August 28, 2026
Gary Scales has been appointed president of the Law Society of Prince Edward Island.
August 28, 2026
A legal truism is that you need to put your best forward at trial and that you cannot count on an appeal to change the outcome. Appeals are based on identifying errors in law — mere disagreement with the trial judge’s findings of fact will not suffice.
August 28, 2026
Law firms have long served as trusted guardians of highly sensitive information, but the digital landscape is rapidly changing how that data is protected — and attacked. According to a recent legal services threat intelligence report, the legal sector in the U.S. experienced a 20 per cent year-over-year increase in cybersecurity incidents over the past 12 months.
August 28, 2026
Canada’s productivity debate usually focuses on taxes, capital and permits, but care availability is also an economic variable. According to Statistics Canada, in 2024, 59.5 per cent of Canadian child care centres were operating at maximum capacity, 77.3 per cent had active waitlists and 86.4 per cent reported difficulty filling vacant positions.
August 28, 2026
It is not often that the Ontario Court of Appeal hands employers and employees each a win within the same week, but that is what happened this summer. And if you act for either side, or, like me, you spend much of your week mediating these disputes and nudging both parties toward a sensible number, the court just gave you two decisions worth reading.
August 28, 2026
A recent Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal decision demonstrates the sometimes difficult balance between protecting Charter rights and ensuring that serious criminal charges are decided on their merits.
August 28, 2026
Appeal by Crown from sentence imposed following respondent’s convictions for rape and robbery arising from a violent attack committed in 1981.
August 28, 2026
Appeal by appellant from orders denying her standing to challenge the committee accounts of the estate of Popove, summarily passing those accounts, and awarding special costs against her.
August 28, 2026
In this three-part series, I will look at my experiences with artificial intelligence and how it might impact the legal profession going forward.
August 27, 2026
Lawyers in Nova Scotia are examining whether a legal challenge could be launched against the province after it made what they called the “cruel” move of amending income assistance regulations to make homeless people living in tents and cars ineligible for an enhanced welfare benefit.