The Complete Brief
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October 22, 2024
Feds announce changes to temporary foreign worker program, drop lawyer attestations
The federal government has announced tweaks to its temporary foreign worker (TFW) program to help wean Canadian companies off the program and encourage the hiring of more Canadian workers, especially amid high youth unemployment.
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October 22, 2024
Capital Markets Tribunal opens applications for proceedings advisory committee
The Capital Markets Tribunal announced on Oct. 22 that it is seeking membership applications for the Securities Proceedings Advisory Committee (SPAC), which consists of staff from the Ontario Securities Commission and private sector members.
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October 22, 2024
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds misconduct finding against lawyer in foreclosure case
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld a professional misconduct finding against a veteran Vancouver lawyer who failed to make inquiries when he should reasonably have been suspicious that his client was, or might be, involved in illegal activities.
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October 22, 2024
Court finds arbitrator’s decision on Safeway collective agreement unreasonable
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has found an arbitrator’s decision regarding grocery employees' wages under a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) unreasonable because direct industry competitors in the province were not considered in comparison.
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October 22, 2024
The law of product liability: Ontario’s listeria scare
When purchasing a product, consumers rely on its design, manufacturing and advertising that these products will be safe to use or consume. Unfortunately, that is not always the case, and consumers are faced with the need to bring a lawsuit for product liability.
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October 22, 2024
Emergency power amendments to Alberta Water Act overly broad, experts say
A group of legal and environmental experts are calling on Alberta to take another look at recently enacted emergency power amendments to the province’s water legislation, saying they are overly broad and put too much power in the hands of cabinet.
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October 22, 2024
Affleck Greene McMurtry articling student returns as associate
A recent news release from Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP announced that Jeanette Saliba had returned to the firm as an associate.
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October 22, 2024
New partner, associate join Aird & Berlis
Aird & Berlis LLP recently announced that Keith Brown had joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Indigenous practice, energy, environmental law, infrastructure and litigation groups. The firm also announced the addition of Rebecca Skinner as an associate in the tax and tax controversy/tax litigation groups.
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October 22, 2024
APPEALS - Grounds - Unreasonable verdict - Substitution of verdict - Right of - By accused
Appeal by Mohamed against the trial judge's verdict finding him guilty of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. Mohamed argued that the trial judge erred in finding that he did not have standing to challenge the search warrant and that the only reasonable inference from the circumstantial evidence was that he possessed the cocaine. Furthermore, the verdict was unreasonable because there was no evidence that Mohamed knew about the cocaine.
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October 22, 2024
Prairie court examines expansion of challenges for cause in jury selection
Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal has moved “the line in the sand” when it comes to challenges for cause in jury selections, says the lawyer of a man accused of murder who was granted a new trial after it was found a judge was wrong to bar him from challenging prospective jurors on their possible bias toward gang members.