Federal Court of Appeal: Non-refoulement principle must be considered in inadmissibility proceedings
Friday, August 21, 2026 @ 5:14 PM
The Federal Court of Appeal has clarified that immigration adjudicators must treat the principle of non-refoulement as an interpretive constraint during inadmissibility proceedings, rather than considering it only at the removal stage. ... [read more]
Court allows injunction in dispute over ownership of software source code
Friday, August 21, 2026 @ 4:19 PM
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has granted an interlocutory injunction in a dispute over ownership of source code that a startup said it needed to continue operating, finding that the company would suffer irreparable harm from the loss of its business. ... [read more]
Ontario Court of Appeal: Lawyers’ trust ledgers presumptively privileged
Thursday, August 20, 2026 @ 5:34 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that lawyers’ trust ledgers in a multibillion-dollar fraud litigation are presumptively protected by solicitor-client privilege and that bank statement entries detailing payments to counsel may also be privileged, depending on what they reveal. ... [read more]
Charter attacks on new bars to asylum eligibility are now ‘specially managed proceedings’
Thursday, August 20, 2026 @ 4:59 PM
The Federal Court says it is facing a significant number of constitutional challenges to new restrictions on asylum claims that were enacted March 26, 2026 by Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act. As a result, Federal Court Chief Justice Alan Diner, who last month succeeded Paul Crampton as the leader of the national trial court, issued a “practice direction and special order” on Aug. 20. ... [read more]