Constitutional attack launched on law abolishing Quebec MNAs’ oath of allegiance to sovereign
Constitutional litigator Lawrence David of Montreal’s Public Interest Litigation Institute argues that the unilateral amending procedure in s. 45 of the Constitution Act, 1982 does not authorize Quebec to unilaterally abolish the Constitution’s requirement that provincial legislators must swear an oath of allegiance to the King before taking their seats in Quebec’s national assembly.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 @ 5:39 PM
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2026 @ 12:02 PM
A constitutional litigator has launched a multipronged constitutional attack on Bill 4, the Quebec law that purports to unilaterally abolish the Constitution’s requirement that elected members of the national assembly(MNAs) of Quebec must swear allegiance to the King before taking their seats in the provincial legislature. ... [read more]
Court reduces dismissed employee’s damages by $125K awarded for loss of use of tow truck, cellphone
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 @ 4:41 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has reduced by $125,640 the damages awarded to a former towing-company employee, finding that he was not entitled to compensation for losing the use of a company tow truck and cellphone that were work tools and not personal benefits. ... [read more]
Court orders new trial in case involving alleged fraudulent home sale agreement
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 @ 4:02 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal and remitted a homeownership dispute back to a different judge in a case where the trial judge made numerous errors relating to an allegedly fraudulent sale agreement. ... [read more]
Ontario protection orders often breached, under-enforced: reports
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 @ 2:54 PM
A prominent legal institute has released a pair of reports showing wide support for the use of protection orders in Ontario, but also raising major concerns about how the current system works. ... [read more]
Court of Appeal adds US$4.7M to former Meta employee’s damages over forfeited RSUs
Monday, August 10, 2026 @ 5:38 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has increased a former Meta employee’s damages by approximately US$4.7 million, finding that contract provisions requiring the immediate forfeiture of unvested restricted stock units (RSUs) upon termination contravened Ontario’s Employment Standards Act. ... [read more]