Monday’s Mix

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.

This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. Administrative Law Matters 2.Litige municipal au Québec 3. Legal Sourcery 4. Canadian Appeals Monitor 5. Excess Copyright

Administrative Law Matters
Staying the Ostrich Cull

I spoke to a journalist from the Canadian Press today about Universal Ostrich Farms and the ostriches that are destined to be culled subsequent to a H5N1 outbreak (albeit one that doesn’t seem to have affected any surviving members of the herd). Readers will recall my post on the legal issues in the case. The headline — which I did not write! — is that an “expert”/”law professor” would be “surprised” if the Supreme Court of Canada hears the farm’s appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. …

Litige municipal au Québec
Type d’usage et intensité : deux concepts à ne pas confondre en matière de droit acquis

Dans l’affaire Zahouani c. Ville de Montréal, la Cour supérieure devait décider si le fait de diviser un logement situé au sous-sol d’un immeuble en deux unités distinctes constituait un changement d’usage ayant pour effet de faire perdre un droit acquis de louer un logement au sous-sol. Il importe de souligner que la superficie du sous-sol de l’immeuble n’a pas changé après la subdivision, et la superficie locative est demeurée sensiblement la même, répartie sur deux logements plutôt qu’un. Rappelons qu’un usage est protégé par droit acquis si cet usage rempli six critères : …

Legal Sourcery
Limited Licensing in Saskatchewan

On October 1, 2025, the Government of Saskatchewan announced the coming into force of legislative amendments that formalize the limited licensing of legal professionals in Saskatchewan. These changes are the result of significant work and consultations beginning in 2016 and the implementation of the Final Report of the Legal Services Task Team. To align with these changes, the Law Society of Saskatchewan has amended the Law Society of Saskatchewan Rules to: …

Canadian Appeals Monitor
Appealing Briefs – Episode 23: Tataryn and Barbiero : Dismissing class actions for delay

When should – or must – a class action be dismissed for delay? In Tataryn v. Diamond & Diamond Lawyers LLP and Barbiero v. Pollack, the Court of Appeal for Ontario applied new legislation and jurisprudence to take a stricter approach. Adam Goldenberg speaks with McCarthy Tétrault partner Marina Sampson about the implications for civil litigation and for businesses that may face proposed class proceedings. …

Excess Copyright
Blacklock’s Unappealing Appeal (To Be Heard on October 7, 2025) + An AI Prediction

The Blacklock’s case (A-267-24) is coming before the Federal Court of Appeal on Tuesday, October 7^th, 2025, at 9:30 AM. One can observe it virtually by registering here: https://www.fca-caf.ca/en/pages/hearings/upcoming-hearings. Or one can also attend in person at 90 Sparks St. 10^th floor in Ottawa. Allow time to go through security. I’ve mentioned Blacklock’s in my blog many times over nearly a full decade. I’ve recounted its very long litany of losing litigation in the Federal Court going back to 2015. See: Copyright Trolling in Canada: Is Blacklock’s a Copyright Troll & “Frequent Flyer” Litigator? https://excesscopyright.blogspot.com/2015/10/copyright-trolling-in-canada-is.html. …

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