4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (648+ words) Judge upholds doctor’s verbal authorization of certification before completion of forms The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed a claim alleging battery, false imprisonment, negligence, and Charter breaches against doctors and others involved in a patient’s certification as an involuntary…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (310+ words) Legal bodies are paying tribute to the late Ritu Khullar following the announcement of her death last Thursday September 3. Khullar has been Alberta’s chief justice since November 2022. She was also chief justice of the appeals courts for the Northwest Territories…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (273+ words) Event provides day out of ‘the tunnel’ with the people who understand what you’re up against: Meghan Thomas For the second year running, Osgoode Professional Development (OsgoodePD) is returning as the Education Partner of the Canadian Legal Summit and the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (747+ words) Videos on convicted man’s devices recorded woman in work bathroom, plus 116 other people In a proceeding involving a man convicted of voyeurism based on videos on his devices that recorded more than a hundred individuals, the Alberta Court of King’s…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (878+ words) The Keeping Criminals Behind Bars Act uses real human suffering to manufacture a political grievance Back in December, I wrote about Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s plan to impose cash bail in Ontario and called it an unconstitutional disaster. Well, the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (430+ words) Lawyers facilitated the release of a prisoner who had been serving the unlawfully imposed sentence The UK Court of Appeal has lauded London-based solicitor Baxter Jephcott and counsel Stephen Knight for flagging the unlawful sentence imposed on Niki Dean Haycock…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (442+ words) Jury awarded $174K in damages to woman injured in motor vehicle collision The British Columbia Court of Appeal has awarded appeal costs to a woman who substantially succeeded in her appeal against a jury’s award of damages for her personal injuries…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (670+ words) Paterson Veterinary Professional Corporation v. Stilton Corp. Ltd., 2026 ONCA 590, involved an APS that granted Paterson Veterinary Professional Corporation a lease with an option to purchase. Under the APS, Stilton Corp Ltd. would transfer title to Paterson, which would pay a $1.25m purchase…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (351+ words) In collaboration with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), the Federal Housing Advocate published a report on climate change, emergency management, and the right to housing that proposes measures to safeguard First Nations communities facing climate-driven emergencies and wildfires. “Climate-driven…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (150+ words) Canadian Lawyer BCCA: Lawsuit alleging Canadian malls collected shoppers’ biometric data can’t proceed as class action The appellate ruling upholds a 2025 ruling by the BC Supreme Court The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled that a lawsuit alleging Cadillac…...