July 07, 2026
The federal government has appointed Charlene J. Moore as a judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Family Division) in Sydney.
July 07, 2026
Cozen O’Connor has added corporate and securities lawyer Ashley Ainsley as counsel in its international corporate practice in Vancouver.
July 07, 2026
McInnes Cooper has announced it is relocating its Sydney, N.S., office to a new space in Membertou, expanding its presence in Cape Breton.
July 07, 2026
When a court awards damages in lieu of reasonable notice, should the award include vacation pay that would have accrued over the notice period?
July 07, 2026
Artificial intelligence is no longer an emerging issue in Canadian immigration law. It is now firmly embedded in both immigration administration and the practice of immigration litigation.
July 07, 2026
In this case, a former paramedic, Travis Thomas, developed PTSD after repeated exposure to traumatic events during his employment. When Thomas applied for compensation, he argued that PTSD had disabled him in 2014, while he was still working as a paramedic, and that his wages should be calculated using his paramedic salary.
July 07, 2026
The federal government has announced the launch of online and in-person consultations for Budget 2026 ahead of its delivery this fall.
July 07, 2026
The King Charles tax disclosure creates no legal obligation in Canada and establishes no precedent that Canadian courts are required to follow. What it does is illustrate — at the level of a head of state — a principle that is deeply embedded in Canadian tax law and frequently litigated: that those who administer the tax system, and those who are subject to it, operate within a framework governed by the rule of law, institutional transparency and procedural fairness.
July 07, 2026
Appeal by appellant from an order dismissing his application for judicial review of an adjudicator’s decision confirming a Notice of Administrative Penalty (NAP) for failing or refusing to comply with a breath demand. The appellant was stopped by police following a trespass complaint and, after multiple unsuccessful attempts to provide a breath sample on an approved screening device administered by a second officer, was issued a NAP.
July 06, 2026
British Columbia’s opioid class actions against manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and consultants will proceed to trial in early 2028 after the B.C. Court of Appeal dismissed the final appeals challenging certification, Attorney General Niki Sharma said in a statement issued July 6.