The Complete Brief
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November 13, 2024
Pros and cons of using a parenting co-ordinator
Family lawyers today are constantly looking for alternative methods to achieve resolution. To borrow a phrase from our politicians, there are now many “tools in the toolbox” to assist us. Not quite so some 47 years ago, but things have certainly improved over time (there I said it, something is better today than when I started to practise).
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November 13, 2024
Analysis of Nygard bail denial appeal
Peter Nygard is being detained in custody awaiting an appeal from conviction and sentence for sexual assaults that he has been accused of committing between 1988 and 2005. On Oct. 7, 2024, he was denied appeal bail (R. v. Nygard, 2024 ONCA 744).
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November 13, 2024
Securities administrators publish 10th report on gender diversity in corporate leadership
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published its 10th-year report titled “Review of Disclosure Regarding Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions,” offering insights into the progress of gender diversity in corporate leadership among Canadian public companies. While meaningful steps have been taken, the report’s key findings reflect incremental advances and highlight areas for further improvement.
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November 13, 2024
Lessons in the law of contracts: The meeting of the minds
The law of contracts is comprised of many important legal principles. One of those principles is that in order to have a valid and enforceable contract the parties must be ad idem. In other words, there must be a meeting of the minds about the essential terms of the contract. In the absence of a meeting of the minds, an alleged agreement between the parties is unenforceable.
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November 12, 2024
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds $1.5M damages order in defamation dispute involving competing firms
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal in a case where a company was involved in a defamation campaign against a competitor and damages of $1.5 million were ordered. Counsel for the respondents Roger McConchie said it was “the most complex defamation case” he has ever handled.
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November 12, 2024
Federal government orders binding arbitration to end labour disputes at key ports
The federal government has ordered an end to work stoppages at ports in British Columbia and Quebec through the imposition of final binding arbitration to resolve ongoing labour disputes affecting the daily movement of goods worth over $1.3 billion.
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November 12, 2024
Winnipeg police getting $647,000 boost from criminal property fund
Manitoba is dipping into money made from seized criminal property to help police officers in Winnipeg keep residents — and themselves — safe.
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November 12, 2024
New judicial appointments announced in British Columbia
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced the appointment of Geoffrey B. Gomery as a justice of appeal of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia and Elin Sigurdson as a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, a Nov. 12 news release announced.
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November 12, 2024
Hearing on anti-SLAPP motion not a minitrial on merits of a claim: Ontario Court of Appeal
Ontario’s top court has once again weighed in on the province’s oft-litigated law aimed at preventing strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), allowing a suit from a retired schoolteacher against a school board chair she claims defamed her to continue.
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November 12, 2024
New judicial appointment announced in Quebec
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced the appointment of Jean-François Roberge as a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec in Montreal, a Nov. 12 news release announced.