public interest litigation

British Columbia v Council of Canadians with Disabilities: Deciding Public Interest Standing

In British Columbia (Attorney General) v Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27 [Council of Canadians SCC], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) clarified how courts should apply the legal test for deciding whether to grant or deny public interest standing. Public interest standing is “an aspect of the law of standing” that “allows individuals […]

SCC Grants Leave to Appeal for Beaver Lake Cree Nation’s Advanced Legal Cost Claim in Anderson v Alberta (Attorney General)

In the last three decades, Indigenous nations have increasingly chosen to address systemic injustices facing their communities through litigation. However, as many Aboriginal law cases are complex and novel in nature, Indigenous nations had to bear the associated legal fees as the cases moved through Canadian courts. Anderson v Alberta (Attorney General), 2020 ABCA 238 […]

You are not Alone: Ontario and British Columbia Invalidate Solitary Confinement

If one were to write the book on section 7 Charter litigation, I think it would be safe to say that we just started a new chapter.