The Complete Brief
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November 28, 2025
Rees appeal victory consistent with classic miscarriage of justice cases
Through the excellent work of Innocence Canada, there is a checklist of symptoms indicating that even though a court of law has found an accused person guilty as charged, a miscarriage of justice may have resulted. That checklist includes the following: nondisclosure of crucial evidence, tunnel vision in the original investigation, an alternative suspect suppressed or ignored, a key witness shielded from impeachment at trial, and a decades-long delay in uncovering the truth.
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November 28, 2025
The importance of client prep, Looney Tunes style
Benjamin Franklin said, "By failing to prepare, you're preparing to fail."
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November 28, 2025
Legal and labour stakeholders alarmed by new proposed labour relations regime
The Quebec government, under increasing fire for tabling controversial bills that expressly and intentionally rein in countervailing oversight, introduced a contentious legislative proposal that would markedly overhaul the labour relations regime by significantly handcuffing unions’ capacity to defend themselves and intercede in the public sphere, assert labour and legal experts.
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November 28, 2025
Saskatchewan introduces legislation allowing people to sue feds for gun-ban compensation
Saskatchewan is proposing legislation that will give residents a way to take the federal government to court if they are shut out from being compensated for surrendering guns now deemed illegal to possess.
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November 28, 2025
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia welcomes new judge to Sydney
Justice Scott Campbell is the newest judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. The appointment, effective immediately, was announced by the federal minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. Justice Campbell will preside in Sydney.
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November 28, 2025
CIVIL LIABILITY - Failure to make timely disclosure - Persons liable
Appeal by appellants from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal which granted the respondent leave to bring a claim for statutory cause of action under the Securities Act (Act) and remitted issues regarding certification of a class proceeding to the Superior Court.
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November 28, 2025
Malayalam speaking defendant wins appeal for access to justice
The right to counsel is a fundamental right guaranteed under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which applies at several key stages. When a person is arrested or detained, police must inform them of the right to speak with a lawyer and give a reasonable opportunity to do so.
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November 28, 2025
Avoiding frauds in group lottery play
A recent Toronto criminal case involving an alleged fraud on a group of lottery players has drawn national attention. On July 2, 2025 a 70- year-old man claimed a $1 million Lotto Max Free Play win. Soon afterward a group contacted police claiming the ticket was actually owned by them and that the so-called leader of the group had defrauded then by claiming the win for himself alone.
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November 28, 2025
What happened to religious worker green cards?
Religious worker green cards have become scarcer in the past several years, contributing to a crisis facing American religious communities as leaders are retiring and dying faster than they can be replaced.
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November 27, 2025
Canada and Alberta sign memo of understanding on pipelines, natural resources development
In a move the Liberal government says will help make Canada an “energy superpower,” Ottawa and Alberta signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that the two governments agreed would facilitate the construction and expansion of pipelines, thus enabling Western Canada to produce and sell more oil and gas (including liquefied natural gas), as well as expand the development of renewable energy, critical minerals, and other resources that the world needs.