Pulse
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May 06, 2025
A tactical approach to family law files
Some of the best family lawyers I have dealt with over my years at the bar were extremely tactical. They approached a file from a strategic point of view plotting the steps that would achieve the stated goals of their client. These lawyers achieved great success for their clients through planning.
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May 05, 2025
Louis van Zyl joins DLP Piper’s Toronto office
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP has announced that Louis van Zyl has joined the firm as an associate in the finance group at its Toronto office.
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May 05, 2025
Federation of Ontario Law Associations urging pause to current civil rules reform process
The organization representing Ontario’s county and district law associations is calling on Attorney General Doug Downey to hit the pause button on efforts to overhaul the province’s civil rules.
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May 05, 2025
Jerilee Ryle appointed to Manitoba’s provincial court
The Government of Manitoba has announced that Jerilee Ryle has been appointed to the provincial court in Winnipeg.
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May 05, 2025
Law firm partners: I heard it through the gripe vine
Back a long time ago when I had a modicum of influence in a law firm, I used to include a sentence in every offer letter to associates to the effect that we expected our lawyers to be part of the solution to issues that they encountered at the firm, not part the problem.
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May 02, 2025
Ontario’s tariff response bills will impact labour and employment, mining rules: legal observers
Ontario’s government has unveiled new legislation designed to boost interprovincial trade and streamline mining approvals in response to U.S. tariff threats that many believe could significantly alter Canada’s economic landscape. But a number of legal observers are noting the proposals will bring in changes — and have potential pitfalls — that people need to be aware of.
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May 02, 2025
MacDonald Injury Lawyers opens new Toronto office
MacDonald Injury Lawyers has opened a new office in Toronto.
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May 02, 2025
Policing the police? Calling out racial profiling for what it really is, part two
Racial profiling is real, and it happens too often to be comfortable. It’s systemic. It’s corrosive. And if we’re serious about justice, it’s got to stop.
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May 02, 2025
AI through the eyes of a born-again Luddite
Hey lawyers! Beware the ides of artificial intelligence. A week does not pass without reading about lawyers relying on AI at the peril of getting compromised information and then getting raked over the coals for presenting defective law to the judges.
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May 02, 2025
Lawyer Bert Bruser wins World Press Freedom Award
Lawyer Bert Bruser, former legal counsel at the Toronto Star, has been presented with the Spencer Moore Career Achievement Award by World Press Freedom Canada. The ceremony was held May 1 in Ottawa, two days in advance of World Press Freedom Day, May 3.