The Ontario government announced a plan today to protect bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects from the harmful effects of neonicotinoid, or neonic, pesticides. In a discussion paper posted to the Ontario Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR) registry, the government outlined a strategy to reduce the use of neonic-coated seeds in the province by 80 […]

Professor Jacqueline Hodgson, one of several experts in the case of Hassan Diab, who was extradited to France on Friday after six years of legal proceedings in Canada, has described the situation as “troubling”. She provided evidence about the investigation and prosecution procedure in terrorism cases in France, in particular, the problematic nature of using […]

The Foreign Ministry announced Wednesday it would not cooperate with the UN inquiry into the summer Gaza conflict, and rejected an entry request issued by three members of the investigative committee seeking to gather evidence, leaving them stranded in Amman. The decision not to cooperate with the probe was approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]

The Law Society of Upper Canada Treasurer Janet E. Minor today announced that The Honourable Irwin Cotler, PC, OC, MP, will receive The Law Society of Upper Canada’s inaugural Human Rights Award at a special event on February 12, 2015. Established in 2013, the award recognizes outstanding contributions to the advancement of human rights and/or […]

Photo: Véronique Lewandowski The sixth edition of the ZSA Quebec General Counsel Awards (QGCA) took place last night at the Fairmount Queen Elizabeth Hotel. At the event were the legal and general counsel of leading companies as well as lawyers from some of Montreal’s largest law firms. The charming Michel Lalande, Senior Vice-President – General […]

Hilton Resorts Corporation And Wyndham Vacation Resorts, Inc., Separately Agree To End Potentially Misleading Practices That Fail To Protect Consumers Schneiderman: My Office Is Committed To Protecting Purchasers Of Timeshares And Working With Industry Leaders New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced that he has reached a pair of agreements with two leading […]

Canada has a rich and complex history and a constitution provided to it by the British Parliament three and a quarter centuries after it was first inhabited by people largely of European descent. That feature of its history was the result of a treaty between Britain and France signed in 1763, pursuant to which France […]

1215 Magna Carta from England’s Lincoln Cathedral to be on Display Magna Carta, the great charter of rights and liberties, stands at the heart of English and American law and has influenced the legal systems of many other democratic nations. One of the earliest statements of limited government and a point of departure for centuries […]

Fasken Martineau, a leading international business law and litigation firm, is pleased to announce its partnership with the second edition of the International Summit of Cooperatives. The Summit is a biennial event for leaders of cooperatives as well as researchers, decision makers and representatives of mutual benefit organizations from around the world. This choice meeting […]

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is pleased to award 28 graduate scholarships for the 2014-15 academic year to outstanding PhD, SJD and LLM students who are conducting research related to the think tank’s International Law Research Program. The one-year Graduate Scholarships in International Law are valued at CDN $24,000 for PhD and SJD […]