The Complete Brief
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December 16, 2025
Ontario appoints 2 new judges
The federal government has appointed two new judges in Ontario, including one to the province’s top court, the Department of Justice has announced.
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December 16, 2025
Quebec courts welcome 4 new judicial appointments
The federal government has announced four judicial appointments in Quebec, including one to the Court of Appeal and three to the Superior Court, according to the Department of Justice.
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December 16, 2025
Terms of warrant come into question in London, Ont., firearms case
A nurse from London, Ont., Lynda Marques, was shot and killed on Sept.10, 2021, by two masked men believed to be rivals of her fiancé, Ali Bhatti, as she was parking in the driveway of the home she shared with Bhatti.
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December 16, 2025
Hosel rockets: ‘Sandbagger?! I’ll see you in court!’
A couple of incidents that happened while playing golf have been bothering me. It started a few years ago during an invitational tournament at what was then known as Doral Golf and Country Club in Florida. Our happy foursome was finishing the front nine of the famous 18-hole course called the Blue Monster. While waiting on the ninth tee, staring down a par three over water and into a stiff breeze, I made small talk with the fellows in our group: “Who won the tournament last year?” Their expressions suddenly turned sour, and one muttered, “Two [expletive] sandbaggers!” Then another added, “Those [expletive] cheaters will never be invited back, [expletive] them.”
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December 16, 2025
A real and substantial connection: Ontario court confirms jurisdiction in AI copyright case
The Superior Court of Justice has issued an important decision concerning allegations of infringement asserted against AI companies. The decision may help rights holders (Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. v. OpenAI Inc., 2025 ONSC 6217).
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December 16, 2025
A plea for more respect from family law practitioners
It has been a very busy fall and, perhaps like you, I have been hanging on for the Christmas break. For me, it is the best time of the year. In my experience, it is the only time when most if not all family law clients and their lawyers try to step back, take a breath and treat each other with the respect and courtesy that should be a year-round norm.
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December 16, 2025
MUNICIPAL BOARDS AND TRIBUNALS - Jurisdiction - Planning and development - Development permits
Appeal by Zhuromsky from a decision of the Calgary Subdivision and Development Appeal Board upholding a development permit granted to Best Investment Group Inc. The development permit was for a five-unit Rowhouse Building with four below-grade Secondary Suites in the Windsor Park neighbourhood.
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December 15, 2025
Ontario announces draft regulation for mutual free-trade recognition
Ontario has announced it is publishing a draft regulation under the Ontario Free Trade and Mobility Act to implement mutual recognition of goods and services from reciprocating Canadian jurisdictions. The move will support economic integration and remove internal trade barriers, which the province said costs the economy up to $200 billion every year.
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December 15, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal calls out CRA for pattern of inadequate reasons in relief decisions
The Federal Court of Appeal has set aside a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) decision denying a taxpayer permission to file late tax returns and preventing the taxpayer from obtaining a refund, ruling that the agency failed to provide an adequate explanation for its refusal.
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December 15, 2025
B.C. court dismisses appeal; treaty-rights defence over severalty land can proceed
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal of a regional district and the province, upholding the finding that it may be arguable that lands that were transferred in fee simple under a treaty agreement may still have some characteristics of treaty land for purposes of s. 35 of the Constitution Act.