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 - Adam Joseph Drake v. His Majesty the King

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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 on Wednesday, May 13, 2026:

CAC-539414 – Adam Joseph Drake v. His Majesty the King

Adam Joseph Drake was convicted of first-degree murder in October 2024 in the death of Tyler Keizer. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, with parole ineligibility set at 25 years. In appealing this conviction, Mr. Drake says the trial judge erred in dismissing his application for a stay based on unreasonable delay, failed to consider and assess exculpatory evidence led by the Crown, and failed to properly assess the evidence of the witness who testified to witnessing the shooting.

This appeal hearing is scheduled for one day, starting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. It will be heard by a three-member panel comprised of Justice David P.S. Farrar, Justice Cindy A. Bourgeois, and Justice Anne S. Derrick.

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.