The Complete Brief
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June 24, 2024
Alberta court orders garnished funds to be distributed under BIA, not to judgment creditors
An Alberta court has ordered that funds from garnishees, found liable for payments owed by the bankrupt judgment debtor, be distributed in accordance with the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) rather than be used to satisfy the judgment debts.
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June 24, 2024
Liberal government’s ‘intransigence’ and undue secrecy spurs litigation: information commissioner
A recent ruling from the Federal Court affirming a disclosure-of-government records order by Canada’s Information Commissioner illustrates the growth in litigation highlighted by the commissioner's 2023-24 annual report to Parliament, a litigation trend she says is fuelled by the Trudeau government’s court challenges and flouting of her legally binding orders.
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June 24, 2024
Kent Davidson named Chief Justice of Alberta Court of King’s Bench
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed a new chief justice for Alberta’s Court of King’s Bench, replacing Mary Moreau who was elevated to the Supreme Court last year.
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June 24, 2024
How to use state of the register evidence
A decision of the Federal Court illustrates the impact of the state of register use in opposition proceedings (Mécanique de performance Panthera Motorsports Inc. c. Jaguar Land Rover Limited 2024 CF 764.)
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June 24, 2024
Canada’s caregiver programs: Expectations and questions
On June 3, 2024, the minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the impending release of two new pilot programs for caregivers from abroad, expected in late 2024 or early 2025. This announcement came just weeks before the previous Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot program’s closure on June 17, 2024.
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June 24, 2024
25 new judges | Norman Douglas
The Ontario Court of Justice (Justices of the Peace, family court judges and criminal court judges) currently has approximately 300 members.
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June 24, 2024
Judicial appointment announced for Alberta
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced in a June 24 press release the appointment of Karan M. Shaner as a justice of appeal of the Court of Appeal of Alberta in Edmonton.
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June 24, 2024
Judicial appointment in Northwest Territories announced
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced in a June 24 press release the appointment of Annie Piché as a judge of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories in Yellowknife.
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June 24, 2024
ACTIONS — Burden of proof — By insured against insurer — Property coverage
Action by plaintiff for insurance broker negligence arising from a motor vehicle accident. The defendant was a brokerage that sold auto insurance policies. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant’s agent failed to give him adequate advice about underinsured motorist protection (“UMP”) coverage.
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June 24, 2024
Manitoba Crowns had ‘many opportunities’ to abandon alleged ‘junk’ DNA case: lawyer
Crown prosecutors had “many opportunities to abandon” a shaky case against a Manitoba man wrongly jailed for murder — but “kept pressing on and pressing on” despite faulty DNA evidence, says his lawyer. The recent Manitoba King’s Bench ruling in Grant v. Government of Manitoba et al, 2024 MBKB 77, involves 61-year-old Mark Grant, who is suing Manitoba’s government and local police for being wrongly accused, convicted and imprisoned for the killing of a teen girl in 1984.