Suspended bâtonnière calls for inquiry on leaked shoplifting allegations
Lu Chan Khuong, the suspended bâtonnière at the Barreau du Quebec, has come out swinging against new reports over the weekend relating to an incident last year in which she is alleged to have...
View ArticlePrémont back to head embattled Barreau
Following news that Barreau du Québec bâtonnière Lu Chan Khuong has stepped down, the Barreau says its board has unanimously elected former bâtonnière Caludia Prémont to serve a two-year term. Prémont,...
View ArticleThis week at the SCC
This week, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear three appeals. In one, an animal trainer who attempted to rig a horse race with performance-enhancing drugs has argued that it is not a “game” within...
View ArticleAubut resigns from BCF
A week after stepping down as head of the Canadian Olympic Committee, Marcel Aubut resigned from Quebec regional law firm BCF on Friday and apologized for his behaviour amid allegations he sexually...
View ArticleSCC requires tech neutrality in copyright negotiations
Counsel on both sides of the dispute are declaring victory as the Supreme Court of Canada hands down a decision that protects new media from higher licensing costs, but also requires them to purchase...
View ArticleThis week at the SCC
This week, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear three appeals, including a jurisdictional appeal in the Cassels Brock auto dealership case and a sexual assault case that pits individual Charter rights...
View ArticleCJC recommends Justice Déziel remain on the bench
Although not unanimous, the Canadian Judicial Council has reviewed the recommendations of its inquiry panel on Quebec Superior Court Justice Michel Déziel and recommends he remain on the bench. In a...
View ArticleThis week at the SCC
This week, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear five appeals, including a couple of agricultural cases. In one, CP Rail is challenging a law that requires it to move grain shipments from one rail line...
View ArticleMontreal teen first convicted of travelling to aid terrorists
A 16-year-old boy, the youngest on trial for terrorism offences in Canada, has been found guilty by a Quebec youth court judge of committing a robbery in association with a terrorist organization and...
View ArticleQuebec appeal court rules assisted-dying law can go ahead
Quebec can implement Canada’s first law permitting physician-assisted dying, while the federal government decides on a framework for how to handle the tricky ethical issue, the Quebec Court of Appeal...
View ArticleQuebec law group calling for quotas on bar admissions
The Young Bar of Montreal is calling for immediate action — including strict quotas on bar admissions — to shore up a rapidly deteriorating job market after releasing a report that underscores dismal...
View ArticleThis week at the SCC
This week, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear two appeals. One is a Charter challenge of a “suspicious vehicle” police stop. The other involves a murder and forcible confinement, where the...
View ArticleThis week at the SCC
This week, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear six appeals. The first three are criminal cases relating to search and seizure and reasonable grounds for arrest. The court is also hearing a case...
View ArticleTeacher’s union can call witnesses from in camera school board meeting, SCC...
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled a teacher’s union can call witnesses from an in camera school board meeting that took place in 2009. Last Friday’s Commission scolaire de Laval and Fédération des...
View ArticleBarreau calls for shift away from hourly billing
The Barreau du Québec has issued an in-depth report calling on lawyers to transition away from hourly billing — not only to enhance efficiency for corporate clients but also to foster greater access to...
View ArticleThis week at the SCC
This week, the Supreme Court of Canada begins its spring session. The court will hear two appeals. One involves jurisdiction around border-straddling properties, and the second is a procedural appeal...
View ArticleQuebec justice heavyweights weigh in on lengthy wait times
The Barreau du Québec has added its voice to a growing chorus of legal groups calling for more public funding and radical reforms to help reduce what they say are ridiculously long court delays that...
View ArticleGirouard stays. Douglas goes. Double standard?
One day after the Canadian Judicial Council issued its recommendation to not remove Justice Michel Girouard from the bench — despite a suspicious video of an alleged drug deal — a legal academic is...
View ArticleThis week at the SCC
The Supreme Court of Canada has a busy week ahead of it, with seven hearings relating to real estate, medical malpractice, and evidence at murder trials. In addition, the court will hear two court...
View ArticleNew McGill law dean to focus on multiple legal traditions
The new dean of the McGill University Faculty of Law says the school will be introducing a new property course as part of the school’s effort for program renewal. Robert Leckey was named as the new...
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