Canadian Federal Courts Practice, 2026 Edition + E-Book / Pratique devant les Cours fédérales, édition 2026 + livre électronique

Designed for the Bench – Perfect for the Practitioner
Only Canadian Federal Courts Practice, 2026 Edition / Pratique devant les Cours fédérales, édition 2026 by the late Honourable Roger T. Hughes, Arthur B. Renaud and Trent Horne provides all commentary, full text of legislation, Federal Courts of Canada Notices to the Legal Profession, indices, a list of judges and registry offices and an overview of Federal Court practice in English and French. Designed for both English and French practitioners who appear before the Federal Courts, this guide on the Federal Courts Act and Rules, and Federal Courts practice, provides up-to-date, section-by-section annotation and commentary for your quick reference.

Features

• Bilingual court practice and procedure overview and section-by-section commentary
• Bilingual reproduction of the full text of the Federal Courts Act, Federal Courts Rules, and the Federal Courts Immigration and Refugee Protection Rules – Legislation is laid out side-by-side for convenient access to both English and French versions
• Expert section-by-section annotations of recent key developments – Serves as authoritative guide for further research
• Bilingual pertinent practice notes and rules of courtroom procedure, including new guidelines regarding the use of artificial intelligence and the applicable presumptions that govern whether a matter will be heard in person or in a hybrid or remote manner – Facilitates quick, last-minute verification of courtroom procedures
• Bilingual tariffs of fees under the Federal Courts Rules – Saves time to locate key information
• Bilingual table of contents – Locate relevant sections quickly in both English and French

Highlights of the 2026 Edition

• Updated commentaries and caselaw throughout, including digests of recent key decisions relating to:
  • The jurisdiction of the Federal Court to judicially review a decision of the Prime Minister to advise the Governor General to exercise prerogative power to prorogue Parliament (section 18.1) - MacKinnon v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 422
  • Reasonableness being the presumptive standard for reviewing the vires of subordinate legislation, which should apply to regulations irrespective of the delegate who enacted it, the delegate’s proximity to the legislative branch, or the process by which the regulations were enacted (section 18.1) - Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights v. Attorney General of Canada, 2025 FCA 82
  • When class proceedings will be stayed in favour of a mandatory arbitration agreement (section 50) - Zanin v. Ooma, Inc., 2025 FC 51
  • Assessment of expert evidence, including where there is a difference in academic credentials (Rule 52.5) - Tekna Plasma Systems Inc. v. AP&C Advanced Powders & Coatings Inc., 2024 FC 871
  • Circumstances where the Court will refuse leave to add a counterclaim, particularly when the proposed allegations are speculative (Rule 75) - Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. v. Janssen Biotech, Inc., 2024 FC 1715
  • When redactions can be applied to documents produced during discovery (Rule 223) - Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. v. Pharmascience Inc., 2023 FC 584
  • Site blocking orders to prevent unauthorized broadcast of live sports events (Rule 300) - Rogers Media Inc. v. John Doe 1, 2024 FC 1082 and movies (Rule 373) - Bell Media Inc. v. John Doe 1 dba soap2day.to, 2025 FC 133
  • Approval of settlement agreements in class proceedings (Rule 334.29) - Regan v. Masonite International Corporation, 2025 FC 721
  • When an appellate court can exercise its discretion to consider a new issue of law (Rule 351) - John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 6
  • When costs will be awarded against counsel personally (Rule 404) - Mohammadhosseini v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2024 FC 1104