The Complete Brief
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March 05, 2026
BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS - Compensation - Contingency agreements - Fair and reasonable
Appeal by appellants from motion judge’s decision that contingency fee agreement (CFA) was not fair. The respondent, Leduc, suffered a hypoxic ischemic brain injury during his birth and, a year later, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
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March 05, 2026
I’m on dad’s bank account: Do I get the money when he dies?
The above headline is a bit of a loaded question. The short answer is: it depends. If you’re interested in the long answer, keep reading.
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March 05, 2026
Canada’s defence industrial strategy: Building domestic capacity, unlocking business opportunities
A rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape marked by, as Mark Carney argues, the erosion of the international rules‑based order and intensifying technological competition has driven a fundamental reassessment of national security and defence policy in Canada. The federal government recently released Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS), a potentially transformative economic framework designed to strengthen national sovereignty and catalyze industrial growth.
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March 05, 2026
How post-incarceration ‘punishment by press release’ undermines rule of law
It is happening all over again.
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March 04, 2026
Manitoba launches consultations on AI regulation
Manitoba has launched a public consultation on the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), with a focus on modernizing the province’s privacy laws and promoting responsible AI use, according to a March 4 release.
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March 04, 2026
Canada, China reduce tariffs, renew market access for exports
The federal government has announced it is renewing its economic relationship with China, with developments being made toward increasing exports to China by 50 per cent by 2030.
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March 04, 2026
Publicly linked subcontractors of federal contractor not exempt from disclosure under AITA: court
The Federal Court has ordered the disclosure of the identities of certain subcontractors recruited by a consulting firm to perform work under a federal contract, holding that the information was not exempt under the Access to Information Act (AITA) because their connection to the work was publicly discernible.
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March 04, 2026
Winnipeg’s bail compliance unit fully operational: Manitoba government
A new police unit used to track and arrest those in violation of their bail conditions is now up and running in Winnipeg.
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March 04, 2026
Reforming and modernizing Canada’s transfer pricing rules
On Nov. 4, 2025, the federal government released the 2025 federal budget and Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025, which proposes significant amendments to reform and modernize Canada’s transfer pricing rules (the amendments).
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March 04, 2026
Trial judge erred by treating accused’s silence as ‘tacit admission’: Ontario Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has unanimously overturned the guilty verdict of a man whose conviction at trial centred on his decision to remain silent during police questioning.