August 21, 2026
Law firms rarely suffer from a shortage of business-development ideas.
August 21, 2026
Luciana Iammarrone has joined Robinson Sheppard Shapiro LLP (RSS) in its insurance law group in Montreal.
August 21, 2026
WeirFoulds LLP has welcomed Andreea Muth as a partner in its wills, trusts and estates practice group.
August 21, 2026
Justin Reiter has joined Langlois’ litigation group in Montreal.
August 20, 2026
The Federal Court says it is facing a significant number of constitutional challenges to new restrictions on asylum claims that were enacted March 26, 2026 by Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act. As a result, Federal Court Chief Justice Alan Diner, who last month succeeded Paul Crampton as the leader of the national trial court, issued a “practice direction and special order” on Aug. 20.
August 20, 2026
Lavery has added two lawyers to its Montreal office: Élyse Le Quoc and Kimberly Vesco.
August 20, 2026
Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey has appointed five judges to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective Aug. 27, 2026: Brent Ian Davidson, Vanessa Elizabeth Decker, Mark Andrew Jacula, Andrew David Midwood and Cindy Nadler.
August 20, 2026
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has announced three diplomatic appointments, including lawyer André François Giroux as Canada’s ambassador and permanent representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, D.C.
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).