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Binnie comes out swinging in dust-up over New Zealand report
Former Supreme Court Justice Ian Binnie is fighting back after New Zealand’s minister of justice slammed his report into compensation for a man cleared in one of the country’s highest-profile murder...
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CanadaCanada's newest Supreme Court judge issues 'call to action' over 'dangerous flaws' in the system, The Globe and MailCanada's highest court to rule on if convicted terrorist's life sentence will...
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SCC rules CRTC cannot establish fee-for-carriage system
Canada's broadcast regulator does not have the authority to impose a value-for-signal plan under which television broadcasters would charge cable and satellite firms for their programming, the Supreme...
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Number of Ontario Crowns doubled since ’93
One aspect of Ontario Auditor General Jim McCarter’s annual report, released yesterday, revealed the number of Crown attorneys has more than doubled since 1993, yet the number of criminal charges is...
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Hackland made multiple errors in law, claim Ford’s lawyers
The original Toronto city council decision that Rob Ford should return donations to his private football fund from lobbyists, was invalid and as a result a Superior Court judge should not have ordered...
View ArticleNews roundup — December 14, 2012
CanadaSCC ruling finds anti-terrorism laws are constitutional, The Globe and MailTory lawyer fears Robocalls case could mean constant elections lawsuits, The National PostQuebec's corruption probe sees...
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SCC upholds terrorism law
The Supreme Court of Canada this morning upheld an anti-terrorism law enacted after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, ruling unanimously that those who choose to engage in terrorism...
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Brown calls for changes in time given judges to pen rulings
Scheduling protocols for judges have to take into consideration increasingly complex motions that consume more time than allotted, says Ontario Superior Court Justice David Brown.In his ruling this...
View ArticleNews roundup — December 17, 2012
CanadaIkea monkey's 'mom' begins legal battle to get him back, The National PostReport on two year B.C. probe into missing women to be released today, The Globe and MailB.C. Human Rights Tribunal...
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Feds appoint six lawyers to bench
The federal government has announced the appointment of six new judges to courts across the country.In British Columbia, Douglas Thompson joins the Supreme Court bench in Nainamo, B.C. A lawyer with...
View ArticleNews roundup — December 18, 2012
CanadaSaskatoon may face human rights complaint over 'Merry Christmas' messages on buses, The National PostEnvironmental lawyer concludes B.C.'s wolf hunt operates like a lottery, needs gov't license...
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Competition Bureau has no beef with hog deal
The Competition Bureau is allowing the sale of two of the largest independent hog producers in Western Canada to two major processors.The bureau issued “no action letters” to Olymel L.P., regarding its...
View ArticleFood bank challenge exceeds goal
Toronto law firms raised almost $258,000 for the Daily Bread Food Bank this year, surpassing their goal of $250,000.The final numbers for the Daily Bread Law Firm Challenge are in and, of the 41 law...
View ArticleNews roundup — December 19, 2012
CanadaUndercover police posing as spiritual advisors goes too far, Ontario courtroom hears, Vancouver SunLawyer tells human rights appeal court dreadlocks should be recognized as ground of potential...
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BCCLA says Oppal’s remarks will chill public interest lawyers
In his report from the Missing Women Inquiry, commissioner Wally Oppal criticizes one of the lawyers who represented the families of the missing women.Oppal said Cameron Ward accused the police of a...
View ArticleNews roundup — December 20, 2012
CanadaSecretive hearing orders deportation of agent who abducted North Korean defectors, The National PostSCC rules public service employees not entitled to $28-billion pension repayment, The Globe and...
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SCC rejects blanket rule on niqabs in court
Judges should decide, on a case-by-case basis, whether women can wear the niqab, a full-face veil, while testifying in court, but a blanket rule on the issue would be “untenable,” Canada’s top court...
View ArticleN.B. Crowns reach tentative deal
Crown lawyers in New Brunswick will vote on a new collective agreement in January, almost two years after their last one expired.The provincial government announced this week that it had reached...
View ArticleNews roundup — December 21, 2012
CanadaSCC rejects leave to appeal by municipalities found liable for sisters' paralysis, Toronto StarProsecutors can do background checks on potential jurors, top court rules, The Globe and...
View ArticleIRB member’s rejection rate not enough to be deemed biased
An oddly low rate of acceptance is not sufficient to establish reasonable “apprehension of bias” in a member of the Immigration and Refugee Board, Federal Court Justice Russel Zinn ruled in a recent...
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