The Complete Brief
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June 19, 2025
Trial judge parses art, science of sentencing
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on July 31, 2023, and was inadvertently republished on June 19, 2025. Duplicate article has been removed. Please see original here
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June 19, 2025
Lenczner Slaght welcomes Julien Sicco
Julien Sicco has joined Lenczner Slaght as an associate in Toronto.
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June 19, 2025
Lawsuits are investments
Whether enforcing a contract, recovering damages or seeking injunctive relief, most civil lawsuits are ultimately efforts to obtain money or something of equivalent value; thus, there should be a return-on-investment analysis for every claim. Often, litigants and their counsel get so caught up in the content of what their lawsuits are about that they overlook or completely disregard this crucial point.
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June 19, 2025
Gérard V. La Forest leaves a legacy of legal brilliance
The Canadian legal community experienced a profound loss last week when the Honourable Justice Gérard Vincent La Forest died at the age of 99. Justice La Forest’s life story is remarkable, rising from humble beginnings in Grand Falls, N.B., to the Supreme Court of Canada.
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June 18, 2025
Alberta court dismisses $15M contamination suit over delay
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has dismissed a $15-million contamination lawsuit for undue delay, finding that a supplemental affidavit of records filed by the plaintiff just under three years after the last step in litigation did not significantly advance the action.
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June 18, 2025
Feds announce new maximum compensation levels for destroyed cattle
The federal government has announced new maximum compensation levels for cattle producers who have been impacted by a reportable disease.
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June 18, 2025
Court certifies class action against law firm for retainer fees in failed tax case
The British Columbia Supreme Court has certified a “class action about a failed class action” against a law firm that acted as class counsel for the previous case and sought retainer fees from putative class members.
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June 18, 2025
Ontario Appeal Court examines Downes credit, restrictive bail conditions
A recent court ruling out of Ontario shows the “Downes credit” is “alive and well” and available to offenders deemed to have endured strict bail conditions, says a lawyer.
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June 18, 2025
G7 summit issues statements on AI, quantum technology, critical minerals and migrant smuggling
Concluding statements on artificial intelligence, quantum technology, critical minerals and migrant smuggling were issued by G7 leaders at the end of the 2025 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.
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June 18, 2025
Alberta judge reinstates school trustee after ‘unjust’ disqualification
An Alberta court has ordered the reinstatement of a school trustee after it ruled a decision to disqualify him for failing to make an “appropriate” apology for comments he made in an email to a staff member was unjust.