September 18, 2026
Arjun Sodhi has joined MLT Aikins’ Vancouver office as an associate.
September 18, 2026
“Good afternoon. My name is Ms. Ahuja — A-H-U-J-A, for the record. I am an independent correctional adjudicator and will be presiding over your matter today. I have the authority to conduct this disciplinary hearing from the assistant deputy minister under the Correction Act Regulation,” I routinely begin.
September 17, 2026
The Law Society of Ontario is still unsure whether provincial legislation required to reduce the size of Convocation will be in place before the regulator’s next bencher election in April 2027.
September 17, 2026
The federal government has announced that the first arrangements involving foreign principals were made available earlier this week through the public registry of foreign influence activities.
September 17, 2026
Pollyanna Lord has joined Cox & Palmer’s Halifax office as counsel.
September 17, 2026
Mathews Dinsdale has added Angela Shi and Rand Al-Rawi in Toronto and Pooja McArthur in Victoria.
September 17, 2026
Informed by her experience fleeing civil war in Somalia as a child, Mariam Moktar, the new president of the Ontario Bar Association (OBA), says she wants to help lawyers find certainty, clarity and comfort as they navigate rapid change in the profession.
September 17, 2026
For justice to exist alongside AI governance, we must adopt a sociotechnical approach instead of a purely technical approach to safeguard rights. This requires maintaining the justice system, including courts and other legal institutions, at the core of the sociotechnical system, revealing how language shapes law and governance, and how power, authority and control over AI remain subject to human responsibility.
September 17, 2026
Corinne Pereira appealed three B.C. Supreme Court orders arising from her proceedings against the B.C. Labour Relations Board: an order striking her petition for judicial review, an order declaring her proceedings vexatious, and an order dismissing her application to disqualify the chambers judge for alleged bias.
September 16, 2026
The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal in a proposed class action against Telus, finding that the judge did not err in ordering a petition on secondary market misrepresentation and the certification application to be heard sequentially.