Canadian legal groups and regulators slam Trump administration’s ‘attacks’ on U.S. judiciary and bar
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University of Ottawa law professor Errol Mendes, the president of the Canadian branch of the International Commission of Jurists, told Law360 Canada, ‘Essentially, what we’re seeing in the United States is a form of lawlessness.’
Friday, March 28, 2025 @ 12:43 PM
Canadian bar groups and the country’s 14 legal regulators are condemning the new U.S. administration’s “attacks” on American legal institutions. The concerns of Canada’s legal community were sparked recently by various calls from U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies to impeach judges who have not ruled in favour of the Republican administration’s actions, as well as by presidential executive orders and negative statements targeting individual lawyers and law firms, the immigration bar and so-called “Big Law” in the United States. ... [read more]
B.C. Supreme Court: Economic viability assessment expenses qualify for mining tax credits
Friday, March 28, 2025 @ 5:21 PM
The B.C. Supreme Court has held that expenses incurred in assessing the economic viability of mining a resource in B.C. are eligible for mining exploration tax credits under the British Columbia Income Tax Act. ... [read more]
Licence Appeal Tribunal allowed leave to intervene in appeal of its own decision
Friday, March 28, 2025 @ 5:13 PM
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has allowed a motion by the Licence Appeal Tribunal for leave to intervene in an appeal of the tribunal’s own decision not to revoke the licences of a car dealership's managers. ... [read more]
Bay bankruptcy rekindles labour lawyer’s campaign for better worker protections in insolvencies
Friday, March 28, 2025 @ 5:02 PM
The historic collapse of Canada’s 355-year-old retail icon, the Hudson’s Bay Company, has rekindled a Toronto employment lawyer’s quiet campaign to improve Canadian bankruptcy law to better protect workers. ... [read more]
Manitoba corrections needs to better prepare inmates for freedom: auditor general
Friday, March 28, 2025 @ 2:39 PM
Manitoba’s auditor general has found the province’s corrections officials are falling short in preparing inmates for release. ... [read more]
