August 06, 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal from a judgment that the Alberta law society requirement to swear allegiance to the monarch violated a Sikh man’s Charter-protected religious freedom.
August 06, 2026
Rabeea Khalid is a new partner at Mandelbaum Immigration Lawyers.
August 06, 2026
The Liberal Party of Canada has named Jessica Cardill as its new national director.
August 06, 2026
Justice David M. Paciocco has been named winner of the 2026 G. Arthur Martin Criminal Justice Medal by the Criminal Lawyers’ Association (CLA). The award will be presented Nov. 21 at a special luncheon ceremony.
August 06, 2026
After spending several days considering how the United States’ men’s national team would adapt to missing their top scorer following a controversial red card, the footballing world learned that Folarin Balogun’s one-match suspension had been suspended by FIFA’s disciplinary committee, and that he would be eligible to play in the Round of 16 match against Belgium on July 6.
August 05, 2026
Marks & Clerk has promoted Wilfred So to partner, effective Aug. 1, 2026.
August 05, 2026
Judicial Justice Gerry Hayes retired from the Provincial Court of British Columbia on July 31, 2026, after nearly 30 years on the bench.
August 05, 2026
Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner Anton Boegman has issued guidance about when “licensed legal professionals” are required to register their work for foreign principals as “influence activities” in the new public foreign influence registry. The new commissioner issued five interpretation bulletins — including one specifically for lawyers — to give guidance on how to comply with the obligations under the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act (FITAA) and its regulations, which came into force Aug. 4.
August 05, 2026
Shimon Sherrington has joined BD&P as an associate in its commercial litigation and dispute resolution group in Calgary.
August 05, 2026
A unanimous decision of the Supreme Court of Canada has struck down a privative clause that restricted the grounds for judicial review of an exercise of statutory authority: Democracy Watch v. Canada (Attorney General), 2026 SCC 28.