July 28, 2026
Marie Océane Jacques and Louis-David Pinel have joined Langlois as lawyers after completing their articling terms with the firm and being called to the Quebec bar. Jacques is based in Montreal, while Pinel is based in Quebec City.
July 28, 2026
As more lawyers and paralegals turn to artificial intelligence, a disciplinary case in Ontario involving non-existent case citations is underscoring the need to verify AI-assisted work and understand the technology’s limitations, legal experts say.
July 28, 2026
Part one of this series covered Canada’s platform-reporting regime under Part XX of the Income Tax Act. Part two is a practitioner’s guide that will discuss business versus property income, employment versus independent contractor status, non-cash compensation valuation, and GST/HST registration rules for Canada’s digital economy.
July 28, 2026
Choosing an executor is one of the most consequential decisions in estate planning. An executor is a fiduciary required to act honestly, impartially, and in the best interests of the estate over their own. Where an executor’s personal obligations, financial interests, or relationships conflict with these duties, these conflicts of interest can lead to family disputes, high legal costs, and can jeopardize proper estate administration.
July 28, 2026
Rachel Au has joined Roper Greyell as an associate in its Vancouver office.
July 28, 2026
Nav Shukla has rejoined Farris as an associate in its Vancouver office.
July 28, 2026
Multiple criminal charges have been laid against a business owner and manager after a Competition Bureau investigation alleged they used “misleading representations to suggest that Canadians could quickly and easily obtain or renew Canadian passports online.”
July 28, 2026
Very recently, in my hometown of Cobourg, Ont., I witnessed police constables evicting several people who had established an encampment in our local dog park.
July 28, 2026
In early 2020, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments across the globe scrambled to procure large quantities of personal protective equipment (PPE). Sourcing the equipment proved challenging; like the countries in the PPE rush, manufacturers were utterly unprepared for the size and scale of the orders they received, with impossibly short turnaround times.
July 28, 2026
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has announced stronger compliance measures for inshore regulations to ensure “economic benefits of fishing stay with independent harvesters and their communities.”