Pulse
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August 08, 2025
Should AI be declared a separate legal personality? Go ask your motherboard
Hey humans! Should AI be declared a separate legal personality? The Law Commission in England is studying the notion, noting the thought is not farfetched. This means the entity can be a "person" in the eyes of the law, such as corporations, sovereign states, etc. all capable of owning property, entering into contracts, suing, and being sued.
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August 08, 2025
Being smart is not what it’s cracked up to be
Parents teach their children about success by reference to how things were during their productive years. To my grandparents, success was a job in the front office at the factory, rather than on the production floor. My parents hoped that their children would become professionals. I wanted my children to achieve some work/life balance.
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August 08, 2025
Thinking out loud: Mulling changes to Canada’s Online News Act
In response to the seismic shift in how news is consumed and distributed in Canada and elsewhere in the world, Canadian policymakers embarked on a journey to try to rebalance the power dynamics between tech giants and domestic news outlets. With ubiquitous use of smartphones, audiences began accessing news online rather than through traditional print and broadcast channels.
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August 07, 2025
MLT Aikins welcomes Kember Handzic as partner
MLT Aikins has announced the addition of Edmonton litigator Kember Handzic to its partnership.
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August 07, 2025
Jacqueline Sirois joins McDougall Gauley
McDougall Gauley LLP has announced that Jacqueline Sirois has joined the firm as an associate.
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August 07, 2025
When the system fails: Why I pivoted from personal injury to private lending law
Some may know that I’ve recently embarked on an exciting new journey south of the border as co-owner of Geraci LLP, alongside my partner, Anthony Geraci. Joining forces with him has given me the opportunity to grow professionally in a vibrant, forward-thinking sector — one that feels increasingly different from the legal environment I’ve known for over two decades in Ontario.
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August 07, 2025
The Friendly Bar Series
The Friendly Bar Series is a collection of reflections on how we build a more respectful, inclusive and ethical legal profession, one relationship at a time.
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August 07, 2025
The Friendly Bar Series, No. 7: Out of office, out of guilt — the radical act of taking a real break
Let me say this plainly: lawyers need to take time off, fully, unapologetically and with the courage to say so.
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August 07, 2025
Stratford stands strong in Ontario Court of Appeal decision on side-yard squabbles
The case of 2708959 Ontario Inc. v. Stratford (City), 2025 ONCA 512 is an important decision for Ontario municipalities dealing with encroachments — when a private building or structure extends onto municipal land, such as a road allowance. This case clarifies what municipalities can do when they discover such encroachments, even if they have existed for many years. The Court of Appeal held that the municipality’s issuance of building permits did not expressly approve the encroachments.
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August 06, 2025
Agentic AI in law: Navigating the evolution of artificial intelligence
AI agents are driving the next stage in the evolution of artificial intelligence. Agentic AI is a large language model (LLM) that interacts with external systems such as web browsers, databases, emails and calendars, commonly referred to as “tools.” AI agents use tools to execute tasks to pursue user-defined goals. These systems can make decisions and take autonomous actions.