SCC elaborates analysis, process for voiding federal election results over election ‘irregularities’
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Mahmud Jamal wrote that the ‘stringency’ of the Opitz test for deciding whether there was an irregularity that affected a federal election result ‘ensures that the annulment of an election will remain an extremely rare occurrence.’
Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 3:01 PM
The Supreme Court of Canada has shed light on how to apply the Opitz test and determine whether a federal election result should be annulled when it is challenged on the basis that “irregularities” affected the election result. ... [read more]
B.C. Appeal Court orders new trial over perjury in mine royalty dispute
Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 4:05 PM
The British Columbia Court of Appeal ordered a new trial after finding that a party’s deliberate false evidence about a key witness’s neutrality might have tipped the scales in a long-running dispute over a Thai potash-mine royalty interest. ... [read more]
Ontario Court of Appeal updates framework for leave to appeal Divisional Court decisions
Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 3:55 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has updated the framework for leave to appeal Divisional Court decisions, clarifying that the grant of leave turns on whether an appeal raises an arguable question of public importance, regardless of whether the lower court exercised original or appellate jurisdiction. ... [read more]
LSO unsure Convocation overhaul will be in place for 2027 election
Thursday, September 17, 2026 @ 5:09 PM
The Law Society of Ontario is still unsure whether provincial legislation required to reduce the size of Convocation will be in place before the regulator’s next bencher election in April 2027. ... [read more]
N.B. releases ‘What We Heard’ report on reviewing tenancies legislation
Thursday, September 17, 2026 @ 4:37 PM
Those in New Brunswick’s residential tenancies sector are concerned about a lack of clarity in the rules around rent increases, evictions, repairs and dispute resolution, according to a new survey. ... [read more]