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Your vote can decide the next Top 10 Ontario regional firms
Recognize the firms setting the standard for legal excellence Across Ontario, law firms are taking on complex matters, advising leading organizations and helping shape the future of the profession. But which ones are standing out from the crowd? The 2027 Top 10 Ontario Firms is your opportunity t...
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Quebec Court of Appeal adds Audrey Boctor as a puisne judge
Federal Court of Appeal welcomes Nicholas McHaffie as a judge Sean Fraser, federal justice minister and attorney general, announced the following appointments: Nicholas McHaffie as a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal, and Audrey Boctor as a puisne judge of the Court of Appeal of Quebec in Montre...
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UManitoba law school builds 2026–29 strategic map around three pillars
Pillars include creating knowledge, reimagining engagement, empowering learners Through its recently launched 2026–29 strategic map, the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law seeks to position itself not only as a law school, but also as a connected legal ecosystem comprising education, research,...
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BC Supreme Court denies claim of medical malpractice in jaw surgery
Judge sees no link between patient’s obstructive sleep apnea symptoms and oral surgeon’s care The British Columbia Supreme Court did not find enough evidence of a medical, temporal, or other connection between an oral maxillofacial surgeon’s treatment and the new or aggravated symptoms associated w...
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Warner Bros sued by Emmy-nominated series’ ex-assistant director
Mindy McKoin’s suit included allegations of sexual harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination A former assistant director on Emmy-nominated comedy series “Shrinking” has sued the series’ executive producer, Randall Winston, and Warner Bros Television for sexual harassment and battery, retalia...
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Qualified privilege: the defence when a wrong thing is said
Read about qualified privilege as a defamation defence, and why bad faith can strip insurers of that protection In Canadian defamation law, saying the wrong thing in the right place can save you. Saying the right thing in the wrong place, though, can cost you dearly. That is the double-edged realit...
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Kim Kardashian gets €1 award from Paris court in jewel robbery case
She said the ruling was not about compensation, but “about accountability and recognition” A Paris court has awarded Kim Kardashian €1 to compensate for the theft of jewels from her Paris hotel room in 2016, reported The Associated Press. According to a lawyer on the case, this was the amount Kard...
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UK silks, solicitors, and ex-judges call for stronger Israel sanctions
Over 130 legal professionals signed a six-page letter addressed to UK prime minister Andy Burnham Lawyers, legal academics, and ex-judges in the UK have urged UK prime minister Andy Burnham to strengthen sanctions against Israeli settlements. The Law Society Gazette reported that 15 silks and over...
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FLSC president urges profession to uphold rule of law
The law bodies’ federation issued the call on the International Day of Democracy Federation of Law Societies of Canada president Louis-Martin Beaumont has called on the Canadian legal profession to uphold the principles of the rule of law in commemoration of the International Day of Democracy. The...
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Scienter doctrine: proving liability when no law applies
Learn more about the scienter doctrine, and what to know about strict liability in animal attacks In most of Canada, dogs get more than one free bite. Without a strict liability statute, a plaintiff has to dig into what the owner actually knew before the attack. That’s where scienter comes in, and...
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Quebec's judicial AI guidelines tell judges only what not to do: lawyer
Dmitry Shniger says the joint framework catalogues prohibitions without telling judges how to properly use the tech Quebec's new guidelines on the judicial use of generative artificial intelligence are written to discourage judges from using the technology at all, says Dmitry Shniger, a Toronto law...
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Feds announce advance income tax ruling requests will prioritize $1B investments
Initiative aims to support large investors and projects: Canada Revenue Agency François-Philippe Champagne, federal finance and national revenue minister, has announced that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is prioritizing advance income tax ruling requests relating to investments of at least $1 bil...
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Alberta court refuses to stay $140K retroactive child support order
Alberta Court of Appeal awards ex-wife $6K in security for costs, $3K in costs The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed a former husband’s application to stay the enforcement of an order for him to pay more than $177,700, comprising retroactive child support and expenses, ongoing monthly child sup...
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City of Victoria proved litigation privilege in tripping injury case: BC court
BC Supreme Court upholds opposition to production request over adjuster reports In a personal injury proceeding against the City of Victoria arising from a tripping incident, the British Columbia Supreme Court dismissed the injured plaintiff’s application for the production of adjuster reports foun...
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Technology in-house roundtable examines Canada’s competitive position
The discussion with tech legal leaders was powered by Canadian Lawyer’s Leaders Network In July 2026, Canadian Lawyer’s Leaders network convened its inaugural technology in-house roundtable, bringing together in-house legal leaders from Canada’s technology industry. Participants gave their views on...
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BC court rejects medical malpractice claim over sleep apnea surgery
BC Supreme Court dismisses medical malpractice claim over OSA jaw surgery after plaintiff’s own video blog backfires A pharmacist who sued his oral surgeon after a jaw surgery failed to cure his sleep apnea has lost his medical malpractice case in the BC Supreme Court. In Antepyan-Ruckenstein v. Ca...
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The Infants Act grows up: settling claims for minors
Here’s how the Infants Act governs minor personal injury settlements in BC, from litigation guardians to court approval Children grow up fast. Unfortunately, so do the legal complications when a child is injured through someone else’s negligence. In British Columbia (BC), the Infants Act is the pro...
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Litigation guardian: who acts when a litigant cannot
See how the rules on litigation guardians differ across three provinces, from appointment to settlement approval Some people cannot fight their own legal battles, not because they lack a case, but because the law says they lack the capacity to run one. That is where a litigation guardian comes in,...
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Human rights committee urges UK government to introduce new AI legislation
The committee’s report flagged gaps in UK’s AI laws that fail to account for AI lifecycle complexity The joint committee on human rights in the UK has urged the UK government to introduce a new artificial intelligence-focused legal framework that accounts for AI lifecycle complexity, reported the L...
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Trump reportedly gives go signal to ethics pitch for crypto law
He supposedly agreed to language that would permit state attorneys general to sue a crypto exchange Three of the main Republican authors of a cryptocurrency bill have claimed that US president Donald Trump agreed to a considerable chunk of an ethics pitch that is part of the legislation, reported t...
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Nova Scotia updates laws to address intimate images abuse
The province modernized the Public Safety Act to tackle criminal activity and update 911 services Nova Scotia has amended and introduced laws to address new public safety issues such as intimate image abuse. The province updated the Public Safety Act, including the Intimate Images and Cyber-protec...
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Tax Court finds chiropractor’s assistant not engaged in pensionable, insurable employment
Judge says Ontario doctors did not exercise significant control over independent contractor Canada’s Tax Court ruled that an office assistant did not engage in pensionable or insurable employment with a chiropractor and a chiropractic and acupuncture clinic in Ontario under the Canada Pension Plan...
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Ontario court upholds unidentified motorist claim despite late notice
Ontario court decided on a claim for a collision at a Starbucks drive-through involving an unidentified motorist A rear-end collision at a Starbucks drive-through in Ottawa cost Morgan Norma Barkey the last three months of her final year of high school. It also cost her insurer, Aviva Insurance Com...
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Capybaras attend lawmakers’ voting session in Brazil
The rodents wandered into the Cuiaba legislative building from a nearby park Lawmakers attending a voting session at a legislative building in the Brazilian city of Cuiaba were joined by some unexpected companions in the form of a couple of capybaras, reported The Associated Press. On July 30, the...
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Operating while impaired: does a conviction seal the case?
Operating while impaired convictions carry weight in civil court, but punitive damages and coverage disputes complicate certain cases In Canada, impaired driving is the leading criminal cause of death and injury on the roads, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). But the criminal c...
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