Supreme Court kicks off busy fall session with new judge from the west and impressive new digs
To participate in the Oct. 5 ‘opening of the court’ ceremony heralding the start of the Supreme Court of Canada’s busy fall session, guests will enter from the soaring Grand Hall in the court’s temporary new home in the refurbished West Memorial Building on Wellington Street in Ottawa.
Friday, October 02, 2026 @ 5:55 PM
The Supreme Court’s fall session is packed with interesting appeals in diverse areas of law including class actions, contracts, Crown immunity and Charter rights. The top court’s session begins Oct. 5 with an “opening of the court” ceremony in the West Memorial Building at 344 Wellington Street in Ottawa. ... [read more]
Court dismisses appeal, finds business partner was not entitled to withdraw $18K
Friday, October 02, 2026 @ 4:35 PM
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s Divisional Court upheld a finding that two businesspeople were bound by an unsigned agreement to liquidate inventory, rejecting an appeal over nearly $23,000 in damages. ... [read more]
Ontario Court of Appeal revises Zhao test for vitiation of consent in sexual assault cases
Friday, October 02, 2026 @ 3:52 PM
A Sarnia, Ont.-area man who was acquitted of first-degree murder of his common-law spouse by a jury following a six-week trial in 2023 will face a new trial for the downgraded charge of manslaughter, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled in a landmark decision released on Sept. 25. ... [read more]
Court denies law firm access to nearly $777K in frozen funds over incomplete disclosure of assets
Friday, October 02, 2026 @ 3:39 PM
An Alberta court has denied lawyer Jeffrey Rath and his professional corporation, whose assets are frozen under a Mareva injunction, access to nearly $777,000 for living expenses and legal fees. ... [read more]
CSA publishes proposed IT system integrity rule, seeks stakeholder comment
Thursday, October 01, 2026 @ 4:45 PM
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published a proposed information technology system integrity rule for comment, which would “establish a single framework for the information technology (IT) systems of market infrastructure entities.” ... [read more]