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  • July 24, 2026

    Feds launch public consultation to strengthen AI transparency

    On July 23, the federal government launched a public consultation “seeking views on how to strengthen transparency for AI systems and AI-generated outputs.”

  • July 23, 2026

    Ibrahim Keshta joins MLT Aikins in Edmonton

    MLT Aikins has added Ibrahim Keshta as an associate in its Edmonton office.

  • July 23, 2026

    Monica Layarda receives CBA’s Viscount Bennett Fellowship

    The Canadian Bar Association’s (CBA) Fellowship Committee has selected Monica Layarda as the recipient of the 2026-2027 Viscount Bennett Fellowship.

  • July 23, 2026

    Tim McCormick to lead BLG’s national M&A practice

    Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) has appointed Tim McCormick as national practice chair of mergers and acquisitions and corporate transactions.

  • July 23, 2026

    Family law: Looking out for yourself or the client

    Eleanor practised family law. She was good at the technical stuff, but not so good at dealing with clients. Especially vulnerable clients, such as people getting divorced.

  • July 23, 2026

    The digital commons and the rule of law: Managing shared digital resources in the 21st century

    The 21st century has witnessed the emergence of a new form of commons, one that exists not on open pastures, in forests or upon the high seas, but within the vast and interconnected architecture of the digital world. Information, data, online platforms, open source software, digital knowledge repositories and artificial intelligence training materials have collectively given rise to what scholars increasingly describe as the digital commons.

  • July 22, 2026

    Thomas J. Moran new partner at DLA Piper

    Thomas J. Moran is a new partner at DLA Piper, based in the firm's Vancouver office.

  • July 22, 2026

    Mentorship as resistance: Building Black legal leaders from the ground up

    Let’s be honest: the legal profession was never built with Black people in mind. While progress has been made, too many Black students still walk into law schools, courtrooms and boardrooms wondering if they truly belong. That’s exactly why mentorship is more than guidance; it's resistance.

  • July 22, 2026

    Thomson Rogers adds associate Jehanzeb Ali

    Jehanzeb Ali has joined Thomson Rogers LLP as an associate in its municipal, planning and expropriation law groups.

  • July 22, 2026

    A slap in the face to the power of good oral advocacy

    Upon receiving the Consolidated Practice Direction for Central East Region (the PD) from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, updated July 7, 2026, I actually read it, or at least all parts relating to family law. Without exaggeration, I was shocked to read paragraph 186 confirming that all short motions will be “heard” (my quotations) presumptively (their word not mine) in writing! However, parties and counsel are to be “available” (my quotations) on Zoom in case the presiding justice wishes to hear submissions. Counsel and parties will not be given entry into the Zoom unless the presiding justice deems it necessary. “Parties and counsel are not permitted to make oral submissions unless the judge permits.”

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