June 04, 2026
The Government of Prince Edward Island has appointed Jonah Clements as a judge of the provincial court, effective June 3.
June 04, 2026
A New Brunswick Court of Appeal judge, seconded to the Federal Court for a sensitive and potentially far-reaching court case against the Supreme Court of Canada’s registry, has ruled that the top court was not in breach of the federal Official Languages Act (OLA) when it posted on its website its untranslated pre-1970 judgments in their original languages, nor does the statute oblige the top court to translate thousands of historical judgments into both official languages.
June 04, 2026
For years, the unspoken expectation in many organizations was that in-house lawyers would advise on legal matters and leave business decisions to others. That expectation has shifted, and recent data now confirms how far.
June 04, 2026
Ross v. Luypaert is another interesting case from the Court of Appeal in Ontario. In this case, the two daughters of John Douglas Ross and Regine Ross, Yonna and Lorraine, are the litigation guardians of their incapable parents. The parents owned a property (Property A) jointly with their son, Rene Luypaert. Regine Ross solely owned another property (Property B), which was occupied by their son.
June 04, 2026
Some of you will know the origin of the title of this article. The rest of you will have to look it up (OK, it’s from Chapter 5 of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous).
June 04, 2026
The Canada Revenue Agency’s increasing scrutiny of charitable donation valuations continues to expand beyond traditional gifting arrangements involving art, pharmaceuticals and software.
June 04, 2026
Appeal by appellant from his convictions for sexual assault, invitation to sexual touching, and indecent exposure to a person under 16 years of age. The complainant alleged three incidents when she was seven, which included sexual touching while sleeping in the appellant’s bed, sexual touching in the appellant’s locked bedroom while watching television, and the appellant exposing himself and telling her to touch him.
June 03, 2026
Ottawa says it will extend for a year its steel tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) regime for imports from non-CUSMA partners and the existing horizontal tariff relief for eligible U.S. steel and aluminum products, and additionally, for eligible steel products subject to derivative tariffs.
June 03, 2026
British Columbia has asked its Supreme Court to add the City of Penticton as a representative plaintiff for municipalities in a proposed national class action against manufacturers of “forever chemicals” for alleged contamination of drinking-water systems.
June 03, 2026
The maxim delegatus non potest delegare (“a delegate cannot delegate”) will play an ever more significant role in reviewing administrative law decisions made by AI.