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Checking in

Checking in

Can the SCC lock in a strong year? Plus a look at next week's appeal hearings and an upcoming decision.

Dylan Gibbs
Dylan Gibbs
Constitutional rewrites

Constitutional rewrites

Can governments amend the constitution retroactively? Plus drip pricing, study permit reviews, extra freedoms and more.

Dylan Gibbs
Dylan Gibbs
Mental fraud

Mental fraud

Can you sue for fraud if there's no money involved? Plus defunct firms seeking payment, some notable appeals, and the latest legal news.

Dylan Gibbs
Dylan Gibbs
Coming clean

Coming clean

A judge waited a year to announce he imposed the wrong sentence. Plus Facebook privacy breaches, insolvency appeals, and the latest legal news.

Dylan Gibbs
Dylan Gibbs
Re-litigating cases

Re-litigating cases

Can a First Nation challenge treaty boundaries that were settled in 1889? Plus pandemic work cuts and the latest legal news.

Dylan Gibbs
Dylan Gibbs
How striking

How striking

Can the government squash strikes at will? Plus publicly traded law firms, the Hearsay podcast, and the latest legal news.

Dylan Gibbs
Dylan Gibbs
The most intrusive searches imaginable

The most intrusive searches imaginable

Can border officers randomly go through your phone? Plus the SCC's latest bankruptcy ruling, jurisdiction over online speech, and getting kicked out of articling.

Dylan Gibbs
Alexandra Son
Dylan Gibbs, +1
Making a mockery

Making a mockery

Ungracious Crown conduct. Plus product liability for consultants, judges making political donations, and forged signatures.

Dylan Gibbs
Alexandra Son
Dylan Gibbs, +1
It's kosher

It's kosher

Federal Court blocks rules that hampered kosher slaughter. Plus some record breaking numbers and the latest legal news.

Dylan Gibbs
Alexandra Son
Dylan Gibbs, +1
Pay up

Pay up

Is the government liable for unlawful legislation? Plus the crackdown on illegal sports streaming and all the latest legal news.

Dylan Gibbs
Alexandra Son
Dylan Gibbs, +1
Transition period

Transition period

LSBC vs. legal regulation reform (Round 1). Plus the SCC's latest decision about Crown appeals and this week's pressing legal news.

Dylan Gibbs
Dylan Gibbs
Judges gone wild

Judges gone wild

An avalanche of judicial impropriety. Plus the SCC's latest leave to appeal decision and the rest of your Canadian legal news.

Dylan Gibbs
Dylan Gibbs
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