Martin + Associates is pleased to announce that the British Columbia Director of Civil Forfeiture has agreed to settle the civil claim against it for damages for its wrongful attempt to forfeit the home of Mrs. Mumtaz Ladha and her family. Media reports related to that claim may be viewed below in a news entry dated February 22, 2015.

On June 1st and 2nd, 2016 Mr. Martin conducted cross examination of representatives of CSE, CSIS and Global Affairs Canada before Mr. Justice Barnes of the Federal Court of Canada, during the public phase of the Canada Evidence Act Section 38 national security claim process, which will determine whether CSECs efforts to suppress disclosure of documents relevant to the BCCLAs constitutional challenge to the National Defense Act allowing CSEC to gather the meta data of Canadians without warrant (as described in detail below on October 23, 2013 and February 20, 2014) is justified. Globe and Mail coverage related to these proceedings can be found here and here.