Impact to Court Operations at Devonshire Courthouse
Until further notice, due to ongoing remediation work at the courthouse at 3380 Devonshire Ave., court matters scheduled at that location will proceed by videoconference, telephone or in person at the Law Courts, 1815 Upper Water St., Halifax. The Scheduling Office is in the process of contacting counsel and parties with instructions for each matter.
 
The Court Administration Office is continuing to accept filings; however, the documents counter is temporarily relocated to the main floor of the courthouse. Similarly, the front counter for the Family Law Information Program (FLIP) is temporarily relocated to the scheduling window, just inside the main entrance. Other family law programming, including conciliation and alternative dispute resolution, will proceed by telephone.
 
Holiday Reminder
Courthouses across the province will be closed on Monday, August 3 (Civic Holiday), reopening on Tuesday, August 4.

Webcast of Appeal Hearing

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Members of the media and the public are advised that the following proceeding before the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal will be livestreamed on the Courts of Nova Scotia website beginning Wednesday, January 28, 2026:

CAC-488562 – Christian Enang Clyke v. His Majesty the King

In May 2019, Christian Enang Clyke was convicted of second-degree murder in Nova Scotia Supreme Court. He received a life sentence with no eligibility for parole for 12 years. Mr. Clyke appealed his conviction, but eventually abandoned that appeal, which the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal dismissed by Order in June 2022. In August 2022, Mr. Clyke made a motion to recommence his appeal; the Court granted his motion in July 2024.

This appeal hearing is scheduled for two days, starting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. It will be heard by a three-member panel comprised of Justice Cindy Bourgeois, Justice Joel Fichaud, and Justice Carole Beaton.

The public can watch the livestream on the Courts of Nova Scotia website here.

As per the Nova Scotia Courts’ copyright policy, webcasts of court proceedings may not be broadcast or re-broadcast by embedding them in another website or by any other means. However, portions of the webcasts (audio and video) may be re-broadcast as part of conventional news coverage. Hyperlinks to the live webcast page and the page of archived videos on the Courts of Nova Scotia website are permitted.

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