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New Brunswick vote upholds approval of TWU law school
In what president Helen Beaulieu calls a surprise, the Law Society of New Brunswick upheld a decision today to approve degrees from the Christian-based law school of Trinity Western University.The LSNB...
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UNB law school in turmoil following departures
The University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law appears to be in crisis mode as it attempts to deal with the fact it’s relatively new dean, Jeremy Levitt, has taken an administrative leave of absence...
View ArticleN.B. legal aid exec wins contract dispute at SCC
The New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission breached the term of its employment contract and constructively dismissed an executive director when it suspended him indefinitely without giving...
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UNB law dean selection needs to be more transparent: students
As the University of New Brunswick loses its fourth dean in three years, students are asking there be greater accountability and transparency around how the role is filled in the future.The school said...
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Rivoalen replaces Douglas as associate chief justice in Manitoba
What better way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo than a number of new judicial appointments.Today, Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Justice Marianne Rivoalen as the new associate chief justice of the...
View ArticleLawyer launches action to stop New Brunswick court closures
A group of New Brunswick lawyers have launched legal action to prevent at least two court closures in the province. St. Andrews lawyer David Bartlett filed a motion Oct. 7 on behalf of the Charlotte...
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This week at the SCC
This week, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear five appeals, including a couple of agricultural cases. In one, CP Rail is challenging a law that requires it to move grain shipments from one rail line...
View ArticleCBA to urge New Brunswick to reconsider court closures
The Canadian Bar Association plans to pass a resolution this month to urge the government of New Brunswick to reconsider its decision to close four provincial courts. The government has announced it’s...
View ArticleN.B. looking to end civil jury trials
New Brunswick’s attorney general is proposing regulatory changes that will get rid of civil jury trials, except in a few types of actions. If the proposal becomes law, litigants will have to foot the...
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