Pulse

  • July 22, 2026

    Intermediary dilemma: The structural architecture behind public service delivery impasses

    Public service delivery strikes are routinely framed in popular discourse as localized, binary disputes between individual employers and their workforces. Yet, when these disruptions hit independent delivery networks, the stalled bargaining tables reflect a much broader systemic crisis.

  • July 22, 2026

    When AI makes you an offer you can’t refuse

    Imagine you are a partner in a large downtown law firm being blackmailed by a new associate. Several months ago, you started an illicit relationship with another partner, communicating via email on your firm’s business account.

  • July 21, 2026

    Joshua Sutherland (Awootaninaw), Dan Fogarty new partners at Aird & Berlis

    Joshua D. Sutherland (Awootaninaw) and Dan Fogarty are new partners at Aird & Berlis.

  • July 21, 2026

    P.E.I. taps veteran lawyer Brian Waddell as ethics watchdog

    Prince Edward Island has appointed Brian Waddell as its new ethics and integrity commissioner for a five-year term.

  • July 21, 2026

    Christian Tremblay named coordinating judge in Montreal

    Christian M. Tremblay has been appointed as a coordinating judge for the Montreal region.

  • July 21, 2026

    View from prison: Working with a lawyer

    When facing a criminal charge, the person representing us as a lawyer is fundamentally important. For most of us, our lawyer is our guide to the arcane processes and rules of the justice system. She or he tells us what our choices are and has a huge influence on what we decide to do — which in most cases is to plead guilty. More than that, lawyers are often a main source of emotional support for those facing the overwhelming power of the criminal justice system and the huge anxiety that comes with the destruction of our life that being arrested represents.

  • July 21, 2026

    How 249 Canadian courts and tribunals are addressing AI use

    By now, the problem is well-known. In March, we reported in Law360 Canada that Canadian courts and tribunals had flagged fictitious case citations in more than 111 decisions, a number that has reached 186 as of early July. In a June article, we showed that the consequences for the people who file them are inconsistent. This article asks the third and final question: what are the courts and tribunals themselves doing about it?

  • July 21, 2026

    How are our judges feeling about work?

    Canada’s federal judiciary is an important population whose day-to-day burdens have rarely been studied despite their institutional importance. For all the gravity of their role, we are only now uncovering how Canada’s judges are managing their mental health.

  • July 20, 2026

    SNJ adds 2 articling students to Steinbach, Man., office

    Smith Neufeld Jodoin LLP (SNJ) has welcomed Marc Ste. Marie and Joshua E.J. Dondo as articling students in its Steinbach, Man., office.

  • July 20, 2026

    RSS welcomes Edmundo Andres Frias Navarrete to its insurance law group

    Robinson Sheppard Shapiro LLP (RSS) had added Edmundo Andres Frias Navarrete to its insurance law group in Montreal.