December 12, 2023
S.E.C. v M.P. 2023 ONCA 821
These appeals concern the scope and limits of the open court principle in the context of the court approval of settlements involving minor parties or parties under disability as required by r. 7.08 of the ...

November 27, 2023
R. v. Riley, 2023 NSSC 377
The NSSC denied a request from the Federal Crown for a retroactive publication ban. Randy Riley was acquitted by a jury of second-degree murder and unlawful possession of a firearm on October 5, 2023. Kaitlin ...

November 21, 2023
Muzik v Canadian Broadcasting Corporation et al 2023 MBCA 95
A defamation claim was commenced by a former financial advisor who had been the subject of many complaints brought before regulatory bodies. The trial judge found CBC liable in defamation and awarded damages in the ...

October 6, 2023
La Presse inc v Quebec 2023 SCC 22
S and C were charged with several criminal offences in unrelated cases. In both cases, numerous matters were dealt with before the empanelment of the jury, including a Garofoli application, an application for a stay ...

July 27, 2023
2023 FCA 167
In this decision, the FCA is examining a Federal Court decision which dealt with five applications under section 41 of the Access to Information Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-1, having to do with the refusals ...