July 06, 2026
Maintaining mental health in the legal profession is not a luxury; it is a professional imperative. As lawyers, we operate in an environment defined by deadlines, fiduciary obligations and the constant pressure to deliver high-quality work. Yet the demands of practice, especially in an era of remote work and constant digital connectivity, can blur the boundaries between our professional and personal lives. Without deliberate effort, the job has a way of following us home, settling into our routines and quietly eroding our well-being.
July 06, 2026
Larry, a seasoned corporate lawyer, checks the emails on his phone first thing in the morning. In his inbox, he sees an email from Aaron, a client he’s done some work for every year. Aaron’s email attaches a service contract, clearly drafted by artificial intelligence, with the subject header: “Can you review it quickly before we send it off?” Larry marks the email as unread and checks the next one.
July 03, 2026
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will come into force between Canada and the United Kingdom on Sept. 1, Global Affairs Canada says.
July 03, 2026
The B.C. Court of Appeal has set aside a nearly $1.25-million summary trial judgment in a shareholder dispute after admitting fresh evidence that was available earlier and finding gaps in the record on contract interpretation and damages.
July 03, 2026
The chair of the advisory board that recommended ex-Manitoba Court of King’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal and one other unnamed jurist for appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada defended the board’s decision not to shortlist three to five names, which was contrary to the mandate from Prime Minister Mark Carney.
July 03, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has largely dismissed seven appeals in a case in which an employer was found in contempt for not adhering to an arbitral order to cut employee hours.
July 03, 2026
Neil Kravitz has been elected managing partner of Fasken, effective Jan. 1, 2027.
July 03, 2026
This article addresses the enforcement architecture through which the CRA will identify and pursue non-compliance, the cross-border and non-resident tax obligations that arise from the World Cup’s international character, and the remediation pathways available to tax clients who did not report correctly, and what Canadian tax lawyers and accountants need to know before advising them on those pathways.
July 03, 2026
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) has appointed Nick G. Pasquino as national group head of its corporate and capital markets group.
July 03, 2026
The fatal stabbing of 20-year-old Justin Turnbull-Greenwood on a Windsor, Ont., sidewalk in October 2019 left a young family shattered and a community searching for answers. The Windsor Star reported that after hearing emotional victim impact statements describing lives “ruined forever,” Ontario Superior Court Justice Kirk Munroe sentenced Mustafa Al-Qaysi to the mandatory life sentence for second-degree murder and ordered that he serve 15 years before becoming eligible for parole.