Judge followed wrong procedure in granting strike injunction, Ontario court says
Stephen Moreau of Cavalluzzo LLP, who represented CUPW, said the union is gratified that the rights it and its members have to be properly heard was affirmed by the Court of Appeal.
Monday, July 20, 2026 @ 12:59 PM
Ontario’s top court has ruled that a motion judge used the wrong section of the provincial Courts of Justice Act (CJA) to grant an injunction in a labour dispute, and a lawyer representing the union involved says the decision lays to rest any debate over the correct procedural avenue to follow in similar situations. ... [read more]
N.W.T. brings more laws into force to protect victims of family violence
Thursday, July 23, 2026 @ 2:58 PM
The Northwest Territories has new legislation to better support victims of family violence, including laws that formally recognize stalking, give people greater ability to protect themselves and allow victims to sue perpetrators. ... [read more]
Manitoba high court alters judge’s decision to issue ‘illogical’ consecutive sentence
Thursday, July 23, 2026 @ 2:56 PM
Manitoba’s Appeal Court has intervened in a sentencing judge’s decision to hand a convicted murderer an additional 33 months for drug and weapons offences in prison — on top of the life sentence he is already serving. The Appeal Court’s recent ruling in R. v Marjanovic, 2026 MBCA 61 involves Matthew Marjanovic, who in late 2019 was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 18 years. ... [read more]
Court upholds stay, leaves non-signatory’s reliance on arbitration agreement issue to arbitrator
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 @ 5:13 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a stay of a $24.5-million action concerning payments tied to Swedish tax losses recognized after a divestiture, ruling that an arbitral tribunal should decide its own jurisdiction where a non-signatory to an arbitration agreement has an arguable basis for relying on it. ... [read more]
Appeal court remits personal injury case after mistrial for jury discharge
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 @ 4:29 PM
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal and sent a lengthy personal injury trial back to the lower court which had labeled it a mistrial after the jury was discharged due to potentially prejudiced comments made by counsel. ... [read more]