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Chartier named chief justice of Manitoba
Manitoba has a new top judge with the retirement of Chief Justice Richard Scott on March 1.Richard Chartier, currently an appellate judge in Manitoba, replaces Scott in the role. Chartier has been on...
View ArticleNine months on, SCC finally gets full complement
Nine months after the retirement of Justice Morris Fish, Canada’s highest court will finally have a full bench. The federal government announced yesterday it will appoint Quebec Court of Appeal Justice...
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It’s raining judges in Ontario
Late Tuesday, Justice Minister Peter MacKay announced 22 appointments to the bench in Ontario. Of those, 17 are new appointments and many of them are Crowns, former Crowns, or government lawyers....
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Bar groups call out appalling lack of diversity of new judges
Diverse bar groups are calling on the federal government for a more transparent and accountable process judicial appointments process saying the last round had an appalling lack of diversity. The...
View ArticleLaw Society of B.C. makes recommendations around SCC appointments
The Law Society of British Columbia has submitted a report to federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould outlining a series of recommended principles for the appointment of justices to the Supreme...
View ArticleCJC releases proposals for judicial discipline reform
In response to Justice Canada’s request for input on how federally appointed judges should be disciplined — and how their legal fees should be paid — the Canadian Judicial Council released a position...
View ArticleWalied Soliman elected chairman of Norton Rose Fulbright in Canada
Walied Soliman has been named chairman of Norton Rose Fulbright in Canada. The global firm announced Soliman’s election today, but the appointment was effective March 24. He will chair the Canadian...
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