The Complete Brief
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April 25, 2025
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - Telecommunications common carriers - Entry on to public lands - Transmission lines
Appeal by appellant carriers (collectively the “carriers”) from a judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal which affirmed a decision of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC).
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April 25, 2025
‘Economic growth’ a key focus of Conservative and Liberal platforms on immigration, tax and regulation
Both parties currently leading in the polls for the federal election next week have proposed law-related measures in the areas of immigration, regulation and taxation that they contend will boost Canadian businesses and help the economy grow.
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April 25, 2025
‘Uphill battle’ likely for Alberta to justify addictions legislation under Charter: law prof
Alberta has unveiled the next steps in its approach to treating substance use and addiction in the province, which will for the first time in Canada include involuntary treatment for people who have been deemed to be a danger to themselves or others. But civil rights groups and legal observers are raising alarm bells about the law, calling it overbroad and a violation of individuals’ constitutional rights.
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April 25, 2025
Sale of land - Agreement of purchase and sale - Doctrine of part performance - Remedies - Specific performance
Appeal by Appellant from the order for specific performance of an oral agreement for the sale of land.
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April 25, 2025
Tim Pritchard joins Miller Thomson as partner
Miller Thomson has announced that Tim Pritchard has joined its Vancouver office as a partner in the commercial litigation group.
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April 24, 2025
Drug conviction appeal results in modified sentence
A joint operation between the Ontario Provincial Police and the North Bay police resulted in multiple arrests and the seizure of drugs, cash, cars and electronics. When published reports of this takedown appeared in 2020, 30-year-old Justin Glynn was named as one of the people arrested.
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April 25, 2025
Happiness may buy you money
For me, happiness is indeed a worthy goal. I think that many would agree — including lawyers, who are not in my experience the happiest folks around. So how do you get there? Is it by earning more money than the next guy?
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April 24, 2025
N.B. advocate warning against millions in cuts to child services
New Brunswick’s advocate for children, youth and vulnerable adults is sounding the alarm over tens of millions in cuts to child welfare services — a move he is calling “the most significant single-year reduction to services for vulnerable children in recent memory.”
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April 24, 2025
Quebec court approves Phoenix system class action settlement for non-union federal employees
The Quebec Superior Court has approved a settlement for a class action over compensation errors that non-unionized and casual federal public servants faced as a result of the Phoenix pay system, which was launched in 2016.
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April 24, 2025
Federal Court approves class action settlements of over $2M in alleged molded door price-fixing case
The Federal Court has approved class action settlements of over $2 million related to alleged price-fixing of interior molded doors.