superior court

• COVID-19: Ontario churches’ constitutional challenge hears from attorney general

  While initial hearings for the challenge were scheduled to last until Wednesday, the court sessions may last an extra day after technical difficulties led to delays on Tuesday.

  Health

  Feb 1
  
• COVID-19: Ontario churches’ constitutional challenge has 1st day in court

  Initial hearings for the civil case, which pits a pair of southwestern Ontario churches against the province's attorney general, is expected to last through to Wednesday.

  Canada

  Jan 31
  
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• Lawrence Thompson sentenced to 10 years in London, Ont., child abduction case

  Monday's sentencing marked the end of a 10-month trial into the abduction and sexual assault of a four-year-old girl that took place in 2018.

  Crime

  Dec 20, 2021
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• Brady Robertson’s lawyers are attempting to strike down relatively new drug-impaired driving law

  He explained the correlation between blood THC levels and impairment as "poor" and told the court that "a simple blood test is not the way to determine it (impairment)."

  Crime

  Nov 1, 2021
• 19-year-old accused of murder in shooting death of Josue Silva released on bail

  London police charged Altmann with second-degree murder in early August in connection with Silva's death in the early morning hours of July 31.

  Crime

  Oct 1, 2021
• Quebec Superior Court sides with provincial government over distance learning lawsuit

  The six plaintiffs represented by human rights lawyer Julius Grey lost their case asking for parents’ ability to decide whether to physically send their children to school or not.

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2021
• Ontario lawyer sues critics after backlash against his comments on women and race

  A lawyer whose comments on women and race sparked a social media backlash has filed a claim for damages against his critics.

  Feb 5, 2021
• Rights of woman who is deaf, blind breached by how student loan administered: Ontario court

  But Superior Court Justice Lorne Sossin says the Canada Student Loan Program is not itself discriminatory because it already includes mechanisms and discretionary powers to remedy the additional debt some students with disabilities may accrue.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2020
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• Psychiatrists, Ontario government liable for horrific patient abuse at mental health facility

  Two psychiatrists have been found liable for the harm they caused inmates at a maximum security mental-health facility, who said the mistreatment they endured amounted to torture.

  Canada

  Jul 2, 2020
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• ‘Illegal firearms are a plague:’ Toronto businessman gets 5 years for illegal gun sale

  In a strongly worded sentencing decision, Superior Court Justice Robert Goldstein said a conditional sentence for Antonio Sampogna would send the wrong message about fairness in the justice system.

  Crime

  Feb 20, 2020