August 19, 2026
Fasken has appointed Christine Tabbert as general counsel in Toronto.
August 19, 2026
Justice Marc Richard has stepped down as chief justice of New Brunswick to become chief judicial officer of the National Judicial Institute (NJI).
August 19, 2026
Cox & Palmer has welcomed seven associates across its New Brunswick offices, all of whom were called to the bar in 2026.
August 19, 2026
Dropouts can teach lawyers a good deal about personal and professional success.
August 18, 2026
Quebec’s top court has ordered a self-represented family law appellant to pay $1,000 to his ex-wife plus her legal costs on the appeal, following his “deliberate” citation in court of ChatGPT-generated fake case law, including fictitious quotations.
August 18, 2026
Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette has appointed Jean-François Lambert as a judge of the Court of Quebec. He will primarily sit in the Criminal and Penal Division in Longueuil.
August 18, 2026
Rafal Szymanski has joined Alexander Holburn as a partner in its Toronto office, practising with the firm’s insurance, professional liability and police law groups.
August 18, 2026
Uday Bahal has joined Deeth Williams Wall LLP (DWW) as an articling student in its Toronto office for the 2026-2027 term.
August 17, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court has set aside a $573,820 default judgment, finding that the order removing the defendants’ former counsel failed to inform them of the consequences of not appointing new counsel and noting that the award far exceeded the amount claimed.
August 17, 2026
The Government of Saskatchewan has appointed five judges to its provincial court: Darin Chow in Moose Jaw, Roger DeCorby in Yorkton, Alexandra Findlay in Saskatoon, Suzanne Lalonde in Regina and Jason Peszko in Prince Albert.