January 18, 2024
The Alberta government has unveiled a new strategy it says will help resolve family law issues faster — a strategy which has garnered a mixed response from members of the family bar, with some saying it will increase the number of cases being resolved outside of court and others raising concerns it may put up barriers to people getting in front of a judge.
December 08, 2023
Two months after Hamas’ murderous Oct. 7 attack in Israel, more than 80 Canadian law firms have signed an open letter asking law deans here to show “zero tolerance for any form of racism, discrimination, or harassment” on their university campuses, where some students and professors have expressed support for Hamas and some Jewish students have experienced harassment, intimidation and violence.
December 07, 2023
To help reduce wait times and backlogs of immigration applications to Canada from around the world, the federal Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has opened a new “global operations centre” in Romania within the Canadian embassy in Bucharest.
December 05, 2023
Justice Marie-Josée Hogue, the Quebec Court of Appeal judge who heads the commission of inquiry into foreign interference in federal electoral processes and democratic institutions, has green-lit 22 groups and individuals to participate as parties or interveners in the public inquiry, disclosing she also expects to issue a decision soon on requests for funding for lawyers applied for by some of those who were granted standing.
December 05, 2023
The Liberal government appointed a few more women than men to the federal benches in the past year, although men were rated “highly recommended” by the country’s 17 independent judicial advisory committees (JACs) a bit more often, according to annual data disclosed by the Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada.
December 05, 2023
The emerging field of litigation finance is fairly new to Canada, helping to litigate commercial cases at both the domestic and international levels. This practice exists to help companies mitigate risk, see their case through and get a second opinion, as many who work in the field are former Supreme Court clerks.
December 04, 2023
The B.C. Court of Appeal has referred an application for leave to appeal an arbitrator’s decision to a division of the court, noting that a lacuna in domestic arbitration scheme may lead to a party’s claims not being heard on its merits.
November 29, 2023
Lavery Lawyers welcomed Marc-André Landry and Joël Larouche to its litigation and dispute resolution team.
November 28, 2023
The Federal Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic released the annual report for 2022-23, summarizing the ombud’s activities from April 1 to March 31, tabled in Parliament by Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos on Oct. 16.
November 16, 2023
The unmet needs of sexual assault complainants in criminal prosecutions – who seek healing, reparations and control — are fuelling growing demand for non-criminal “avenues to justice” focused both on improving survivors’ experiences in the aftermath of sexual violence and on promoting accountability and rehabilitation for perpetrators, according to a new research report by the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF).