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  • May 07, 2026

    ChatGPT investigation highlights the need to modernize Canada’s privacy laws, regulators say

    Canada’s privacy commissioner and three of his provincial counterparts are saying an investigation of artificial intelligence giant OpenAI has led the company to take steps that better protect the personal information of Canadians — but the regulators are also urging decision-makers to take action to modernize privacy laws for the digital age.

  • May 06, 2026

    Dickinson Wright adds Of Counsel

    Dickinson Wright has announced that corporate and commercial lawyer and trademark agent Mark H. Evans has joined the team as Of Counsel. He is based in the firm’s Toronto office.

  • May 05, 2026

    Why success does not require sacrifice: The myth that’s costing law firm owners everything

    There is a story told quietly in the corridors of law firms, whispered between partners and etched into the culture of legal practice almost everywhere you look. It goes something like this: to be truly successful, you must give everything. Long hours, missed dinners, canceled holidays, chronic stress — these are not unfortunate side effects of a thriving legal career. They are, according to this story, the price of admission.

  • May 05, 2026

    Darren Haines named partner at Aird & Berlis

    Aird & Berlis LLP has been joined by a new partner Darren Haines, according to a statement by the firm, is a member of the Indigenous practice, real estate and projects & infrastructure groups.

  • May 05, 2026

    Superior Court of Quebec annuls arbitration award over AI hallucinations

    In a decision on April 22, the Superior Court of Quebec (SCQ) annulled a 2025 award issued by an arbitrator in a domestic arbitration between the Osman Medical Clinic (Osman) in Quebec and the provincial health authority, Santé Québec-CCSMTL.

  • May 05, 2026

    The Nova Scotia RCMP: Not again

    Last week, as I write this on May 4, 2026, I watched part of a press conference that made me want to puke.

  • May 04, 2026

    Helen Fiallos named partner at Pilkington

    Pilkington Law Firm LLP has promoted Helen Fiallos to partner in its Guelph, Ont., office.

  • May 04, 2026

    LSO moves to cut board size, create new appointed bencher positions

    The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has started the ball rolling on a process that would see the size of convocation reduced by 16 and would also create three new appointed bencher positions.

  • May 04, 2026

    Merrissa Ollivier joins MLT Aikins in Vancouver

    MLT Aikins has added Merrissa Ollivier as an associate in its Vancouver office.

  • May 04, 2026

    Ontario’s government wants to keep you in the dark: What are they hiding?

    Roughly every four years, voters elect a government and grant it significant powers and responsibilities. But winning an election does not mean one has been given carte blanche to act as they see fit until the next election. Governments must exercise public power in accordance with the Constitution, and voters have the right to know how elected officials are using this power. Ontario’s rushed amendments to freedom of information and privacy laws enacted a few days ago through the government’s Bill 97, Plan to Protect Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2026 directly attack both of these fundamental democratic principles.

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