August 24, 2026
A $28,000 lump sum salary boost recommended for Canada’s 1,200 judges last year would have cost Ottawa almost $321 million over six years had the government not rejected the advice from an independent judicial pay commission, the Carney government asserts in defending a novel lawsuit launched by the Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association (CSCJA) and the Association of Federal Court Associate Judges.
August 24, 2026
A national civil liberties group has launched a Charter challenge against what it calls the “chronic” underfunding of criminal legal aid in Manitoba. And a leading voice for criminal lawyers in the province is echoing the sentiment that funding has long stagnated.
August 24, 2026
Appeal by the appellant from convictions for two counts of sexual assault and one count of assault with choking.
August 21, 2026
Legal observers are mixed in their reaction to a decision by Ontario’s top court to overturn a finding that the provincial government’s plans to remove three downtown Toronto bicycle lanes violated the Charter, with some calling it a correct interpretation of constitutional principles but others saying it is troublesome for future cases.
August 17, 2026
A coalition of legal and civil rights groups has launched a constitutional challenge to Ontario’s new cash bail requirements, arguing the rules create a “two-tier” justice system that favours people who can afford to pay for their release. Changes to the bail system came into effect on Aug. 17, and among other things require a cash security deposit in the full amount pledged to be paid once an accused person is released into custody, with payment due within two business days of release.
August 11, 2026
The current debate over Israel and Palestine provides a particularly difficult test of whether we can maintain those distinctions when political passions run high.
August 11, 2026
Josef Rosenthal has joined Cochrane Sinclair as senior counsel in its Vancouver office.
August 11, 2026
Prosecutorial independence matters precisely because the power to prosecute is among the most consequential powers the state possesses.
August 10, 2026
A number of recent Ontario cases have brought me back to a constitutional principle that tends to receive little public attention until confidence in it begins to erode: prosecutorial independence.
August 10, 2026
Appeal by the appellant from an order striking his amended notice of civil claim on the basis that it disclosed no reasonable cause of action. The appellant, after experiencing delays in receiving medical treatment in British Columbia for Conn’s syndrome, obtained surgery in Florida and later sought reimbursement under provincial health legislation.