In-House Counsel
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April 17, 2026
Canada announces new summit to generate $1 trillion in investment over 5 years
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the first ever Canada Investment Summit as part of a plan to catalyze $1 trillion in total investment over the next five years.
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April 17, 2026
Ottawa seeking input on changes to ‘federal labour relations framework’
Canada’s government is looking for feedback on how to update labour relations policy for federally regulated industries.
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April 17, 2026
Court confirms competition commissioner can use s. 11 powers during tribunal proceedings
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that the competition commissioner retains the power to seek ex parte orders compelling the production of documents and testimony under the Competition Act even after commencing proceedings before the Competition Tribunal.
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April 17, 2026
Officers of the court: First line of defence in catching fake cases, fabricated quotations
Almost three years ago, the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in Mata v. Avianca, Inc., 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 108263 made sensational worldwide headlines as one of the first cases to penalize lawyers for the use of fake cases generated by ChatGPT in their legal briefs.
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April 16, 2026
Saskatchewan introduces limited licences for non-lawyers: What you need to know
As of Jan. 1, 2026, the Law Society of Saskatchewan (the Law Society) may now grant limited licences to practise law in the province. This new framework allows non-lawyers to obtain authorization to provide specific legal services under a limited licence.
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April 15, 2026
Beyond resilience: What the national wellness data really means for Canadian lawyers
This article is a plain-language walkthrough of recent findings on psychological distress and a road map for systemic change in the next 6-12 months.
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April 14, 2026
Law society: How time flies — and how accountability slips
It feels like yesterday. In reality, more than a year has passed since I filed a Bencher Code of Conduct complaint with Treasurer Peter Wardle against Sid Troister and Megan Shortreed arising from the Law Society of Ontario’s million-dollar CEO compensation scandal. In that time, the clock has kept moving. Accountability, however, appears not to have kept pace.
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April 13, 2026
Substance over form: Alberta Court of Appeal stays third-party claim in favour of arbitration
In Arsopi v. ARVOS GmbH, 2026 ABCA 49, the Alberta Court of Appeal (the ABCA) allowed an appeal from a decision that only partially stayed a third-party claim in favour of arbitration. The court concluded that the entire dispute fell within the scope of a broadly worded arbitration clause agreed to by sophisticated commercial parties.
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April 13, 2026
SCC’s new session precedes big moves as Martin J. and judges prep for departures
The Supreme Court of Canada’s spring docket presents the nine judges with a wide range of appeals, including the last cases to be heard by soon-to-retire Justice Sheilah Martin and her colleagues in their iconic 1940s-era Ottawa courthouse, which is slated for a multi-year major update. The Supreme Court’s new spring session, scheduled from April 13 to May 22, 2026, features 14 appeals, 10 of which involve criminal law issues.
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April 13, 2026
Should you make the first offer? Anchoring, aggression and strategy in settlement negotiations
Is it better to make a first offer in negotiations? And what about aggressive first offers — do they set an advantageous anchor or lead to insult and impasse?