SCC explains why it annulled Terrebonne election over uncounted mail-in ballot
Arthur Hamilton A divided court splits 6-3 on whether an Elections Canada typo was serious enough to undo a riding decided by one vote By Julius Melnitzer | September 21, 2026 A divided Supreme Court of Canada has explained why it annulled Terrebonne’s 2025 federal election from the bench in February. The riding was decided […]
Paralegal sues Spectrum Family Law, alleging harassment and wrongful dismissal
Kathryn Marshall Claim names managing partner Conan Taylor, whose other firm settled a human rights complaint months earlier By Julius Melnitzer | September 18, 2026 A former paralegal at a Vancouver family law boutique has sued the firm, its managing partner, and a lawyer she reported to, alleging that the lawyer harassed her, the managing […]
THC sticker enough for warrantless search, OCA rules
Defence lawyers say Cannabis Control Act asks too little of officers conducting warrantless searches By Julius Melnitzer | September 17, 2026 A vape pen bearing a THC sticker, sitting beside a vehicle’s gearshift, gave police reasonable grounds to search the car and its occupant without a warrant, despite not questioning the driver or examining the […]
Quebec’s judicial AI guidelines tell judges only what not to do: lawyer
Dmitry Shniger Dmitry Shniger says the joint framework catalogues prohibitions without telling judges how to properly use the tech By Julius Melnitzer | September 16, 2026 Quebec’s new guidelines on the judicial use of generative artificial intelligence are written to discourage judges from using the technology at all, says Dmitry Shniger, a Toronto lawyer whose […]
Jewish lawyers’ group decries LSO inaction on antisemitism at TMU
Joseph Neuberger | Faisal Kutty LSO rejected motion seeking withdrawal of TMU’s accreditation, Muslim lawyer supports ‘measured response’ By Julius Melnitzer | September 15, 2026 The Canadian Jewish Law Association (CJLA) has criticized the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) for its response to the Benotto report on antisemitism at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) and called […]
SCC rejects presumptive ceiling for post-verdict sentencing delay
Joseph Neuberger | Daniel Brodsky Unanimous court adopts ‘markedly longer’ test in R. v. R.B.-C.; sentence reduction is the ordinary remedy for delay By Julius Melnitzer | September 14, 2026 The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the right of individuals to be tried within a reasonable time is not subject to a presumptive […]
FCA: EI rules stripping new mother of job-loss benefits discriminate
Stephen Moreau Six Employment Insurance Act provisions violate Charter equality rights; Parliament has one year to fix them By Julius Melnitzer | September 12, 2026 A veteran Toronto litigator believes a recent Federal Court of Appeal decision could force the federal government to redesign the country’s employment insurance scheme. “Parliament will have to revisit certain […]
Licensees may obtain disclosure in interlocutory suspension proceedings
LSO tribunal accepts LSO reading of disclosure rule but refuses its ‘exceptional circumstances’ test By Julius Melnitzer | September 10, 2026 The Law Society Tribunal has ruled that licensees may be entitled to disclosure in support of their responses to interlocutory suspension proceedings. The Tribunal accepted the Law Society of Ontario’s submission that it had […]
Collapse of the U.K.’s Woodville a cautionary tale for Canadian law firms
By Julius Melnitzer | September 5, 2026 Woodville Consultants Limited, which called itself a litigation funder and has been widely and wrongfully described as such in the media, has collapsed and is in administration in the United Kingdom. Still, its demise raises serious questions for Canadian law firms who have or are seeking loans. The High Court […]
Ontario court rules executive entitled to stock options that vested following notice period
By Julius Melnitzer | August 27, 2026 An Ontario Superior Court judge has ruled that a senior executive was entitled to compensation for restricted stock unit and share option incentives that wouldn’t have fully vested until after the reasonable notice period. “This is the first time that I am aware of where an employee recovered […]