Family
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November 27, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: AI sparks debate on legal industry's future
Canadian lawyers are somewhat split on the impact artificial intelligence will have on their industry, a new Law360 Canada survey shows. According to the 2025 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey — which marks Law360 Canada’s third deep dive into the feelings and thoughts that legal professionals have about their jobs — nearly half of respondents agreed that both the pros and cons of AI are sizable.
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November 27, 2025
The open and shut case
Lawyers who think they have a slam-dunk case usually come to grief. With their clients, with the courts, with their peers, and ultimately with themselves. And those lawyers who know better themselves but let their clients think they have a cakewalk are no wiser.
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November 26, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: what lawyers really think about their profession
Find out what lawyers really think about their profession in Law360 Canada Pulse’s Lawyer Satisfaction Survey.
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November 26, 2025
My best lesson in law school
I had many wonderful profs in law school and had the honour of several of them becoming clients after I was called to the bar. I think they took pity on my struggling practice. But the most important lesson was not from a prof, but from a fellow student who wasn’t even there. Here’s how it goes.
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November 25, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: lawyers grapple with stress amid financial strain, long hours
The legal profession is going through seismic change as it grapples with things like artificial intelligence, but one issue that has been around for centuries still remains — stress. According to the 2025 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey — which marks Law360 Canada’s third deep dive into the feelings and thoughts that legal professionals have about their jobs — 85 per cent of associates say they are at least sometimes stressed by their finances, along with 77 per cent of those at small firms.
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November 24, 2025
From property to ‘Pawperty’: A leap forward in the legal treatment of pets in Ontario
In recent years, pets have assumed a central place in households, families and in the hearts of pet owners. This marks a significant shift in how people conceptualize family, companionship and emotional attachment. Statistics indicate that more than 70 per cent of pet owners describe their animals as family members.
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November 24, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: nearly two-thirds of lawyers satisfied with jobs, but concerns remain
A recent survey of the legal profession is showing high marks on issues like job satisfaction and compensation. According to the 2025 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey — which marks Law360 Canada’s third deep dive into the feelings and thoughts that legal professionals have about their jobs — 63 per cent of respondents report being satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs overall, up from 60 per cent last year.
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November 21, 2025
Federal judges say they’ll take Ottawa to court over rejection of independent pay commission’s recommendations
The association representing Canada’s federally appointed judges decided this week to seek judicial review of Ottawa’s rejection of an independent judicial pay commission’s two key recommendations — including the commission’s advice that a $28,000 salary boost (on top of mandatory annual indexing) is necessary to keep attracting outstanding lawyers to the bench.
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November 21, 2025
TikTok faces class action over alleged misuse of Canadians’ data
TikTok is set to face a proposed class action over allegations that it collected and used users’ sensitive personal information, including data from children and minors, without their consent, to sell advertisements.
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November 21, 2025
Balancing enforcement and fairness: Default hearings in Ontario family law
In Ontario (Director, Family Responsibility Office) v. Petersoo, 2025 ONCJ 569, Justice Stanley Sherr delivers a compelling and instructive decision on the enforcement of child support arrears under the Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act.