All Three Rail Workers Acquitted in Lac Megantic Trial
In the early morning hours of 6 July 2013 a [...]
Global Affairs Canada creates Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise
On 17 January 2018 the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International [...]
Limitation period for Excessive Force Claim runs from dismissal of Charges
On 7 December 2017 the Ontario Court of Appeal handed [...]
Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada at SCC for TWU vs LSUC
On 30 November and 1 December LRWC attended at the [...]
Gavin Magrath quoted re Churchill MB and Omnitrax
Gavin Magrath has recently been quoted several times in articles [...]
Service Outside Hague Convention
This appeal considered the validity of service of a Statement of Claim in accordance with The Hague Convention on defendants located in a state that is not a party to that Convention. The Court confirmed that in such states service in accordance with the Ontario rules is sufficient, and that service under our rules does not conflict with the domestic sovereignty of the state in which the defendants are resident.
Canadian Government suspends implementation of Anti-Spam Provisions
The Government of Canada announced earlier this month that the [...]
CBSA Delays e-Manifest Implementation
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) published Customs Notice 17-15 [...]
Canada lifts Sanctions vs Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that [...]
Interim Rules Concern Canadian Drone Operators
While anticipated regulations have not yet been published, the Minister has provided an Interim Order restricting the flight of recreational drones in Canada.