Family
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August 08, 2025
Presumption of resulting trust and post-separation liabilities: ONCA clarifies in Alami v. Haddad
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Alami v. Haddad, 2025 ONCA 527 offers timely and instructive clarification on key property issues arising upon the breakdown of a marriage.
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August 08, 2025
Ontario Court of Justice appoints seven new judges
The Ontario government has announced the appointment of seven new judges to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective Aug. 13, 2025.
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August 08, 2025
CJC issues expression of concern over Federal Court judge’s failure to disclose workplace probe
The Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) has issued a public expression of concern regarding Federal Court Justice Negar Azmudeh for failing to disclose an ongoing workplace harassment investigation during her judicial application process.
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August 05, 2025
Ontario Superior Court judge receives reprimand for 14-month delay in correcting sentencing error
A review panel of the Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) has issued a public reprimand to Justice Andrew J. Goodman of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice for his failure to promptly correct a significant sentencing error, concluding that his 14-month delay in addressing the mistake constituted “injudicious conduct” that undermined public confidence in the administration of justice.
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August 08, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal balances family situation, job loss in sentence reduction
How does a court balance the profound harm caused by sexual violence with the significant collateral consequences that imprisonment imposes on offenders and their families, especially when the offence occurred years ago?
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August 07, 2025
Court cuts defendant children’s aid societies’ costs by 40% in birth alerts case
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has decreased children’s aid societies’ costs request by 40 per cent due to public interest concerns relating to a proposed class action against them for the discriminatory act of birth alerts.
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August 07, 2025
The Friendly Bar Series, No. 7: Out of office, out of guilt — the radical act of taking a real break
Let me say this plainly: lawyers need to take time off, fully, unapologetically and with the courage to say so.
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August 07, 2025
Can a person have more than one spouse under estate law?
It may sound surprising, but under British Columbia’s Wills, Estates and Succession Act (WESA), it is indeed possible for someone to have more than one legal “spouse,” at least for the purpose of dividing an estate when there’s no will.
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August 06, 2025
Court orders fresh determination of family’s residency application due to counsel failures
The Federal Court has allowed a redetermination of a family’s permanent residence application on humanitarian and compassionate grounds due to ineffective representation by previous counsel.
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August 06, 2025
Quebec appeal court rejects constitutional challenge over kafala
A constitutional challenge against federal and Quebec regulations that allow Canadian residents to sponsor a child for family reunification only if the child is their biological or adoptive child was rebuffed by the Quebec Court of Appeal in a ruling that underlines the challenges facing Canadian citizens or residents of Muslim faith who want to sponsor a child though kafala, a form of legal guardianship in Muslim law countries.