June 02, 2026
The authority of a court is commonly associated with its majority decision. It is the majority judgment that resolves disputes, establishes binding precedent and shapes the law of the day. Yet history repeatedly demonstrates that some of the most influential judicial opinions were not written by those who prevailed, but by those who stood alone. The dissenting judgment occupies a unique place within the common law tradition. It is the conscience of the court, the safeguard against intellectual complacency and often the blueprint for future legal reform.
June 01, 2026
The Yukon government has appointed Kurt Dieckmann as chair of the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Board, effective May 29.
May 29, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has awarded $22.5 million in a class action against a Toronto plastic surgeon who had surveillance cameras throughout his clinic but did not inform patients or staff.
May 29, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has set aside a labour board decision that dismissed allegations that a federal employee council violated the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act (FPSLRA) by counselling workers not to cross picket lines established during a legal strike by another bargaining unit.
May 29, 2026
Law Society of Ontario (LSO) benchers made several changes to their rules and bylaws at the May 28 convocation, including changes to reporting requirements when lawyers and paralegals are accused of wrongdoing and expanding the certified specialist designation to include paralegals.
May 28, 2026
The Federal Court has refused to grant summary judgment in a class action concerning allegations claiming physicians conducting mandatory pre-employment medical examinations for RCMP applicants committed sexual assaults and other misconduct over more than four decades.
May 27, 2026
B.C. Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside has appointed Raji Mangat to the WorkSafeBC board of directors as a public-interest representative, effective immediately.
May 27, 2026
These days, there is a lot of chatter about AI replacing jobs — even those of professionals like doctors and lawyers. But the role of AI isn’t really to prepare a case for someone; there is far too much nuance to the practice of immigration law, and to what makes most cases successful, than can be boiled down to a formula that can be followed by AI. That said, more and more of the initial vetting of ideas regarding what kinds of status one might qualify for is being done through AI, with mixed results.
May 27, 2026
Appeal by Korpan Tractor and Parts (“Korpan Tractor”) from conclusion that it wrongfully dismissed Denton. Denton worked for Korpan Tractor for several years. Following a heated exchange, Denton departed from Korpan Tractor. A few months later, Korpan Tractor sent Denton a letter accepting his resignation. Denton then commenced an action against it for wrongful dismissal, arguing that he was dismissed without cause and entitled to pay in lieu of notice.
May 27, 2026
In white-collar crime investigations, the most dangerous fraud often sounds the most ordinary. A property acquisition, a refinancing, a redemption, a distribution: on paper, these can look like routine business decisions, but they can just as easily be the perfect disguise for self‑dealing, concealment and misrepresentation.