Pulse
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May 14, 2025
New OBA portal aims to match lawyers with pro bono opportunities
The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) has launched a new portal aimed at matching lawyers looking for opportunities to give back with organizations that need their help.
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May 13, 2025
New Carney Liberal Cabinet puts many lawyers on front benches in critical federal leadership roles
Lawyers who were key Cabinet members in Justin Trudeau's erstwhile minority Liberal government have assumed dominant roles in Prime Minister Mark Carney's new 29-member Liberal Cabinet.
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May 13, 2025
Status quo in Ontario civil justice system ‘untenable,’ says Chief Justice Morawetz
Ontario’s civil justice system is in need of a big revamp. That was the overarching message from a presentation on the province’s Rules of Civil Procedure review hosted by the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) May 12. During the presentation, Ontario Superior Court Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz noted he has been “saying for a few years now” that the rules needed to be overhauled.
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May 13, 2025
CRTC seeks input to encourage participation in its proceedings
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced the launch of a public consultation aimed at enhancing public interest participation in its proceedings.
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May 13, 2025
Alternate nostril breathing
Those of you who have read my stuff before may have seen my article titled, “Simple yet unacceptable answer to legal profession’s mental health crisis,” in which I advanced the theory that billable hour expectations, a dearth of mentoring, cultures of disrespect, and lack of transparency around career paths all contribute to the mental health crisis in the profession.
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May 13, 2025
Alberta hikes Court of Appeal fees
The Government of Alberta has announced that effective immediately, some court fees will increase.
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May 13, 2025
Copyrights and AI: The balancing act between automation and ownership
At a time when a great majority of industries are making a shift or pushing for generative AI (GenAI) technology, one is encouraged to ask: how can a publisher make use of GenAI, and how does that play into copyrights, particularly at a time when it is more important than ever to keep work copyrighted?
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May 12, 2025
Ruth Kalnitsky Roth joins Torkin Manes as partner
Torkin Manes has announced the addition of Ruth Kalnitsky Roth as a partner in its family law group.
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May 12, 2025
Mary-Anne Strong new president of Ontario Trial Lawyers Association
The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association has announced the appointment of Mary-Anne Strong as its president for the 2025-26 term.
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May 12, 2025
Ontario court cautions that blind use of AI could lead to contempt of court
In Ko v. Li, 2025 ONSC 2766, the applicant’s counsel was accused of using AI to generate her factum with respect to a motion to set aside a divorce order. During the motion, Justice Frederick Myers realized that the hyperlinks provided by the applicant for cases she was relying upon did not direct him to the appropriate cases.