Pulse
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January 12, 2026
Nova Scotia’s public service sees changes to senior leadership
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston announced January 12 that Alex Ikejiani is now the province’s deputy minister of justice.
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January 12, 2026
Predatory compensation arrangements for junior lawyers
Say what you will about Big Law (and I say plenty of unflattering things about them), at least when they hire a junior lawyer, they give them a generous salary and benefits, and more often than not, appropriate training and mentoring.
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January 12, 2026
A plea for in-person parole hearings
The Parole Board of Canada is an administrative body that makes decisions regarding the release of individuals who are serving prison sentences of more than two years.
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January 12, 2026
Ontario Court of Appeal offers patient ‘glimmer of hope’ after 25 years of seclusion
In the same week that the case was argued, the Court of Appeal for Ontario delivered its written decision (Hamblett (Re), 2026 ONCA 9) on Friday, Jan. 9, 2025, regarding an appeal by Camelott Hamblett.
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January 09, 2026
Tina-Marie Bradford joins B.C. Provincial Court
The British Columbia government has appointed Tina-Marie Bradford as a judge of the Provincial Court of British Columbia, effective Feb. 9, 2026.
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January 09, 2026
PM Carney’s appointment of Judge Hogue as Deputy AG of Canada sparks questions within legal community
Quebec Court of Appeal Justice Marie-Josée Hogue is retiring Feb. 1, 2026, from her full-time job on the federal bench — one day before starting work on Feb. 2 as deputy minister of justice and deputy attorney general of Canada, Law360 Canada has learned.
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January 09, 2026
Legal rights for bees: A priori case for apiaries
To bee or not to bee? It looks good, but the question is, is it good? I’m talking about Peru, where a couple of regions so far have generated ordinances giving bees legal rights.
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January 09, 2026
Field Law welcomes 4 new partners
Field Law has named Amanda Baker, Angela Beierbach, Leanne Monsma and Renée Gilead as partners.
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January 09, 2026
An attitude of gratitude at law firms
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity.” — Melody Beattie, author
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January 09, 2026
Application of the ‘consensual fight’ defence in the context of domestic assaults
Does the common law allow for the defence of “consensual fight” to excuse domestic assaults? This question has concerned defence counsel contemplating potential defences to their clients’ assault charges, Crown counsel trying to prove the accused guilty of the alleged unlawful conduct, as well as trial and appellate judges considering specific policy reasons for vitiating consent in an intimate partner violence context.