Other Areas of Practice
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October 27, 2025
B.C. law society adopting new bar admission course
The Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC) is making a major change to its bar admission program, deciding to phase out a course that has been in place for more than four decades.
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October 27, 2025
Canada to amend Labour Code, launch new tax credit and expand union training
Canada has announced new measures included in Budget 2025, including expanding the Union Training and Innovation Program, introducing a temporary five-year Personal Support Workers Tax Credit, amending the Canada Labour Code to restrict the use of non-compete agreements and investing $97 million over five years to create a Foreign Credential Recognition Action Fund.
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October 27, 2025
Court issues fine in contempt case for social media videos
The Federal Court has issued a fine to a gym owner in a case of contempt where he posted social media videos conveying confidential information from a mediation.
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October 27, 2025
Law society’s sandbox: Innovation or overreach?
In 2021, Chris Bentley argued that the Law Society of Ontario (LSO)’s proposal to launch a regulatory sandbox for legal technology was a bad idea.
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October 24, 2025
Rachel Schechter joins Roper Greyell’s privacy practice
Roper Greyell has added Rachel Schechter as an associate in its privacy practice.
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October 24, 2025
Court upholds class action over CBSA’s placement of immigration detainees in prisons
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a class action certification of a case alleging that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) unlawfully placed thousands of immigration detainees in provincial prisons instead of immigration holding centres (IHCs), despite them not being tried for any criminal offence.
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October 24, 2025
B.C. law society seeking input on discrimination, harassment concerns in legal profession
The Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC) is conducting an anonymous survey on discrimination and harassment in the legal profession. The survey has been set up to inform the law society’s bullying, discrimination and harassment task force’s work in developing evidence-based measures to address these behaviours, which are contrary to the LSBC’s code of professional conduct.
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October 23, 2025
Canada, Ontario invest $3B into clean energy facility
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that the federal government is investing $2 billion into the construction and operation of four small modular reactors (SMRs) at the Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) in Bowmanville, Ont., while Ontario is investing $1 billion into the project.
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October 23, 2025
Crunch: Making the legal case for snack foods
Potato chips and related crunchy snack foods have long held a cherished place on Canadian tables, symbolizing both comfort and indulgence. Behind the satisfying crunch of every bite lies an intricate tapestry of regulations and legal considerations. These legal factors, which influence every stage of a product’s life, from initial development to final consumption, ensure that consumers receive safe, accurately labelled and well-marketed products.
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October 22, 2025
Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan to host Access to Justice Week 2025
Three provinces are holding the 10th annual National Access to Justice Week later this month. Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan are listed as hosing the event, which runs this year from Oct. 27 to 31 and is being quarterbacked by the Action Group on Access to Justice (TAG).