CBC v Manitoba: A Decision Not to Decide
Can publication bans be indefinite, preventing the public from ever accessing court records? The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) was expected to answer this question in Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v....
Tagged: Jurisdiction
No “Rule of Uber”: Arbitration Clause Found Unconscionable in Uber Technologies v Heller
This summer, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Uber drivers can pursue their claim that they are employees in an Ontario court. In Uber Technologies Inc v Heller, 2020...
Appeal Watch: Jurisdictional Questions between Human Rights Tribunals and Labour Arbitrators
The question of overlapping jurisdiction between a human rights tribunal and a labour arbitrator on a complaint of discrimination is set to reach the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”), following...
Aboriginal Law in Multi-Jurisdictional Disputes
The judiciary often hears aboriginal law cases in the context of a dispute with the Crown. Yet consider what would happen if the dispute was multi-jurisdictional: Could one province’s judiciary...
