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Federal Court Declares the STCA Unconstitutional

In July, the Federal Court released a long-awaited decision on the constitutionality of the Safe Third Country Agreement (“STCA”). Although the Federal Court (“FC”) found the STCA to be unconstitutional, the Canadian government has already filed an appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA”), meaning that a final verdict on whether the STCA violates […]

R v Reilly: Stay of Proceeding is Not a Remedy for Systemic Charter Breaches

SCC Grants Leave to Appeal for Sealing Order in Sherman Estate

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) recently granted leave to appeal in the Sherman Estate’s legal battle to keep its probate application private. The appeal will provide the court with an opportunity to revisit the stringent legal test for sealing orders, an issue that has gone largely undiscussed for nearly two decades. Sealing orders, which […]

Quebec’s Religious Neutrality Bill: What a Leave to Appeal Could Mean for Bill 21

Groundhog Day: A Q&A with LEAF on the Recent Rape Shield Trilogy (Barton, Goldfinch and R(V))

Appeal Watch: SCC Revisits Bhasin and the Duty of Good Faith in Contract

G v Ontario: Will the SCC balance the scales for sex offences and NCR accused?

Cambie Surgeries v BC: A Constitutional Right to Access Private Heath Care?

Judicial Biography: Justice Sheilah Martin

Judicial Biography: Justice Malcolm Rowe