Tuesday, April 29, 2025 @ 2:24 PM
The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) is raising alarm bells about a recent report from a task force recommending a sweeping overhaul of the province’s civil rules, with the organization’s president-elect saying many of the recommendations and the pace of the consultation process itself are problematic. ... [read more]
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 @ 5:34 PM
The Alberta Court of Appeal has stayed a decision that would allow the City of Calgary to upgrade a street into a four-lane divided road, pending the outcome of a Supreme Court leave application by a metal recycling business impacted by the proposed construction. ... [read more]
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 @ 5:18 PM
Ontario is proposing new legislation to amend the Highway Traffic Act to give police the authority to search for and seize electronic devices intended to be used for vehicle theft. ... [read more]
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 @ 5:16 PM
In what one lawyer is describing as a Canadian first, a Toronto-based cannabis products producer has launched a Charter challenge against federal cannabis advertising regulations that it says limit its “freedom of expression and [its] ability to engage in meaningful, competitive commerce.” ... [read more]
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 @ 4:53 PM
A New Brunswick court dismissing a disabled father’s attempt to stop his ex-wife from moving away with their young son further bolsters the principle of doing what is best for the child, says the mother’s lawyer. ... [read more]
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