August 04, 2026
Justice C. LouAnn Chiasson has retired from the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia after a 34-year legal career, including 11 years with the court’s Family Division. According to the province, Chiasson’s retirement took effect Aug. 1, 2026.
August 04, 2026
Winnipeg MP Leah Gazan has called on the federal government to repeal a provision of the Income Tax Act that ties eligibility for the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) to a parent’s immigration status.
August 04, 2026
Nova Scotia’s provincial court is beginning work on an electronic filing and digital document management system for those frequenting the court. According to a recent news release, work on the court’s “digital transformation” will start immediately.
August 04, 2026
Rules of professional conduct are an important tool in regulating the ethical conduct of professionals and protecting the public. A professional who chooses to not abide by the rules of their respective profession can face severe sanction, including the revocation of their licence. In the legal profession, the continued misuse of generative artificial intelligence to conduct legal research and assist in the drafting of factums or legal briefs has caused courts worldwide to impose costs sanctions against offending lawyers and to refer them for discipline to their respective regulatory body.
July 31, 2026
Alright, let’s get uncomfortable. Because frankly, after years of watching perfectly rational adults succumb to what can only be described as a collective delusion, it’s time someone called out the elephant in the room — the one wearing a designer gown, clutching a five-figure floral arrangement and posing for a photographer who costs more per hour than most people earn in a week. We need to talk about marriage.
July 31, 2026
In a case spanning more than 25 years, the Federal Court of Appeal has agreed that the Federal Court does not have jurisdiction over issues relating to a First Nation band’s denial of membership to women who married out and their children, even though it had ruled on the merits in their favour.
July 31, 2026
Artificial intelligence is reshaping economies, industries and the global competitive landscape at an unprecedented pace. Recognizing both the opportunities and the risks presented by this technological shift, the federal government launched Canada’s National Artificial Intelligence Strategy: AI for All on June 4, 2026.
July 30, 2026
In an administrative law landmark that addresses the scope of the Constitution’s guarantee of judicial review, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 9-0 that legislatures cannot validly use privative clauses to bar “legality review” by courts — i.e., the availability of curial review is constitutionally guaranteed for all aspects of delegated administrative decisions, including on questions of law, fact or mixed law and fact.
July 30, 2026
In the two months since the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2026 SCC 16, recognizing a new tort of intimate partner violence (IPV) rooted in coercive control, the family law community has produced a wave of discussion, published commentary and CPDs. Nearly all of it, understandably, centres on the survivor.
July 30, 2026
Constructive trust claims and joint family venture claims are often used in family law matters when, following a breakdown of a relationship, one party has been unjustly enriched at the expense of the other.