Access to Justice
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October 15, 2024
Court sets aside decisions that revoked program approvals for two truck-driving schools
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice Divisional Court has set aside revocations of program approval for two truck-driving schools, finding that the decisions breached procedural fairness.
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October 15, 2024
Nunavut release raises questions on public confidence | John L. Hill
When a trial judge provides reasons for a judicial decision in a criminal case, the accused and the victim of the crime must understand that justice was done.
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October 11, 2024
Family law conference tackles complexity of brain science
Day one of a family law conference in Winnipeg featured a lesson on brain science and how childhood experiences shape lives — for better or for worse. Oct. 9 marked the first day of the Canadian Institute for Administration of Justice’s (CIAJ) Families and the Law, a three-day examination of the nation’s justice system and its impacts on families.
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October 11, 2024
Ottawa introduces legislation to create commissioner for modern treaty implementation
The federal government has announced the introduction of legislation aimed at creating a new commissioner for modern treaty implementation to oversee self-government agreements between Ottawa and First Nations.
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October 11, 2024
Nunavut assault appeal judge decides jury conviction outweighs compurgation
A jury found Inuk Mosesie Ikkidluak guilty of three counts of sexual assault on the same complainant on three separate occasions. He asked to be granted bail while he appealed the conviction and sentence imposed.
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October 10, 2024
New report highlights lack of racialized lawyers at Ontario firms, offers diversity ranking
Blink Equity, an organization founded to combat systemic racism in workplaces, has released what it calls a “landmark report” titled “The Blink Score: A Racial Diversity Audit & Ranking of Ontario Law Firms,” said to indicate a “lack of inclusion” in the profession.
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October 10, 2024
Why bail appeal was denied for 92-year-old Nygard
Peter Nygard was convicted on Nov. 23, 2023, of sexually assaulting four complainants. He was sentenced to 11 years but given credit for pretrial custody, leaving 6.7 years of imprisonment yet to be served. Nygard’s application to be released from the Toronto South Detention Centre pending his appeal was heard by a single Ontario Court of Appeal judge, Justice Lene Madsen, on Oct. 2, 2024. The decision was handed down on Oct. 7 (R. v. Nygard, 2024 ONCA 744).
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October 09, 2024
Appeal court upholds dismissal of action against lawyer but permits malicious prosecution claim
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the dismissal of an action against a lawyer over allegations that he knowingly allowed false statements to be made in an affidavit on the basis of absolute privilege.
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October 09, 2024
Ontario expands basic training program for police for second year running
For the second year in a row, the Ontario government is increasing enrollment in the Ontario Police College’s Basic Constable Training (BCT) program, adding 80 recruits a year starting in 2025, to bring the total number of officers trained each year to 2,080.
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October 09, 2024
Access to seized funds key to Thunder Bay drug trafficking appeal
It was April 28, 2022, when the Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal reported that a drug probe on a home in Thunder Bay’s south side resulted in the seizure of $1.6 million worth of narcotics.