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Immigration law 2026 FC 617

Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court struck CILA’s judicial review application, holding it did not disclose a reviewable matter under s. 18.1 and that public interest standing was unavailable.

  • Right to counsel
  • Public interest standing
  • Reviewability of administrative conduct
  • Scope of federal courts act ss.18 and 18.1
  • Rule 221/rule 302 motions to strike
  • Independent constitutional challenges
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Immigration law 2026 FC 514

Cortes Paez v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness)

Judicial review of a Federal Court exclusion order was dismissed after the Court found the officer reasonably applied the Safe Third Country framework and procedural fairness was met.

  • Exclusion order
  • Inadmissibility
  • Safe third country agreement
  • Additional protocol
  • 14-day rule
  • Procedural fairness
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Criminal law 2025 BCSC 2553

R. v. Majcher

The court held that William Robert Majcher’s July 18 and 19, 2023 post-arrest statements were voluntary and admissible, rejecting the claim of an evidentiary gap.

  • Voluntariness of statements
  • Police conduct
  • Right to counsel
  • Search incident to arrest
  • Promises and threats
  • Admissibility of evidence
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Family law 2025 NLCA 40

A.C. v. D.W.

Application dismissed because no legal rule supports appointment of state-funded counsel in private family law appeals, the Charter was not engaged by government action in this private dispute, and applying the rule 40(2) factors the Court found appointment unwarranted as the issues were not novel or complex and the applicant was capable of effective self-representation.

  • Appointment of counsel
  • Right to counsel
  • Self-representation
  • Best interests of the child
  • Section 7 charter rights
  • Court rules (rule 40)
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Immigration 2025 FC 1808

Mahmood v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court allowed judicial review in a residency-obligation appeal, finding the IAD breached fairness by refusing an adjournment so counsel could attend.

  • Residency obligation
  • Adjournment
  • Right to counsel
  • Judicial review
  • Procedural-fairness
  • Right-to-counsel
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Administrative law 2025 CHRT 83

Ryan Richards v. Correctional Service Canada

The Tribunal dismissed CSC’s motion to dismiss, found Mr. Richards’ non-compliance with prior orders was an abuse of process, and ordered a signed compliance statement.

  • Abuse of process
  • Implied undertaking rule (confidential disclosure)
  • Dismissal of complaints
  • Reasonable apprehension of bias
  • Confidentiality orders
  • Right to counsel
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Criminal law 2025 BCSC 1958

R. v. Smith

The court held that Mr. Smith’s recorded police statement was voluntary and admissible after a voir dire on the confessions rule.

  • Confessions rule
  • Voluntariness
  • Police trickery
  • Right to counsel
  • Operating mind
  • Oppression
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Immigration law 2025 FC 1043

Lin v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Federal Court dismissed a judicial review of a conditional departure order, finding no procedural unfairness and no unreasonable error in the section 44 inadmissibility decision.

  • Interpreter assistance
  • Right to counsel
  • Inadmissibility under s.41(a) / s.20(1)(a)
  • Section 44 referral process
  • Certification of question under s.74(d)
  • Judicial-review
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Constitutional/charter 2025 BCSC 996

R. v. Dill

The court found no Charter breach on the initial search or delay to counsel, but held the undercover controlled delivery exceeded the implied licence to knock and breached s. 8.

  • Section 8 charter
  • Section 10(b) charter
  • Controlled delivery
  • General warrant
  • Implied licence to knock
  • Reasonable expectation of privacy
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Immigration 2025 FC 776

Herrera Delgadillo v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court allowed judicial review after finding the RAD failed to address a central procedural fairness complaint about how the RPD hearing was conducted on IFA.

  • Internal flight alternative
  • Right to counsel
  • Standard of review (reasonableness)
  • Duty to act fairly
  • Judicial review - remittal
  • Procedural-fairness
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