The Complete Brief
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March 18, 2025
Nova Scotia takes ‘milestone’ step to becoming accessible
Nova Scotia has adopted the first of six accessibility standards in its goal of province-wide accessibility.
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March 18, 2025
New associate at McKenzie Lake Lawyers
Cristina Tomaino has joined McKenzie Lake as an associate lawyer. According to a statement from the firm, Tomaino will be working out of the Guelph, ON., office.
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March 18, 2025
Wills revoked by marriage not revived by repeal of wills legislation
Over the last 15 years, a number of jurisdictions in Canada have repealed the law under which a will is revoked by marriage. In British Columbia, for example, the rule was simply excluded when the Wills, Estates and Succession Act was enacted.
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March 18, 2025
Distinction between factual, legal causation at heart of Mennonite-buggy-car crash appeal
Dayton Kelly was 19 years old on Oct. 24, 2021, when the Honda Civic he was driving collided with a horse-drawn buggy, killing its driver, Daniel Martin, 76, and his wife Ester, 79. They were described in court as Mennonites. It was dark when the accident occurred; the buggy was without lights and there were no streetlights at about 8:46 p.m. The Civic slammed into the passenger side of the buggy as Martin was crossing Highway 86. Martin died at the scene and his wife died two weeks later.
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March 18, 2025
CUSTODY, PARENTING, AND ACCESS - Child’s age - Capacity or conditions of parents - Conduct of parents
Application by father against the mother regarding parenting arrangements, child support obligations, and related matters concerning their three children.
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March 18, 2025
A lawyer’s reputation | Jacob Murad
Right out of law school there is a general theme that is expressly stated that a lawyer must maintain a “good reputation” — one that reflects well on the individual and also the legal community as a whole. This is furthered in rule 2.1-2 of the Rules of Professional Conduct for lawyers which states in part: “A lawyer has a duty to uphold the standards and reputation of the legal profession.”
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March 17, 2025
Alberta’s top court to hear utilities’ challenge to performance-based regulation plan
Alberta’s top court is set to hear a challenge to a performance-based regulation (PBR) plan for electric utilities on the basis that it does not provide them with a reasonable opportunity to recover capital costs.
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March 17, 2025
Federal Court allows judicial review, finds temporary foreign worker’s wage reduction was justified
In a case involving a company that reduced a temporary foreign worker’s hourly wage from $30 to $24, the Federal Court has found that a final determination by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) was unreasonable as failure to obtain consent for the reduction was the fault of the department.
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March 17, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal decision keeps class action alive involving Indigenous women inmates
Indigenous female inmates in Canada’s federal prison system have gained a partial legal victory in their quest to certify a class action against the government over discrimination by the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC).
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March 17, 2025
Ontario Place ruling raises ‘some very grave concerns,’ lawyer says
Ontario’s highest court has ruled against an advocacy group that launched a constitutional challenge of the provincial government’s redevelopment of Ontario Place, and a lawyer involved in the litigation is saying that the decision leaves businesses across the province — and country — vulnerable.