June 10, 2026
The Supreme Court’s controversial Jordan decision, which has sparked the dismissal of thousands of cases due to unconstitutional trial delay, is still good law, but stays of proceedings are not a cure for undue systemic trial delay, Canada’s top judge says. “One stay of proceedings is too many,” Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Richard Wagner stressed at his annual press conference in Ottawa June 9.
June 10, 2026
Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey has appointed Boris Bytensky, Carson MacDonald Coughlin and Vincent André François Paris as judges to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective June 18, 2026.
June 10, 2026
MLT Aikins has welcomed Joe Soifer as an associate in its Edmonton office.
June 10, 2026
WeirFoulds has added Alan Lempert as an associate in its corporate practice group.
June 10, 2026
While in practice, a frequent question laypeople asked me was, “Do you support capital punishment?” My answer is that I am a staunch advocate of capital punishment — as long as nobody actually gets executed. In fact, I believe this is doable.
June 10, 2026
The legal profession spent more than two decades adapting to search engines with algorithms that continually evolved. Law firms focused on websites, search engine optimization (SEO), online directories and content marketing because their audience turned to Google when looking for information and representation.
June 09, 2026
Torys has added Paul Logan, Larissa Svekla and Alina Kaiser to its commercial real estate team in Calgary, the firm says. Logan joins as a partner, Svekla as counsel and Kaiser as an associate.
June 09, 2026
McLennan Ross has welcomed Alexa Pashovitz to its Calgary office, where she has joined the insurance defence and commercial litigation team.
June 09, 2026
Elyse Bouey has joined McCarthy Tétrault as a partner in its business law group in Calgary.
June 09, 2026
By virtue of choice or necessity, some of us find ourselves in solo startup mode. Any startup is risky and arduous. In a professional setting, even more so.