September 18, 2026
The British Columbia Court of Appeal ordered a new trial after finding that a party’s deliberate false evidence about a key witness’s neutrality might have tipped the scales in a long-running dispute over a Thai potash-mine royalty interest.
September 18, 2026
What happens when professional judgment is no longer entirely human? Artificial intelligence (AI), once viewed as a farfetched idea, has become increasingly embedded in boardroom strategy.
September 18, 2026
In the previous article, “Clashing swords over the black box of AI legal interpretation,” we looked at the problems with treating AI as if it can “think” or “reason” in the requisite sense. We also examined the controversy over using AI to determine “ordinary meaning.” This time, we shift the focus from what AI cannot do to what it can.
September 18, 2026
Arjun Sodhi has joined MLT Aikins’ Vancouver office as an associate.
September 18, 2026
“Good afternoon. My name is Ms. Ahuja — A-H-U-J-A, for the record. I am an independent correctional adjudicator and will be presiding over your matter today. I have the authority to conduct this disciplinary hearing from the assistant deputy minister under the Correction Act regulation,” I routinely begin.
September 17, 2026
The Law Society of Ontario is still unsure whether provincial legislation required to reduce the size of Convocation will be in place before the regulator’s next bencher election in April 2027.
September 17, 2026
The federal government has announced that the first arrangements involving foreign principals were made available earlier this week through the public registry of foreign influence activities.
September 17, 2026
Pollyanna Lord has joined Cox & Palmer’s Halifax office as counsel.
September 17, 2026
Mathews Dinsdale has added Angela Shi and Rand Al-Rawi in Toronto and Pooja McArthur in Victoria.
September 17, 2026
Informed by her experience fleeing civil war in Somalia as a child, Mariam Moktar, the new president of the Ontario Bar Association (OBA), says she wants to help lawyers find certainty, clarity and comfort as they navigate rapid change in the profession.