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 ...

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 ...

March 17, 2023
Canadian Taxpayers Federation v Alberta (Election Commissioner), 2023 ABKB 161
This case involves the applicants, CTF and John Doe’s application for a publication ban and sealing order over John Doe’s identity and an order permitting John Doe to give evidence in camera in the context ...

December 21, 2022
Postmedia Network Inc. v. Named Persons, 2022 BCCA 431
The BCCA dismisses Postmedia’s appeals from orders of the BC trial court rejecting Postmedia’s attempt to vacate or vary prior orders made without notice to the media sealing the trial court file, imposing a publication ...