Expulsion from Church Membership Not Justiciable, SCC Finds in Aga
On May 28, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released a unanimous decision in the case of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Canada St. Mary’s Cathedral v Aga, 2020...
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Barbieri v Mastronardi: Ontario Court of Appeal Says Judges Must Give Reasons for Legal Conclusions
The Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) set aside a lower court ruling earlier this year because the motion judge had failed to give adequate reasons for his decision. In Barbieri...
The Supreme Court Gives a Green Light to Summary Judgment in Hryniak v Mauldin
Commentators often refer to a crisis in civil justice. Civil procedure is slow, complicated, and prohibitively expensive, putting it out of the reach of the average Canadian. In 2010, the...
