Alberta

An Alberta judge has certified a class action lawsuit against the provincial government on behalf of inmates who have been held in solitary confinement.Lawyer Tony Merchant launched the lawsuit in 2018, alleging that the use of…

A group of men who allege they were sexually abused as teen inmates will not be allowed to attempt a class-action lawsuit, an Alberta judge has ruled. The 14 men say they were assaulted by Anglican priest Rev Gordon William Dominey when…

A group of men who allege they were sexually abused by a chaplain while in an Edmonton youth jail are seeking a court's permission to sue the province and the Anglican Synod of the Diocese of Edmonton through a class action lawsuit. The 14…

Mandy Aylen, a new judge at the Federal Supreme Court, replaces Judge Jocelyne Gagné, who was appointed Deputy Chairwoman of the LLP on December 12, 2018. She has experience handling matters that include domestic and…

OTTAWA, ON, August 6, 2021 / CNW / - The Honorable David Lametti, Attorney General and Attorney General of Canada, announced today the following appointments under the judicial application process introduced in 2016. This process…

Four new Puisne judges have been appointed for the Montreal District of the Superior Court of Quebec: Yvan Poulin, Daniel Urbas, Louis Charette and Gabrielle Brochu. Poulin replaces Judge Nicole Gibeau, who resigned…

Béliveau taught family law at the École du Barreau and was a member of the Committee on the Arbitration of Lawyers' Fees of the Barreau du Québec. He graduated from the Université de Montréal in 1989 and was admitted…