SCC dismisses Ontario appeal in climate change constitutional challenge, sending issue back to trial
Nader Hasan, a partner at Stockwoods LLP and lead counsel for the youth applicants, said in response to the Supreme Court’s decision that ‘it’s decision time.’
Thursday, May 01, 2025 @ 4:55 PM
The nation’s top court has declined to hear Ontario’s appeal of a recent ruling, which paved the way for a constitutional challenge of the province’s climate change targets. The Supreme Court announced its denial of the province’s application to appeal the ruling in Mathur v. Ontario, 2024 ONCA 762, on May 1. ... [read more]
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds ruling over reimbursement of arbitration costs for insurers
Thursday, May 01, 2025 @ 5:48 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal and agreed with an arbitrator’s decision to not reimburse an insurer for costs related to statutory accident benefits in a case where another insurer was higher priority for the claimant. ... [read more]
Federal Court: No federal duty of care for Métis, non-status children removed in Sixties Scoop
Thursday, May 01, 2025 @ 4:55 PM
The federal government did not owe a duty of care to non-status Indigenous children removed from their families by provincial authorities during the Sixties Scoop, except for those removed through a federally funded Saskatchewan program, the Federal Court has ruled. ... [read more]
N.S. regulator deems legal-profession primer for students a success
Thursday, May 01, 2025 @ 3:37 PM
Nova Scotia’s law society has “successfully delivered” a program promoting “pathways into the legal profession” to high school students in “historically underrepresented communities.” ... [read more]
Ontario Court of Appeal reduces damages award in IP theft case involving former employee
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 @ 5:41 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has reduced damages awarded to a technology company over a former employee’s use of confidential information to create competing products, finding that a claim for a specific lost opportunity was statute-barred. ... [read more]