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The truth about consequences

“Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think there are no little things.” — Bruce Barton, American author and ad exec

Justice Amy Peck joins B.C. Supreme Court as associate judge

A new associate judge has been appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia, according to an announcement from the province. Justice Amy Peck’s appointment was effective Sept. 5, 2025, and she will be located in Vancouver.

DLA Piper adds Jerónimo Zabala as foreign legal consultant

DLA Piper (Canada) LLP has announced that Jerónimo Zabala has joined its Toronto office as a foreign legal consultant.

Even in civil cases, court is no place for chickens

Do judges remember what it was like to be a lawyer?

In the case of Comeau v. Fox, 2025 ONSC 4318, Justice Alex Pazaratz did not mince words about lawyers who do not go on the record in a court matter.

Who do you want to be in the legal profession?

There was once a mid-sized law firm that wanted to develop a specialty in a niche area of litigation.

Adina Georgescu joins BLG as partner in EMER group

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) has announced that Adina Georgescu has joined the firm at its Montreal office as partner in its environmental, municipal, expropriation and regulatory (EMER) group.

Hicks Morley adds 6 new associates

Hicks Morley has welcomed six new associates to its Toronto office. According to the firm’s announcement, the lawyers include:

New non-profit targets bias, quick-conviction mindset that leads to wrongful convictions

Canada’s justice system has a problem it prefers not to talk about: wrongful convictions. They are not rare accidents. They are predictable failures — born of tunnel vision, systemic bias and a culture that prizes quick convictions over careful truth-seeking. Each wrongful conviction is not just a legal error; it is a moral catastrophe that destroys lives and undermines faith in the courts.

Calgary lawyer disbarred for spying on judge; civil liberties group cries foul

A national civil liberties group is accusing Alberta’s law society of using “a vindictive and petty abuse of process” to disbar the group’s president, who landed in hot water for hiring a private investigator to spy on a senior judge in another province.