The Supreme Court of Canada shed new light on the Crown’s constitutional duty to consult with Aboriginal communities and clarified the role and obligation of decision-making…
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Criminal justice Quebec Quebec Court of Appeal Supreme Court of Canada
July 14, 2017
Quebec appeal court to hear appeals in two Jordan cases
Nearly a year to the day when the Supreme Court of Canada issued its landmark Jordan ruling, the Quebec Court of Appeal announced that a five-judge…
Class actions Quebec Quebec Court of Appeal Rulings Supreme Court of Canada
July 11, 2017
Telecom giants must pay millions following SCC’s refusal to hear appeals
Telecommunication giants Bell Mobility and Rogers Communications must pay millions of dollars to clients who paid excessive cancellation fees after the Supreme Court of Canada refused…
Canada Quebec Supreme Court of Canada
July 6, 2017
Bars lobbying prime minister over appointment of next chief justice
The tussle over the appointment of the new Chief Justice of the nation’s highest court has begun, with both the Bar of Montreal and the Canadian…
An independent, well-resourced office for an ombudsperson that can investigate allegations and enforce orders on Canadian extractives’ overseas operations should be established by the federal government…
Aboriginal law Business Canada
June 26, 2017
Federal and provincial governments need to demonstrate “stronger engagement” towards duty to consult, says UN panel
Federal and provincial governments "need" to demonstrate a “stronger engagement” towards conducting meaningful consultations with indigenous communities, according to a United Nations working group on business…
Aboriginal law Business Canada
June 23, 2017
UN Working Group calls on Canada to do more to address human rights abroad
A United Nations working group on business and human rights is calling on federal and provincial governments as well as industry associations and companies to bolster…
Business Canada Legal Practice Management
June 8, 2017
Business heaves sigh of relief as federal government suspends controversial private right of action provision in anti-spam law
Canada’s business community has just heaved a huge sigh of relief.
The federal government issued an Order in Council that suspends the controversial implementation of the private…
Barreau du Quebec Charter of Rights and Freedoms Legal business Quebec Quebec Court of Appeal Rulings Supreme Court of Canada
June 5, 2017
Ruling could lead lawyers to think hard before voicing concerns about legal system
In a controversial decision, the Quebec Court of Appeal recently held that Quebec lawyers can criticize the legal system as long as it is done with…
Federal Court of Canada Legal business Quebec Rulings
April 28, 2017
Former Montreal Crown prosecutor who filed a reprisal complaint wins partial victory
A former Crown prosecutor who filed a reprisal complaint against the Public Prosecution Service of Canada before the federal Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner…
Business Canada White-collar crimes
April 26, 2017
Auto parts maker fined $13.4 million for bid-rigging offenses
In the second-largest fine ever ordered by a court in Canada for bid-rigging offenses, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice fined Mitsubishi Electric Corp. $13.4 million…