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BC Provincial Court adds judges Aamna Afsar, Christopher Balison, Dennis Isaac Ferbey

22 hours ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

Appointments also include Patrick Angly as a new judicial justice By Chief Judge Melissa Gillespie has announced the appointments of Aamna Afsar, Christopher Balison, and Dennis Isaac Ferbey as judges and Patrick Angly as a judicial justice of the Provincial Court of British Columbia. Gillespie called it a “great pleasure and privilege” to make the announcement. The appointments of the three new judges will take effect on May 1.
NL Supreme Court upholds discontinuance against health authority in medical negligence claim

22 hours ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

Patient alleges doctor failed to diagnose properly or delayed diagnosis of his medical condition By The Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court refused to set aside a notice of discontinuance against a health authority upon finding that it could fully evaluate a patient’s medical negligence claim against his doctor without the health authority’s involvement. In Hart v. Boodhun, 2025 NLSC 65, the patient, via his legal counsel, filed a statement of claim in February 2016.
BC Court of Appeal says it lacks jurisdiction over appeal of arbitral award on worker privacy

22 hours ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

Ruling applies modified test to determine jurisdiction under s. 100 of BC's Labour Relations Code By The British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled that it did not have jurisdiction to hear an appeal of an arbitral award arising from a grievance alleging that the installation of surveillance cameras in company trucks infringed employee privacy. In Rehn Enterprises Ltd. v.
LSBC warns lawyers about crossing into the US with electronic devices

2 days ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Jacqueline So

A recent advisory cautioned Canadians to 'expect scrutiny' By US Customs and Border Protection inspections could pose a risk to Canadian lawyers carrying sensitive information in their gadgets as they cross the border. In a travel advisory dated April 4, the federal government said that Canadians should “expect scrutiny” if they are entering the US.
Singapore Academy of Law to debut certification program for early-career lawyers next month

2 days ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Jacqueline So

The program is geared towards lawyers whose post-qualification experience is five years or less By The Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) is set to debut the Junior Lawyers Professional Certification Programme (JLP) on May 21. The program was designed and executed by SAL, collating legal, technological, and professional training. It is geared towards early-career lawyers whose post-qualification experience amounts to five years or less.
Manhattan jury hands New York Times win over Sarah Palin in defamation tussle

2 days ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Jacqueline So

The victory comes in a retrial after a 2022 verdict siding with the Times was tossed out By A Manhattan federal jury has decided in favor of the New York Times in a defamation suit filed by ex-US vice president candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin, reported Reuters. As per the verdict delivered after a ~2-hour deliberation, the New York Times is not liable for supposedly defaming Palin in a 2017 editorial.
US customs inspections could pose a risk to Canadian lawyers

2 days ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Jacqueline So

A recent travel advisory cautioned Canadians to "expect scrutiny" By US Customs and Border Protection inspections could pose a risk to Canadian lawyers carrying sensitive information in their gadgets as they cross the border. In a travel advisory dated April 4, the federal government said that Canadians should “expect scrutiny” if they are entering the US.
Canadian Civil Liberties Association urges Alberta to scrap Compassionate Intervention Act

2 days ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

Non-profit org calls for focus on approaches supporting recovery without breaching freedoms By The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) said it strongly opposes Alberta’s Bill 53, the Compassionate Intervention Act, and claimed that forced treatment for addicted individuals may cause harm, including higher relapse and overdose rates.
BC Court of Appeal upholds arbitral award that Belizean corporate shares are family assets

2 days ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

Ex-couple's assets include corporation owning 12 sales purchase agreements for Dubai development By The British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled that an arbitrator’s 2019 award correctly concluded that the shares of a Belizean corporation were family assets of which former spouses became joint owners as tenants in common after their divorce. The case of Zemtsova v. Shevalev Estate, 2025 BCCA 114, involved a couple who married in Russia and then moved to Canada.
Federal Court strikes claim in proposed class action alleging injury due to mould on military ship

2 days ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

Man who served in armed forces says he suffered chills, fever, cough, fatigue aboard vessel By The Federal Court agreed with the federal attorney general’s argument that a proposed class proceeding alleging injury caused by exposure to toxic mould on a Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) vessel was statute-barred. In Dunn v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 652, the plaintiff was a CAF member since 2006 who was stationed aboard the HMCS “Vancouver” from June to December 2016.