October 02, 2026
The Supreme Court’s fall session is packed with interesting appeals in diverse areas of law including class actions, contracts, Crown immunity and Charter rights. The top court’s session begins Oct. 5 with an “opening of the court” ceremony in the West Memorial Building at 344 Wellington Street in Ottawa.
October 02, 2026
Shauna L. MacDonald has been appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in Yarmouth.
October 02, 2026
Justice Alexandre Dalmau has been appointed from the Court of Quebec to the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Montreal.
October 02, 2026
Antonio Nadaira has joined Miller Thomson as a partner in its national corporate, M&A and securities group in Montreal.
October 02, 2026
An Alberta court has denied lawyer Jeffrey Rath and his professional corporation, whose assets are frozen under a Mareva injunction, access to nearly $777,000 for living expenses and legal fees.
October 02, 2026
Are judges a happy lot? Compared to lawyers especially? A study generated by the Canadian Judicial Council with collaboration from the University of Sherbrooke noted that although some judges experience anxiety and depression, the figure for lawyers was more than double that of judges. In general, judges found a high level of meaning and satisfaction in their work.
October 02, 2026
A single underscore sent an innocent man to prison. In a child sexual abuse material investigation, police were looking for “fus__ro_dah.” But they sought records for “fus_ro_dah.” That was Brandon Klayme’s username. One missing underscore sent the investigation to the wrong person. The discrepancy went unnoticed at trial. Klayme was wrongfully convicted and spent 18 months in custody before the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal declared him factually innocent in R. v. Klayme, 2026 NSCA 59.
October 01, 2026
Petra Stojnic has joined Lenczner Slaght in Toronto as a 2026-27 Fox Scholar.
October 01, 2026
Hafeez A. Khan has been appointed a judge of the Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba, Family Division, in Winnipeg.