July 29, 2026
As artificial intelligence grows more capable, human skills are becoming more valuable, not less. For decades, the legal profession around the world has rewarded expertise built on deep research, careful analysis and meticulous attention to detail. Today, AI can perform many of those tasks in seconds, summarizing thousands of documents, identifying relevant case law, drafting contracts, analyzing litigation trends and even suggesting legal arguments.
July 28, 2026
Rachel Au has joined Roper Greyell as an associate in its Vancouver office.
July 27, 2026
Yukon is fast-tracking the licensing of family doctors from a group of countries outside Canada in a bid to address a physician shortage in that northern region.
July 27, 2026
Appeal by Public Interest Commissioner of Alberta (Commissioner) from a judicial review decision. The fundamental issue in this case was the relationship between the legislative objective of protecting employees who made disclosures and participated in investigations under the Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act (PIDA), and the duty of procedural fairness.
July 24, 2026
The law governing damages arising from the manner of dismissal appeared to be settled nearly two decades ago. In Honda Canada Inc. v. Keays, 2008 SCC 39 (Honda), the Supreme Court of Canada rejected the approach that had developed under Wallace v. United Grain Growers Ltd., (c.o.b. Public Press), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 701 (Wallace), and replaced it with a framework focused on “actual damages.” Under Honda, damages flowing from an employer’s bad faith conduct in the manner of dismissal were to be assessed according to the same principles and in the same way as moral damages rather than through an extension of the employee’s notice period.
July 24, 2026
The intersection of psychology and criminal law has seldom posed greater challenges than in cases involving recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse.
July 23, 2026
Many entrepreneurs seeking to establish or expand a business into the United States encounter the same unexpected challenge: that while there are a variety of options, there is no dedicated U.S. startup visa. Rather than being applicable to a single immigration category designed for founders, entrepreneurs must determine which of the several immigration options best fits their business goals, qualifications and long-term objectives.
July 22, 2026
Thomas J. Moran is a new partner at DLA Piper, based in the firm's Vancouver office.
July 22, 2026
Let’s be honest: the legal profession was never built with Black people in mind. While progress has been made, too many Black students still walk into law schools, courtrooms and boardrooms wondering if they truly belong. That’s exactly why mentorship is more than guidance; it's resistance.
July 22, 2026
Nine provinces have agreed to a deal on interprovincial sales of alcohol they say will remove trade barriers and improve customer choice. The premiers of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador signed the “landmark” agreement July 21 that will allow direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales of alcoholic beverages between individual jurisdictions for personal use.