Ewen: The judge-represented litigant
The Federal Court of Appeal (the “FCA”) resolved an “unusual question” about the Federal Court’s jurisdiction to raise a substantive question not raised by the parties in the context of...
Tagged: Jurisdiction
The Innocents Abroad: SCC to Revisit Vacation Torts and Jurisdiction
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”, or the “Court”) will revisit the question of when a contract formed in one province is sufficiently connected to a tort claim to establish...
SCC to Address Indigenous Peoples’ Inherent Right to Self-Govern in Bill C-92 Reference
Editor’s Note: The author’s analysis of Renvoi à la Cour d’appel du Québec relatif à la Loi concernant les enfants, les jeunes et les familles des Premières Nations, des Inuits...
SCC to Decide on the “Best Interests of the Child” in International Parenting Orders in F v N
The Supreme Court (“SCC”) will hear F v N SCC 39875 [“F v N”] in March 2022. In this decision, the SCC will address the proper application and interpretation of...
