September 30, 2026
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has appointed David Paradiso as Correctional Investigator of Canada, effective Oct. 13, 2026.
September 30, 2026
MLT Aikins has welcomed Shayne Kamuchik as a litigation associate in its Edmonton office.
September 30, 2026
Marie-Ève Martineau has joined McCarthy Tétrault as counsel in its litigation and dispute resolution group in Montreal.
September 30, 2026
The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld disciplinary findings against a lawyer for bullying emails to opposing counsel and obstructive responses to the law society, ruling that lawyers’ duty of civility applies to non-public communications with opposing counsel.
September 30, 2026
Ontario’s three chief justices officially opened the courts Sept. 29, highlighting the achievements of the past and the challenges in the future for the province’s judicial system. Ontario Chief Justice Michael Tulloch, alongside his colleagues Ontario Superior Court Chief Justice Patrick Boucher and Ontario Court of Justice head Sharon Nicklas, led the ceremony that took place at Osgoode Hall.
September 30, 2026
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Suzanne Côté says she finds intervener advocacy on Zoom to be as effective as oral submissions made in the courtroom, but she is also alive to contrary arguments made by legal organizations, such as the Canadian Bar Association and The Advocates’ Society.
September 30, 2026
On Sept. 8, 2026, the parties to the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) agreements filed federal complaints concerning Hydro-Québec’s interruption of deliveries to Massachusetts during the first two months of the 20-year agreement.
September 29, 2026
Jake Okechukwu Effoduh has been named the inaugural fellow of the Raj Anand LCO Access to Justice Research Fellowship, a joint initiative of the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) and Osgoode Hall Law School.
September 29, 2026
Adam Nangini and Natasha Barrett have joined WeirFoulds as associates in its corporate and regulatory practice groups.
September 29, 2026
Sophia Della Rosa has joined MLT Aikins as an associate in its Calgary office.