February 23, 2023. In this episode, Yves Faguy catches up again with Nadia Effendi of BLG to brief us on the latest at the Supreme Court of Canada.
In this episode, Yves Faguy catches up again with Nadia Effendi of BLG to brief us on the latest at the Supreme Court of Canada. Effendi is a partner at BLG, based out of Toronto and Ottawa, a member of the CBA’s Federal Courts Bench and Bar Liaison Committee. She is also the chair of BLG's Appellate Advocacy and Public Law Group. Before joining the firm, she served as a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada to then-Justice Michel Bastarache.
Effendi discusses the Supreme Court’s latest rulings in McGregor, Hill and Canada (Transportation Safety Board) v CarrollByrne, recently granted leaves to appeal in Jim Shot Both Sides, Franck Yvan Tayo Tompouba v. K and Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc. She also weighs in on the decision to grant leave in five military justice cases. Also discussed are upcoming decisions and rulings, as well as the court’s new electronic filing system and the recent absence of Justice Russell Brown and what it means for the court’s work.
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