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By: Kent McNeil Case Commented On: JD Irving, Limited et al v Wolastoqey Nations, 2025 NBCA 129 (CanLII); Wolastoqey Nations v New Brunswick and Canada, et al., 2024 NBKB 203 (CanLII) PDF Version: “Declarations of Aboriginal Title Are Not Discretionary” Robert Hamilton has already posted an... more »
In R v Pan, the Supreme Court of Canada has addressed the scope of the “air of reality” test as it applies to included offences in jury trials. The majority has upheld the Ontario Court of Appeal’s verdict that Jennifer Pan should undergo a new trial regarding her initial first-degree murder c... more »
Learn what Ontario family courts look for when assessing parenting, including communication, stability, and the best interests of the child. more »
“[Productivity] gains only come when companies use AI to redesign processes and ultimately rethink whole business domains. That’s where the step-change in efficiency and growth will come from. To get there, the foundations must be right — clean, well-governed data; secure and interoperable sys... more »
“[Productivity] gains only come when companies use AI to redesign processes and ultimately rethink whole business domains. That’s where the step-change in efficiency and growth will come from. To get there, the foundations must be right — clean, well-governed data; secure and interoperable sys... more »
In recent decision of Aulinger v. Oda, 2026 BCCA 13, the B.C. Court of Appeal discusses the legal nature of joint wills and mutual wills in B.C. and the effect of a will-maker’s revocation of a joint will on other will-makers. Background Johannes and Daniela Siebert, married German citizens, execu... more »
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Vendredi 06 février 2026, 12h – 13h30 (Heure de Montréal) Cette série de conférences portera sur des ouvrages récents et incontournables qui sont alignés avec les thématiques de l’axe Droit, cyberjustice et cybersécurité. Ainsi, pour cette deuxième édition du cercle de lecture de ce... more »
This past week, I was invited to speak with a client’s employees for International Data Privacy Day about “Privacy, Online Fraud, and What You Can Do About It”. There were a few hundred people on the call and I’m told it was well-received. So I’ve decided to take that presentation and turn... more »
On October 28, 2025, the Court of Appeal of Alberta affirmed that the Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (the OIPC) acted unreasonably in narrowly construing the teaching and research records exclusion in the Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA... more »
The Supreme Court of Canada has released its annual report 2024 Year in Review. The report covers the Court's activities over the past year, including information about decisions and statistics. From the message of the Chief Justice of Canada, Richard Wagner: "In our democracy, legitimacy depends... more »
During their meeting at the Rideau Club in Ottawa, a few days before Canada’s National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (September 30th). Wayne Garnons-Williams and Michael Woods reviewed the work of the International Inter-Tribal Trade and Investment Organization (IITIO) [https://iitio.org/] in pr... more »
The following pieces of legislation received annotations in Quickscribe Online in January: Family Law Act - John-Paul E Boyd QC, John-Paul Boyd Arbitration Chambers Local Government Act, Community Charter - Don Lidstone, QC, Lidstone & Company Business Corporations Act - Debby Cumberford... more »