Pulse

  • May 26, 2026

    Saskatchewan regulator lists upcoming legal conferences

    It will be a jam-packed June of legal conferences at the Law Society of Saskatchewan, featuring sessions on child well-being in mediation, tribunal decision writing and the drafting of legislative documents in the environmental realm.

  • May 26, 2026

    ACTL report recommends law firms rethink mental health

    An organization representing trial lawyers in the United States and Canada is highlighting mental health concerns in the legal profession and has developed a report outlining approaches that firms can take to address the issue. The white paper from the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) on law firm mental health best practices says that culture change must come from the top, and that unless firm leadership embraces the change, it will not work.

  • May 26, 2026

    Coercive control: The harm hidden behind closed doors

    I was part of the earlier cohort of lawyers in England and Wales when coercive control was criminalized under s. 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015. I still remember showing up at court in those early days of the newly criminalized offence and reviewing charge sheets where both defence counsel and Crown prosecutors were trying to navigate entirely new legal territory.

  • May 26, 2026

    Should lawyers be buying their AI lunch?

    Frank Ramos, a Miami litigation lawyer, writes intelligently on LinkedIn. Recently, he posted that potential legal clients are moving away from using Google searches, and toward AI, to find lawyers. His conclusion is that lawyers should stop worrying about SEO and start writing intelligent commentary so that AI will identify them as an expert and recommend them.

  • May 26, 2026

    Alicia Kennedy joins Wagners to lead sexual assault litigation practice

    Alicia Kennedy has joined Wagners Law Firm in Halifax, where she will lead the firm’s sexual assault and abuse litigation practice.

  • May 26, 2026

    Ana Badour returns to McCarthy Tétrault as a partner in Toronto

    Ana Badour has rejoined McCarthy Tétrault as a partner in its business law group in Toronto, the firm says.

  • May 25, 2026

    The analytical power and persuasive potential of tables

    Amid a whirlwind of technology around us, sometimes age-old presentations still shine and are most useful in presenting our cases, regardless of forum. The longstanding “Table” feature in Word is a presentation tool that has stood the test of time.

  • May 25, 2026

    Molloy, Ramesh and Wasim named associates at Aird & Berlis

    Aird & Berlis has three new associates: Devon Molloy, Shruti Ramesh and Humna Wasim.

  • May 25, 2026

    Fasken adds Randy Hughes to Toronto competition group

    Randy Hughes has joined Fasken as counsel in its Toronto office, working with the firm’s competition, marketing and foreign investment group.

  • May 22, 2026

    McCarthy Tétrault names Awanish Sinha Ontario managing partner

    McCarthy Tétrault has named Awanish Sinha as regional managing partner for Ontario.