Access to Justice
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January 30, 2025
Key amendments to Canada’s criminal defence law in 2024 and 2025
Canada’s legal framework is constantly evolving to address new societal challenges and technological advancements. With the rise of digital threats, concerns over foreign interference, and the need for better financial protections, the federal government has introduced significant amendments to the Criminal Code and related legislation in 2024 and 2025. These changes reflect a growing emphasis on online safety, national security and financial accountability.
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January 29, 2025
Yukon approves regulation for psychologists
Yukon’s government has approved the regulation of psychologists — thus establishing professional standards and giving residents access to “licensed, qualified” practitioners.
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January 29, 2025
How social media changed the practice and perception of law | Hodine Williams
A sense of duty, morality and impartiality once made serving on a jury a sacred act. In this epoch, to have such ideals is naïve, as the jury box is simply a venue for personal bias.
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January 29, 2025
B.C. bar association action plan aimed at strengthening public trust, president says
The B.C. bar association has issued a call to action to the provincial government to tackle pressing challenges in the justice system, which it says will help improve the everyday lives of British Columbians.
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January 29, 2025
Appeal Court finds no fault in murder trial judge’s inferences
It all appeared very normal. On March 13, 2020, around 9:40 a.m., Leelavathi Seevaratnam, 74, was preparing to mop the family’s four-bedroom house in Agincourt when the doorbell rang. She opened the front door and saw a man holding a small brown box asking for a signature.
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January 28, 2025
CRA faces legal challenges over implementation of capital gains inclusion rate hike
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is facing two legal challenges over its decision to implement the government’s proposed hikes to the capital gains tax inclusion rate on the basis that the proposals have not been enacted into law and may not even be tabled before Parliament.
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January 28, 2025
Newfoundland court: Why accused with 40-year record ‘must be separated from society’
What constitutes an appropriate sentence? Can a sentencing judge exceed a recommendation from Crown counsel on the duration of the imprisonment? Those questions were central to the Newfoundland Appeal Court’s decision in R. v. Barter, 2024 NLCA 40.
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January 27, 2025
Nova Scotia, Crown prosecutors announce contract agreement, including wage hike
Nova Scotia’s government has reached a labour agreement with its Crown prosecutors.
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January 24, 2025
Letter from young complainant leads to Saskatchewan Court of Appeal quashing sex-crime conviction
A trial ain’t over till it’s over.
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January 27, 2025
New year, new legislation, good time to review, update employment contracts
With the start of a new year, employers should take the opportunity to review and update employment contracts and policies while preparing for new legislation.