Friday, December 19, 2025 @ 4:20 PM
Last Updated: Saturday, December 20, 2025 @ 2:48 PM
In an unusual and surprising move, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that a federal puisne judge, Justice Marie-Josée Hogue of the Quebec Court of Appeal, will become deputy minister of justice and deputy attorney general of Canada “early in the new year.” ... [read more]
Monday, December 22, 2025 @ 4:29 PM
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has permitted a vendor to retain a $611,845 deposit in a $7.6-million land sale after the buyer failed to close on time, finding that agreed extensions did not constitute a waiver of the contract’s “time is of the essence” clause. ... [read more]
Monday, December 22, 2025 @ 4:06 PM
Alberta’s top court has ruled that the provincial law society’s requirements to swear allegiance to the monarch violated a Sikh man’s religious rights under the Charter. ... [read more]
Monday, December 22, 2025 @ 3:49 PM
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has certified a class action against the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in a case concerning a real estate investment Ponzi scheme. ... [read more]
Monday, December 22, 2025 @ 10:31 AM
The Quebec government, after adopting the first consumer right-to-repair law in Canada and introducing new rules on pricing and tip calculations, has now set its sights on cracking down on hidden subscription renewals and ticket scalping following the tabling of a bill that would yet again bolster key sections of the province’s Consumer Protection Act. ... [read more]
Intellectual Property
Patients relevant in pharmaceutical product trademark decision: Federal Court of Appeal
Federal judges ‘reluctantly’ take Carney gov’t to court in dispute over pay, judicial independence
