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Arvay to represent Hells Angels in challenge of B.C. forfeiture law
VANCOUVER — Six members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club have retained one of Canada’s leading constitutional and human rights lawyers Joe Arvay, of Arvay Finlay in Vancouver to challenge B.C.’s...
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This week at the SCC
This week, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear seven appeals, including a challenge by labour federations after the federal government shifted the EI surplus to general spending. Toward the end of...
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SCC sends clear message in summary judgment decision
The Supreme Court of Canada today issued a pair of rulings that create what some lawyers are calling a “new world order” of summary judgments for major civil suits — potentially opening the floodgates...
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An expensive lesson
A Toronto lawyer says he has learned an expensive lesson about not taking clients’ words without a written direction after a judge ordered him to pay nearly $20,000 this week for accepting a settlement...
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This week at the SCC
This week, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear four appeals. Three of these are related, involving a potentially huge class action against credit card companies based on the legality of “conversion...
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Phillion given OK to sue police and Crown
Romeo Phillion, who was wrongfully imprisoned for 31 years, has been allowed to pursue a civil action against police and the Crown.The Ontario Court of Appeal allowed Phillion’s appeal yesterday,...
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This week at the SCC
This week, the Supreme Court of Canada’s winter session comes to an end. The court will hear five appeals, including a Charter challenge of B.C.’s regulations against medical marijuana sold in baked...
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Borovoy, ‘giant’ of Canadian civil liberties dies at age 83
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the broader legal community is mourning the passing of Alan Borovoy, a man considered a leading force for civil rights in this country.“He definitely had a...
View ArticleLawyer alone authorized to make settlement offer: Divisional Court
A Toronto lawyer says he feels vindicated by a recent Divisional Court decision that overturned a two-year-old ruling against him over a settlement agreement. “I find that the motion judge erred in law...
View ArticleN.B. looking to end civil jury trials
New Brunswick’s attorney general is proposing regulatory changes that will get rid of civil jury trials, except in a few types of actions. If the proposal becomes law, litigants will have to foot the...
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