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Breaking ties

Breaking ties

The SCC's deadlocked era comes to an end. Plus Canada’s shiny new online harms bill, the cost penalty for Canada’s first hallucinated case citations, and other updates spanning the country.

Dylan Gibbs
Dylan Gibbs
Open pit

Open pit

The coal mine with multiple lives. Plus legal news by the numbers, Canada’s Emergencies Act appeal, and the lawsuit against Quebec’s tuition hikes

Dylan Gibbs
Dylan Gibbs
Sharing land

Sharing land

Outrage halts amendments to BC's Land Act. Plus the SCC’s latest leave to appeal decisions, Doug Ford’s support for patronage appointments, Quebec’s pro-landlord housing amendments, and a former law dean’s disbarment.

Dylan Gibbs
Dylan Gibbs
⚖️ Judicial activism

⚖️ Judicial activism

The notwithstanding clause can't silence the court. Plus Saskatchewan takes the reins on natural gas, CanLII expands AI summaries, Ontario gets it done, and the lawsuit against ArriveCAN’s improper quarantine orders

Dylan Gibbs
Dylan Gibbs
⚖️ Incorporation by reference

⚖️ Incorporation by reference

The SCC's latest decision on Indigenous child welfare. Plus Justice Moreau's welcome ceremony, this month's SCC appeals, and Donald Trump's sneaker launch.

Dylan Gibbs
Dylan Gibbs
⚖️ Time's up

⚖️ Time's up

Fill those judicial chairs ... like, yesterday. Plus Air Canada’s chatbot misrep, Western provinces expand free legal services, and the empirical study suggesting AI > lawyers at contract review.

Dylan Gibbs
Dylan Gibbs
⚖️ Cabinet confidence

⚖️ Cabinet confidence

Doug Ford gets to keep mandate letters under wraps, but why did the SCC refuse to pick a standard of review? Plus, incoming Quebec laws to promote French streaming content, extending the foreign home buyer ban, and a 7-year practice suspension for a lawyer's multi-million dollar misappropriation

Dylan Gibbs
Dylan Gibbs
⚖️ Circle of trust

⚖️ Circle of trust

Can you breach confidence by getting legal advice? Plus: SCC says Doug Ford's mandate letters are privileged, Impact Assessment changes coming this spring, and Tesla might be moving to Texas

Dylan Gibbs
Dylan Gibbs
⚖️ Parental consent

⚖️ Parental consent

Alberta soft-launches rules for trans children and athletes. Plus New Brunswick's drafting mistake heads to court, BC Human Rights Commission looks at police use of force, Nova Scotia tidies its statute books, and Mike Holmes gets sued over shoddy builds.

Dylan Gibbs
Dylan Gibbs
⚖️ Deepfakes

⚖️ Deepfakes

Can intimate image legislation combat fake nudes? Plus the federal government puts another pause on MAiD expansion, Ontario looks to overhaul civil procedure rules, and a US associate’s discrimination lawsuit comes up short

Dylan Gibbs
Dylan Gibbs
⚖️ Abusive

⚖️ Abusive

Who can claim abuse of process? Plus Alberta gears up for parental rights, Saskatchewan replaces Human Rights Commission, NB slips up on legislative drafting, and several new judicial appointments.

Dylan Gibbs
Dylan Gibbs
⚖️ Emergencies only

⚖️ Emergencies only

Federal Court vs Public Order Emergency Commission. Who got it right? Plus AI-hallucinations hit home, BC lawyer’s pseudo-legal lawsuit gets tossed, and ICJ imposes interim measures

Dylan Gibbs
Dylan Gibbs
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