Legal Journals

Do Arbitrators have exclusive jurisdiction to hear human rights complaints
That would have been the issue considered by the Supreme Court of Canada had they not denied leave to appeal in Halifax Regional Municipality v. Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission...

Fishing Licences as Security for Loans An Incremental Step Forward by the Nova Scotia Supreme Court
Editor’s note: Today, the SCC hears its appeal in Royal Bank of Canada v. Saulnier (31622). Reproduced below, with permission, is an article that first appeared in the April 2006 edition of Mariner Life which discusses the trial level decision of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court when it was released...

No April Fools
On April 1st, 2008, a couple of significant pieces of legislation came into effect in Nova Scotia, no foolin’. Firstly, Nova Scotia became the first jurisdiction in the country to ban smoking in vehicles when children are present...

B.M.P. Global Distribution Inc. v. Bank of Nova Scotia: Another Step in the Development of Unjust Enrichment
Next month, the SCC will hear submissions in B.M.P. Global Distribution Inc. v. Bank of Nova Scotia. This case involves a mysterious counterfeit cheque in an amount of over $900,000 which was couriered to BMP by some unknown party...

Saulnier - Is There Security in a Licence to Fish
On January 23, 2008, the SCC heard the case Royal Bank of Canada v. Saulnier, on appeal from the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. This bankruptcy law case (which has been discussed by Brad Caldwell at TheCourt...

Supreme Court Appointments: When Law and Politics Collide
On September 5, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the nomination of Nova Scotia Court of Appeal Justice Thomas Cromwell to the Supreme Court of Canada. The press release can be found immediately below, as well as here...

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Philip Morris
Loses Appeal, Will Pay Millions

Asbestos Mesothelioma Victim Wins Appeal of $20 Million Asbestos Cancer Verdict
Asbestos Mesothelioma Victim Wins Appeal of $20 Million Asbestos Cancer Verdict

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Tomato Salmonella
Sheetz Convenience Stores agrees to confidential out-of-court settlement with food poisoning victim.

National Association of Realtors
Settlement reached in broker listing antitrust lawsuit, pending court approval.