Wednesday, September 10, 2025 @ 2:35 PM
The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) has a new leader at its helm. Katy Commisso took over the top job from former president Kathryn Manning at the beginning of September after serving a term as the first vice-president of the OBA, which is the professional association for Ontario's lawyers, judges and law students. She will serve for the 2025-26 term. Commisso, a native of Burlington, Ont., said she did not grow up wanting to be a lawyer. ... [read more]
Thursday, September 11, 2025 @ 5:09 PM
The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled that a landlord breached the terms of a 99-year lease by charging tenants over $530,000 for legal fees it incurred defending against litigation brought by certain tenants. ... [read more]
Thursday, September 11, 2025 @ 4:10 PM
The prime minister’s announcement of the first projects to be reviewed by the Major Projects Office (MPO) was met with mixed reaction by industry, provincial governments, Indigenous groups and nature advocates. ... [read more]
Thursday, September 11, 2025 @ 3:58 PM
On the very same day that federal Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre announced that his party will be introducing the Jail Not Bail Act after Parliament reconvenes in the fall, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has delivered a strongly worded message to the federal Minister of Justice Sean Fraser: any policy aimed at reforming the Canadian bail system must be based on statistics and not on misinformation. The Thursday statement included a letter the CCLA had delivered in June. ... [read more]
Thursday, September 11, 2025 @ 2:21 PM
Ontario’s information and privacy commissioner and Canada’s privacy commissioner have signed an updated memorandum of understanding (MOU) to “enhance collaboration and information sharing between their offices.” ... [read more]
