The Complete Brief
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December 01, 2025
Carney hands new jobs to three lawyer-MPs in federal cabinet mini-shuffle
Following last week’s resignation of Montreal MP Steven Guilbeault from the federal Liberal cabinet, Prime Minister Mark Carney added one new minister to his cabinet and expanded the roles of two others in order to redistribute Guilbeault’s former cabinet responsibilities.
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December 01, 2025
Court approves $59M settlement for staffing-related lockdown class actions
The Ontario Superior Court has approved a $59-million settlement in two class actions brought on behalf of inmates and immigration detainees who experienced staffing-related lockdowns in Ontario correctional institutions.
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December 01, 2025
SENTENCING - Fraudulent transactions relating to contracts and trade - Sentencing considerations
Appeal by appellant from sentencing decision. The appellant was convicted of two counts of fraud over $5,000, and one count of obtaining credit by false pretenses.
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December 01, 2025
Nova Scotia to license psychiatric nurses
Registered psychiatric nurses will soon be practising in Nova Scotia.
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December 01, 2025
Ontario law society approves 2026 budget, amends reporting bylaw
Benchers of the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) have set the financial table for the upcoming year, approving the 2026 budget that includes a modest annual fee increase for lawyers and paralegals. Lawyers will pay a fee of $2,080, an increase of approximately two per cent over the 2025 fee level of $2,039. Paralegals will pay $1,037 — with the net fee payable being $1,007 after applying a $30 refund from the paralegal compensation fund. In 2025, paralegals paid $1,023.
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December 01, 2025
Judge Lisa Wyatt named administrative judge for B.C. Interior
The Provincial Court of British Columbia has announced that Judge Lisa Wyatt has been appointed as the regional administrative judge for the court’s Interior region.
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December 01, 2025
Nonye Ngwaba joins DLA Piper’s restructuring team
Nonye Ngwaba has joined DLA Piper (Canada) LLP in Vancouver as an associate in the firm’s restructuring group.
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December 01, 2025
Federal Court overturns order requiring Air Canada to pay $2,330 for delayed bag
The Federal Court has overturned an order requiring Air Canada to pay $2,330 for a delayed bag, finding the decision unreasonable for linking to the delay $1,310 in purchases made after the luggage was delivered.
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December 01, 2025
FSRA interim report outlines supervisory findings for Ontario automobile insurers
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) released the “2025 Auto supervision interim report” (the report) on Oct. 28, 2025. The report summarizes FSRA’s findings from reviews conducted by FSRA between January 2024 and March 2025 of five insurers (the reviews) writing automobile insurance business in Ontario (collectively, the auto insurers).
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December 01, 2025
How to better prepare for Saskatchewan’s Franchise Disclosure Act
Saskatchewan has joined the growing list of Canadian provinces that have implemented franchise disclosure legislation in Canada. The Franchise Disclosure Act (the SK Act), enacted on May 8, 2024, and its regulations (the Regulations) released on April 25, 2025, will come into force on June 30, 2026.