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August 27, 2026
As AI-generated court filings by self-represented litigants proliferate, appellate counsel should read trial transcripts that are ostensibly “certified” more closely than ever and do so earlier in the appeal process as they might be AI-created fakes, advises a senior family law practitioner.
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August 26, 2026
The death of actress Hayden Panettiere has sent social media into a frenzy, sparking calls to boycott Neutrogena after her claims circulated that she lost her endorsement deal for speaking publicly about postpartum depression. The fallout shows how the fine print governing celebrity and influencer morality clauses has failed to keep pace with modern realities, with real consequences for both talent and brands. Morality clauses should be watched carefully by every entertainment lawyer in a digital age.
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August 26, 2026
Labour unions and the NDP are backing Ottawa’s response to new U.S. tariffs while calling for stronger worker supports, as business groups and Conservatives urge the government to minimize the counter-tariffs’ costs for Canadian businesses and consumers.
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August 26, 2026
Canada should establish a transparent, evidence-based framework under which immigration applications connected to jurisdictions presenting demonstrable verification, fraud or security challenges receive enhanced scrutiny and, subject to narrow exceptions, a mandatory in-person visa interview.
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August 26, 2026
Lucy Williams has joined Roper Greyell as an associate in its Vancouver office.
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August 26, 2026
Appeals by Pereira from orders striking her petition for judicial review, declaring her proceedings vexatious, and dismissing her application to disqualify the chambers judge, together with a review of an order dismissing her application for disclosure.
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August 25, 2026
MLT Aikins has added Melissa Creech, Allie da Silva and Jeffrey Williams as associates in its Vancouver office.
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August 25, 2026
Businesses often assume that the non-binding provisions of a letter of intent (LOI) leave them free to walk away from a proposed transaction. A recent Ontario decision suggests the position may be less straightforward.
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August 25, 2026
Following the collapse last week of tariff-related talks with the United States, Ottawa unveiled a multipronged package of retaliatory tariffs, loans and employment supports aimed at protecting and supporting Canadian businesses and workers after the Trump administration imposed a 50 per cent U.S. tariff on $27.6 billion of Canadian goods.
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August 25, 2026
A founder. A shareholder. A contractor. An employee. In Pringle v. Zenova Group PLC, 2026 ONCA 549, the Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed that these labels are not mutually exclusive and that worker classification turns on the substance of the service relationship, not how the parties choose to describe it, even when they execute the contract.
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August 24, 2026
The Ontario government has announced that it is immediately broadening eligibility for its Protect Ontario Financing Program for workers and businesses in response to the newly enacted U.S. tariffs on a range of Canadian imports.
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August 24, 2026
A $28,000 lump sum salary boost recommended for Canada’s 1,200 judges last year would have cost Ottawa almost $321 million over six years had the government not rejected the advice from an independent judicial pay commission, the Carney government asserts in defending a novel lawsuit launched by the Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association (CSCJA) and the Association of Federal Court Associate Judges.
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August 24, 2026
Many employers and professionals assume that the L-1B classification is only for employees who have extremely rare or unique knowledge that very few people in their company possess.
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August 24, 2026
As generative artificial intelligence becomes more capable, law schools at some Canadian and American universities have announced bans on laptops, tablets and mobile phones in classrooms. Supporters say restrictions protect academic integrity and restore focused learning. Critics counter that blanket bans are difficult to enforce, disadvantage some students and avoid the challenge, that of teaching future lawyers to use AI responsibly.
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August 24, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Wigdor v. Facebook Canada Ltd., [2026] O.J. No. 3529 is a significant ruling on termination clauses, employee equity compensation and the minimum standards imposed by the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) and a case that every executive employment lawyer should be following.
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August 21, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has granted an interlocutory injunction in a dispute over ownership of source code that a startup said it needed to continue operating, finding that the company would suffer irreparable harm from the loss of its business.
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August 20, 2026
The Federal Court has upheld a work permit refusal, finding that the immigration officer reasonably concluded that the applicant had not shown he could adequately perform the role of chief executive officer for his proposed business.
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August 20, 2026
Prince Edward Island is seeking input from residents on proposed regulations that would allow for greater scrutiny of employers who use temporary foreign workers — and penalties for those who break the rules.
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August 20, 2026
Lavery has added two lawyers to its Montreal office: Élyse Le Quoc and Kimberly Vesco.
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August 20, 2026
Law360 Canada is seeking participants for an anonymous survey on career and life satisfaction in the legal profession.
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August 19, 2026
The growing burdens that generative AI misuse in court is imposing on lawyers, litigants and courts are illustrated by a recent Nova Scotia Court of Appeal judgment that threw out a self-represented litigant’s appeal following his use of uncertified AI-generated trial transcripts containing multiple inaccuracies that opposing counsel identified through vigilant verification.
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August 19, 2026
Dropouts can teach lawyers a good deal about personal and professional success.
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August 18, 2026
Quebec’s top court has ordered a self-represented family law appellant to pay $1,000 to his ex-wife plus her legal costs on the appeal, following his “deliberate” citation in court of ChatGPT-generated fake case law, including fictitious quotations.
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August 18, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has set aside a three-month compensation award for an unjustly dismissed Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officer trainee who spent nearly eight years out of the job, ruling that the labour board failed to explain why it limited her compensation.
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August 18, 2026
The real money in executive compensation isn’t in base salary — it’s in equity. Every executive employment lawyer knows this. So, when the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered GoEasy Ltd. to pay a dismissed executive for his short-term bonuses and unvested stock units — including prorated equity extending beyond his reasonable notice period — it dealt a major blow to these forfeiture strategies.