Family

  • April 15, 2025

    Federal Court orders Air Canada to pay damages over family's visa cancellation delay

    The Federal Court has ordered Air Canada to pay $4,129 in damages to a Venezuelan woman who, along with her children, was delayed in Panama for 33 days after their Canadian visas were suddenly cancelled while they were at an Air Canada check-in counter.

  • April 15, 2025

    New CBA course aims to aid legal professionals in serving trans clients

    During one of the most hostile periods in recent history for trans rights, the Canadian Bar Association has launched an online course to help legal professionals better serve trans people.

  • April 15, 2025

    Family lawyers: How to identify qualified divorce coaches

    As a family lawyer, you’ve likely encountered the growing trend of divorce coaching. And the thought of having any dealings with this unregulated profession probably makes you feel like you’re galloping into the Wild West bareback on a rogue stallion, without a map.

  • April 15, 2025

    Spousal support and foreign divorces

    Family lawyers have all experienced the frustration of advising a spouse that our courts do not have jurisdiction, either under the Divorce Act or the Family Law Act, to grant spousal support if a valid divorce has been granted in a foreign jurisdiction.

  • April 14, 2025

    Schlifer Clinic announces awards for advocacy against gender-based violence

    The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic has announced that the 2025 Spirit of Barbra Schlifer Award will honour Marissa Kokkoros and Iman Mohamed.

  • April 14, 2025

    Being on bail

    It seems to be a common belief in Canada that it’s too easy for people to get bail after being accused of a crime. And that being on bail is easy. I want to focus on what living on bail is like for most people.

  • April 11, 2025

    Nova Scotia, legal group providing power of attorney app

    Nova Scotia has partnered with a legal resource provider to develop a free app aimed at making it easier to name a power of attorney.

  • April 10, 2025

    Constitutional clash brewing as Ottawa targets immigration bar with up to $1.5 million in admin penalties

    Bar organizations are warning Ottawa that a new administrative monetary penalty regime to be applied to legal professionals — featuring penalties of up to $1.5 million for immigration and refugee lawyers determined by federal officials to have participated in clients’ misrepresentations — will be constitutionally challenged if lawyers are not exempted from the proposed regulations, which are expected to come into force later this year.

  • April 09, 2025

    New $1 coin marks the creation of the Supreme Court of Canada 150 years ago

    The Supreme Court of Canada marked a milestone birthday on April 8, 2025, 150 years after it came into existence on April 8, 1875, when the Supreme and Exchequer Courts Act received royal assent. The composition, powers and importance of the world’s only bilingual and bijural apex court have evolved considerably since the court first sat in 1876, after the original six-judge bench was appointed.

  • April 08, 2025

    University of Calgary names director of new Centre for Transformation

    The University of Calgary has announced the appointment of Diana Lowe as the inaugural director of its newly established Centre for Transformation.

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