual intention did not exist. ... [read more]

B.C. bills aimed at strengthening Indigenous jurisdiction in family services, tackling racism

Monday, April 22, 2024 @ 1:46 PM

The B.C. government has introduced legislation aimed at strengthening Indigenous jurisdiction in child and family services and tackling systemic racism in provincial institutions, and observers are calling the changes positive but are saying there are still things that need to be done. ... [read more]