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Supreme Court of Canada allows property owners to acquire municipal parkland through a claim for adverse possession

By Brandon Barnes Trickett, Michael Beeforth, Roberto Aburto, and Tom Nichini
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Privative clauses in the public eye: Democracy Watch heads to the Supreme Court of Canada

By Brandon Barnes Trickett and Tom Nichini
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Supreme Court of Canada dismisses Saskatchewan’s application to strike for abuse of process against Métis Nation

By Brandon Barnes Trickett and Tom Nichini
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Supreme Court of Canada holds that the Vavilov framework applies to the review of subordinate legislation

By Brandon Barnes Trickett, Laurie Livingstone, Mélanie Power, and Tom Nichini
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Supreme Court of Canada decision confirms securities regulators’ administrative monetary penalties do not survive personal bankruptcy (but disgorgement orders do)

By Michael Beeforth, Brandon Barnes Trickett, Raphael Eghan, and Kelly Osaka
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Supreme Court of Canada rules school boards are “manifestations of government” and the Canadian Charter applies: York Region District School Board v. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario

By Brandon Barnes Trickett, Laurie Livingstone, and Kirsten Thompson
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L’existence d’un droit d’appel limité empêche-t-elle une personne de présenter une demande de pourvoi en contrôle judiciaire? La réponse se trouve dans Yatar c. TD Insurance Meloche Monnex

By Ana Qarri
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The role that a limited statutory right of appeal plays in the availability of judicial review: Yatar v. TD Insurance Meloche Monnex

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