Access to Justice
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April 11, 2025
McGill faces proposed class action over alleged failure to address campus antisemitism
McGill University is facing a proposed class action over allegations that it failed to protect its Jewish students from discrimination and harassment during campus protests related to the conflict in Gaza.
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April 11, 2025
OBA award winners announced ahead of June 19 gala
The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) has announced the winners of this year’s association awards. The recipients will be honoured at the OBA Awards Gala on June 19 in Toronto.
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April 11, 2025
JFK Law adds a partner and two associates
JFK Law LLP has announced that Nadir André has joined the firm as a partner, and Lauren Daniel and Isabelle Simard have joined as associates.
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April 11, 2025
David Nurse appointed Nova Scotia’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Review Officer
Lawyer David Nurse has been appointed as Nova Scotia’s new Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPOP) Review Officer.
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April 11, 2025
Nova Scotia, legal group providing power of attorney app
Nova Scotia has partnered with a legal resource provider to develop a free app aimed at making it easier to name a power of attorney.
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April 11, 2025
Conditions in Ontario jails have now become an international embarrassment
Sharif Rahman was on life support in a London, Ont., hospital after he was attacked outside the Curry House restaurant in Owen Sound, Ont. Rahman was a 44-year-old man originally from Bangladesh. He studied economics before obtaining a master’s degree in international development at the University of Glasgow. He bought the Curry House in Owen Sound in 2015. He remained unresponsive, having suffered a brain injury in the Aug. 17, 2023, assault. He died in the hospital a week later.
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April 10, 2025
Ontario court rules virtual access not required under open court principle
The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that denying virtual access to court proceedings does not violate the open court principle, clarifying that the principle does not guarantee the public’s right to be present in the courtroom.
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April 10, 2025
Constitutional clash brewing as Ottawa targets immigration bar with up to $1.5 million in admin penalties
Bar organizations are warning Ottawa that a new administrative monetary penalty regime to be applied to legal professionals — featuring penalties of up to $1.5 million for immigration and refugee lawyers determined by federal officials to have participated in clients’ misrepresentations — will be constitutionally challenged if lawyers are not exempted from the proposed regulations, which are expected to come into force later this year.
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April 10, 2025
Federal Court rejects Canada's motion to strike class action alleging RCMP doctors' misconduct
The Federal Court has dismissed a motion by Canada for an order to strike out portions of a statement of claim and to amend common issues in a class-action proceeding related to alleged abuses by medical doctors employed by the RCMP.
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April 09, 2025
Viability of private prosecutions in hate-motivated crimes
Section 504 of the Criminal Code permits anyone to initiate a criminal proceeding by laying an information in writing, under oath before a justice. In R. v. Mivasair, 2025 ONCA 179, the Ontario Court of Appeal reviews the law respecting private prosecutions including the role and duty of the Crown and the remedies available to an informant where the Crown has intervened and terminated a private prosecution.