Criminal
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November 24, 2025
Manitoba introduces intimate images legislation with ‘nearly nude’ addition
Manitoba is proposing legislation to better protect people from the non-consentual sharing of intimate images by expanding the prohibition to include “nearly nude” versions.
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November 24, 2025
Lawyers raise constitutional concerns about proposed Ontario bail legislation
Ontario has announced plans to bring in legislation that would require individuals charged with crimes to provide cash security deposits when obtaining bail, but legal observers are saying the proposals will not likely pass constitutional muster.
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November 24, 2025
Issue estoppel in question in decision upholding $1 million forfeiture despite acquittal
It was a million-dollar gamble, but one that Marcel Breton fought to win.
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November 24, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: nearly two-thirds of lawyers satisfied with jobs, but concerns remain
A recent survey of the legal profession is showing high marks on issues like job satisfaction and compensation. According to the 2025 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey — which marks Law360 Canada’s third deep dive into the feelings and thoughts that legal professionals have about their jobs — 63 per cent of respondents report being satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs overall, up from 60 per cent last year.
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November 24, 2025
Hosel rockets: A golfer’s biggest danger?
While Mark Twain described golf as “a good walk spoiled,” I don’t think he had in mind some of the serious injuries golfers have inflicted upon themselves and others during a round of golf.
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November 21, 2025
Federal judges say they’ll take Ottawa to court over rejection of independent pay commission’s recommendations
The association representing Canada’s federally appointed judges decided this week to seek judicial review of Ottawa’s rejection of an independent judicial pay commission’s two key recommendations — including the commission’s advice that a $28,000 salary boost (on top of mandatory annual indexing) is necessary to keep attracting outstanding lawyers to the bench.
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November 21, 2025
Supreme Court decision fundamentally changes how courts treat internal prison decisions
Lawyers practising prison law have a new and very powerful arrow added to their quiver.
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November 21, 2025
Federal inmates can use habeas corpus to challenge refusals to lower security rating: SCC
Canada’s high court has ruled that federal inmates can use the tool of habeas corpus — a claim of unlawful detention — to challenge in court a denial of their request to be transferred to a lower-security setting.
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November 21, 2025
Ontario man loses bid to reclaim $1.2M seized by police
An Ontario man has been rebuffed in his attempts to get back more than $1.2 million in cash seized as part of a criminal investigation that ultimately led to his acquittal.
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November 21, 2025
Ontario’s impaired-driving restitution proposal: Legal and policy challenges ahead
As reported by Law360 Canada, the Ontario government is exploring a new measure that would require impaired drivers who kill a parent or guardian in a motor vehicle accident to make ongoing financial support payments to the victim’s surviving children. The idea mirrors Bentley’s Law in Texas, enacted in 2023, which mandates long-term restitution — essentially child support — whenever an impaired driver is convicted of what Texas law refers to as “intoxication manslaughter” (the Canadian analogue most closely maps to “Impaired Operation Causing Death” under s. 320.14(3) of the Criminal Code).