Other Areas of Practice
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August 07, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal limits number of interveners in private employment dispute
In a private employment dispute, the Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed leave to intervene to only one of two proposed interveners as a friend of the court. The court found there would be unfairness if both were granted leave, despite both being well-placed to address public policy issues.
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August 05, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal dismisses appeals challenging provincial mink farming ban
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed appeals in a case related to a provincial regulation banning mink farming, finding the order in council was not ultra vires even if it was influenced by interest groups.
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August 05, 2025
B.C. report calls for centralized hub, dedicated phone line for legal information
A report from a group of academics in British Columbia is recommending the province take steps to strengthen public legal education. The “Flourishing” report, which was prepared as part of the public legal education and information (PLEI) sectoral planning project at the University of British Columbia (UBC) school of law, says there is a wide array of high-quality, easily accessible, clearly written legal information available in B.C., which the authors call the “public legal education and information ecosystem.”
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August 05, 2025
Artistry in law and music in the age of AI
In an era where artificial intelligence is reshaping every field and industry, transformative advancements are sweeping through the realms of law and music, challenging long-held traditions and unlocking new possibilities.
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August 01, 2025
The Friday Brief: Editor-In-Chief’s must-read items from the past two weeks
Here are my picks for the top stories we’ve published over the last two weeks.
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August 01, 2025
Court finds Toronto bike lane removal law breaches Charter rights
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has allowed an application finding that the provincial government’s provisions to reduce gridlock by removing bicycle lanes was contrary to s. 7 of the Charter.
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July 31, 2025
Court denies production of children’s aid society files ahead of class action certification
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has denied a request for document production of files from children’s aid societies in a putative class action alleging that the defendants breached the standard of care owed to children in their care.
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July 30, 2025
StatCan reports 2024 crime data, finds 4% decrease
Statistics Canada has released a new report, “Police-reported crime statistics in Canada, 2024,” which notes that the volume and severity of police-reported crime decreased four per cent that year after three years of consecutive increases.
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July 28, 2025
Settlement of $55M reached in Saskatchewan First Nation class action
A settlement agreement of over $55 million has been reached between Canada and Flying Dust First Nation to resolve a land-related claim for land that was sold to Canadian Pacific Railway.
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July 28, 2025
Court strikes claims in oil and gas confidential information case
The British Columbia Supreme Court has struck a notice of civil claim against oil and gas company Pembina in a case alleging unlawful use of confidential information by another company, which it benefited from.