June 26, 2026
The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has approved plans to establish a new standing committee on governance, despite concerns from some benchers that the move would concentrate too much power in the hands of committee members over law society operations.
June 26, 2026
The recent decision in Ramotar v. Ramotar, 2026 ONSC 2153 by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice raises significant concerns regarding the protection of vulnerable seniors, the application of established legal principles and the risks associated with joint ownership as an estate planning tool.
June 26, 2026
On May 4, 2015, a jury convicted Andrew Brown of three counts of forcible confinement, assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and failing to stop while pursued by police. On Jan. 10, 2017, Brown was sentenced, and a dangerous offender designation was imposed. He appealed his conviction and sentence. The Ontario Court of Appeal delivered its reasons dismissing his appeal on June 23, 2026. Once again, the reasons illustrate the difficulty an appellant faces in challenging a jury verdict (R. v. Brown, 2026 ONCA 454).
June 25, 2026
Environmental organizations are calling on the federal government to invest more than $40 billion over five years in climate- and nature-related initiatives and strengthen industrial carbon pricing, arguing the measures would address the climate, nature and pollution crises while advancing affordability, public health and economic resilience.
June 25, 2026
A new Consulate of Canada has officially opened in Phoenix, Arizona, Global Affairs Canada announced on June 24. The department said the new consulate will help advance economic priorities.
June 25, 2026
Andrew Irwin has become a partner at McCarthy Tétrault’s Toronto office.
June 25, 2026
Somewhere right now, a client of yours is asking ChatGPT whether they were right to send that text to their ex. So, in all likelihood, is the parent on the other side of your current file, the one you’ve never spoken to and only know through their affidavits.
June 25, 2026
A group of provincial law societies is seeking input from the profession on an initiative that sets uniform competency standards for those entering the profession.
June 25, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has varied an order to make class counsel responsible for costs in a case where indemnity of the representative plaintiff in a failed class action was unknown.
June 25, 2026
The federal cyber security authority is calling on organizations across Canada to strengthen their cyber security practices to address emerging risks linked to frontier artificial intelligence (AI).