The Complete Brief
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December 08, 2025
From hallucination to indictment: The criminalization of the AI-enabled lie
On Dec. 4, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice crossed a Rubicon that legal technologists and ethicists have been watching with trepidation for years. In Ko v. Li, 2025 ONSC 6785, Justice Fred Myers referred a lawyer, Jisuh Lee, to the Attorney General of Ontario for criminal contempt of court proceedings.
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December 08, 2025
APPEALS - Grounds - Question of law - Leave to - Powers of appellate court
Appeal by Crown from summary conviction appeal (SCA) judge’s acquittal decision. The respondent drove her motor vehicle through a red light and collided with another vehicle.
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December 05, 2025
SCC okays jury charge; whether suicide aiders may face murder charges had ‘no bearing’ on case
The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the guilt of a nurse who was convicted in Ontario of attempting to murder both her mother and child via insulin overdoses; however, the top court’s majority declined to decide if and when murder charges can be laid in respect of actions that aid the suicide of others.
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December 05, 2025
Nova Scotia court approves $36.2M settlement in deaf schools abuse case
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has approved a $36.2-million settlement for a class action concerning the alleged abuse and mistreatment of former students at two schools for deaf children, according to a release issued on Dec. 4 by class counsel Wagners.
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December 05, 2025
Court upholds decision to not include Maple Leaf Foods in bread price-fixing class action
In litigation related to the alleged bread price-fixing conspiracy, the Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed representative plaintiffs’ appeal of their motion to add Maple Leaf Foods as a defendant in a class action, citing the doctrine of res judicata.
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December 05, 2025
Yves Côté appointed to National Security and Intelligence Review Agency
Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed Yves Côté to the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) for a five-year term.
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December 05, 2025
Supreme Court rules in R. v. B.F. attempted murder case
When someone has provided a person with the means to take their own life, and that person makes an independent and autonomous choice to do so, the question arises: how are we to distinguish between the offences of culpable homicide and aiding suicide?
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December 05, 2025
Mario J. Lanteigne appointed to New Brunswick Court of King’s Bench
Mario J. Lanteigne, a sole practitioner in Bathurst, N.B., has been appointed a judge of the Court of King’s Bench of New Brunswick, Trial Division, in Bathurst.
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December 05, 2025
HCRA under the microscope: What the auditor general missed about builders’ real challenges
In early October, the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario released its long-awaited performance audit of the Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA). The report set out to evaluate whether the HCRA is effectively fulfilling its mandate to license and oversee new-home builders and protect consumers.
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December 05, 2025
Getting called back to the bar
I’m talking about the other bar. The salad bar. We all thought COVID-19 would signal the end of the salad bar. However, these sumptuous buffets have made a resurgence.