Information Technology
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October 30, 2025
Exclusive: Chief Justice Crampton reflects on Federal Court’s successes and ongoing challenges
As he steps down today from the diversified and expert bench he’s recruited over the past 14 years, Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton says he’s confident about the national trial court’s future, even though the full implementation of the court’s “digital shift” awaits the necessary funding from Ottawa.
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October 30, 2025
Court denies certification of proposed Facebook data breach class action
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has denied the certification of a proposed class action alleging data breaches by Facebook due to an unworkable class definition.
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October 28, 2025
CJ Crampton says Federal Court ‘won’t hesitate’ to impose costs on lawyers for undisclosed GenAI use
Counsel who “thumb their noses” at the Federal Court’s requirement to disclose any and all generative AI they used to create court filings will find that the national trial court “won’t hesitate” to ding them with personal costs or initiate contempt proceedings, warns Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton.
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October 28, 2025
Quebec Superior Court launches AI pilot project
The Superior Court of Quebec has given the green light to a sandboxed pilot project that allows some 20 judges to use artificial intelligence to help them with documentary and legislative research, translations and draft judgments. But the initiative draws the line at decision-making or deliberative undertakings, a conservative approach that has earned plaudits from legal observers.
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October 27, 2025
Dentons Canada names David Cohen chief transformation officer
Dentons Canada has appointed David Cohen as its first chief transformation officer, effective Oct. 27.
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October 24, 2025
Rachel Schechter joins Roper Greyell’s privacy practice
Roper Greyell has added Rachel Schechter as an associate in its privacy practice.
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October 22, 2025
FINTRAC fines crypto platform Cryptomus a record $177M for AML violations
Canada’s anti-money laundering (AML) watchdog has hit crypto payment processor Cryptomus with a record $177-million fine for failing to flag suspicious transactions allegedly linked to serious crimes such as terrorist activity and child sexual abuse material trafficking according to an Oct. 22 release.
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October 21, 2025
Trademark confusion and nature of the parties’ goods and business and trade
The Federal Court considered whether the Trademarks Opposition Board was wrong to find that the nearly identical trademarks CHEFS-OWN for bean sprouts and CHEF’S OWN for sauces and seasonings could coexist because the channels of trade and the nature of the goods were sufficiently dissimilar that confusion was unlikely?
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October 20, 2025
Feds announce new Financial Crimes Agency to lead anti-fraud strategy
The federal government has announced plans to create a new Financial Crimes Agency to lead a new National Anti-Fraud Strategy set to be unveiled in the fall budget, according to a release issued on Oct. 20.
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October 17, 2025
Ontario privacy commissioner updates data de-identification guidelines
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario has released an updated version of its “globally-recognized” De-Identification Guidelines for Structured Data, the first update since 2016 focusing on data privacy.