Law360 Canada

The Canada edition of Law360 covers daily Canadian legal news. Formerly The Lawyer's Daily.

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#SCC rules Jordan ceilings on trial delay may flex in ‘particularly complex’ or joint prosecutions
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Casting new light on the Charter’s s. 11(b) right to trial within a reasonable time, #SCC elaborated on how the Jordan presumptive time limits on trial delay & legal framework for assessing undue delay operate in unusually complex criminal cases: R. v. Vrbanic, 2026 SCC 19.

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#SCC orders new trial in murder case after ruling trial judge improperly relied on hearsay evidence. R. v. Saddleback, 2026 SCC 18.

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#SCC recognizes new common law tort of intimate partner violence in landmark family law judgment
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#SCC 6-3 has created a new common law tort of intimate partner violence (IPV): Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2026 SCC 16.

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SCC sheds new light on cause-of-action estoppel; clarifies requirements https://t.co/KDUiagAYDZ

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Clarifying the requirements for relying on cause-of-action estoppel and res judicata, #SCC ruled 6-3 in a N.L. power-of-sale case that the appellant mortgagee was barred from relitigating its $4-million claim as the claim was already decided in an earlier court case.

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Former SCC justice Louise Arbour named Canada’s next governor general https://t.co/kwPEzM4DTn

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Gary Mitchell -- Why success does not require sacrifice: The myth that’s costing law firm owners everything https://t.co/NX1xIaOz2Y "Success....requires intention. It requires the courage to challenge a culture that glorifies exhaustion."

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David J. Rotfleisch: Canadian Appeals Court rejects pseudolegal tax arguments outright, without trial https://t.co/rY7omYW5Uz "The ruling reflects a broader judicial trend toward early intervention in cases that misuse court processes..."

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#SCC upholds limits on parliamentary privilege of National Security & Intelligence Committee members
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Bar says it ‘likely’ will appeal B.C. ruling that lawyer independence doesn’t require self-regulation
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David Rotfleisch: Using AI to prepare legal documents? Lessons for privilege protection in Canada https://t.co/8pICX465DV "Always use enterprise-grade or on-premise AI tools with zero-data-retention policies for tax planning...to minimize waiver risks."

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#SCC has confirmed that the infringement on people’s right to vote by a Quebec law that interrupts the process of determining electoral boundaries is unjustified: Quebec (Attorney General) v. Lalande, 2026 SCC 13.

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#SCC ruled 8-1 that the Constitution allows Parliament to set certain limits on parliamentary privilege for members of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians: Alford v. Canada (Attorney General), 2026 SCC 14.

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David Rotfleisch: Using AI to prepare legal documents? They might not have lawyer-client privilege protection in Canada https://t.co/TyhvenNWHm "AI proponents argue the ruling reflects institutional resistance to rapid advancements. Critics, however, warn of overreach..."

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Ottawa’s economic update proposes apprentice wage subsidies, tax https://t.co/m3U17nDBuj

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SCC upholds sex assault conviction, ruling Crown did not have to prove exact time of offence https://t.co/WExhMUEIYc

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#SCC has found that Crown prosecutors generally do not have to prove exactly when a sexual assault took place, rather than prove it happened “on or about” a particular date or range of dates — unless the timing of the offence is essential to the case or crucial to the defence.

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Gary Mitchell -- The AND mindset: How the AND approach changes decision-making https://t.co/AF6pwr31XE "The question is no longer this or that. The question is: How do we achieve both?"