The Complete Brief
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February 11, 2026
Federal Court rejects reconsideration bid based on improperly filed privacy complaint
The Federal Court has declined to reconsider an order striking a statement of claim without leave to amend, finding that a complaint to the Privacy Commissioner that was allegedly overlooked in the order was not properly before the court during the motion to strike.
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February 11, 2026
Student paper snapshots in animal law: Limits of Canada’s animal welfare recognition
Next in my animal law student paper snapshot series, I’m highlighting a research paper on cetaceans by my animal law student at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC, Isabella Schopper.
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February 11, 2026
Five years for Snapchat-facilitated child sexual offences in B.C., and what it signals for sentencing
A recent Campbell River, B.C., case in which a 33-year-old Surrey, B.C., man received a five-year penitentiary sentence after pleading guilty to child sexual offences involving a youth he met on Snapchat is a reminder of how digital communications continue to increase in relevancy within the criminal justice system.
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February 11, 2026
MARITAL OR FAMILY PROPERTY - Asset types - Business, commercial or non-family assets - Equalization or division
Appeal by the appellant from trial judgment ordering unequal division of property and support order in a family law case. The parties agreed to equal division of much of their family property, except for the increase in value of the shares of some companies through which the respondent ran his businesses.
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February 10, 2026
Ottawa commits $75M to help agri-food exporters diversify amid global trade uncertainty
The federal government has launched two new AgriMarketing program streams backed by $75 million in funding to help Canada’s agriculture, fish and seafood sectors diversify export markets amid growing global trade uncertainty.
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February 10, 2026
B.C. marks Safer Internet Day, notes progress in online safety
British Columbia’s Attorney General Niki Sharma has marked International Safer Internet Day by highlighting legislative measures and actions the province has taken for online safety.
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February 10, 2026
Bona fide purchaser defence available to unsecured creditors in source deduction claims: court
Unsecured creditors can rely on the bona fide purchaser for value defence against Crown claims on proceeds received from the sale of an employer’s property where the employer failed to remit source deductions, the Federal Court of Appeal has ruled.
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February 10, 2026
Why family mediation/arbitration beats courtroom drama
Back in the old days, lawyers and clients thought “going to family court” was a sensible choice for separating spouses. Clients hired lawyers, exchanged court documents, filed motions, spent months fighting about disclosure and interim orders and drafted plenty of briefs. Clients dutifully paid their bills … for two to five years, and for tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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February 10, 2026
Amanda Lawrence-Patel named head of Hicks Morley’s Universities Practice Group
Hicks Morley has named Amanda Lawrence-Patel as leader of the firm’s Universities Practice Group, according to an announcement.
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February 10, 2026
McLennan Ross welcomes Cody Van de Veen
Cody Van de Veen has joined McLennan Ross at its Edmonton office, where he practises insurance defence and commercial litigation, according to the firm.