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June 18, 2026
The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has chosen Shalini Konanur to serve as treasurer for the 2026-27 term. The Toronto-area bencher was elected by her colleagues at a meeting June 17. Konanur, the first racialized woman to serve in the top job, will officially take over from current treasurer Peter Wardle at the LSO’s June 25 convocation.
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June 18, 2026
Canadian employment law has long attempted to balance two competing objectives. On one hand lies the protection of employees, who are generally regarded as the more vulnerable party in the employment relationship. On the other lies the principle of contractual certainty, which permits employers and employees to define their rights and obligations through freely negotiated agreements.
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June 17, 2026
Crawford Munroe Thomson LLP has named Leigh Stansfield as a partner, effective July 1, the firm says. She becomes the first associate in the firm’s history to join the partnership.
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June 17, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Wallbridge, Wallbridge v. Poupore, 2026 ONCA 417 is a useful reminder that courts do not rescue parties from incomplete compensation arrangements simply because the result may seem unfair.
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June 17, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that a lawyer who was paid on a contingency basis is not entitled to commissions for work on files completed after his departure, finding that his employment agreement provided for compensation only for claims successfully resolved while he remained at the firm.
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June 17, 2026
On June 9, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated its Program Delivery Instructions (PDIs) for in-Canada temporary special measures related to Haiti, Palestine, Sudan and Ukraine: Program delivery update: Crisis Response Temporary Measures.
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June 17, 2026
Used by hostage negotiators, journalists, mediators and others, active listening provides a shortcut to developing trust and understanding between people.
For lawyers, its application is professionally significant: those who listen actively stand to develop stronger client relationships, gain clearer insight into client needs and are better positioned to provide effective representation.
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June 17, 2026
Appeal by Thomas from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal (Tribunal) dismissing his appeal of a determination by WorkSafeNB concerning the calculation of his loss‑of‑earnings benefits. Thomas worked as a paramedic for Ambulance New Brunswick and later developed Post‑Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) arising from cumulative workplace trauma. He was suspended in July 2014 following drug‑related criminal charges and was later dismissed after pleading guilty and serving a term of imprisonment.
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June 16, 2026
On June 16, the Competition Bureau launched an examination of Canada’s food supply chain, which will “identify how greater competition can help improve outcomes for Canadians at the grocery store.”
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June 16, 2026
Ottawa has proposed a new legislative regime for private-sector privacy regulation that imposes a raft of obligations on how businesses and other non-governmental organizations handle Canadians’ personal data, with oversight from a robust dual privacy and digital harms regulator armed with audit and binding order-making powers, backed by hefty administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) and fines for the most serious new offences.
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June 16, 2026
Hicks Morley has added Isabel de Wolde in Toronto and Jessica DeForest in Waterloo as associates.
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June 15, 2026
Law360 Canada is seeking participants for an anonymous survey on career and life satisfaction in the legal profession.
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June 15, 2026
A recent British Columbia Supreme Court decision adds to the developing body of Canadian privacy class action jurisprudence and may be of particular interest to organizations that collect, store or manage sensitive personal information.
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June 15, 2026
“I'm so old, I don't buy green bananas anymore.” ~ Lou Holtz, American college football coach.
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June 12, 2026
As a mediator, I often hear employers and employees talk past each other on summary dismissal. The employer is convinced it had ironclad cause, while the employee is convinced the dismissal was unjustified. They become entrenched in their positions and stop listening.
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June 12, 2026
Alberta’s highest court has ruled that the province’s public interest commissioner was within his rights to anonymize the identities of witnesses as part of its investigation into the conduct of a school superintendent, saying procedural fairness was met in the case.
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June 11, 2026
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand energy trade and infrastructure, critical minerals, manufacturing, life sciences and more.
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June 11, 2026
Dickinson Wright has announced that Dave Stern and Corey Hock have joined its Toronto office. Stern joins as a partner and Hock as of counsel.
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June 11, 2026
Back when law was primarily a profession, and only incidentally a business, if you were not invited to become a partner in your law firm after seven years or so, you were expected to hang your head in shame and slink out of the firm. The system was called “Up or Out.” You either graduated to partnership, or you left the firm.
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June 11, 2026
The United States constitution defines a U.S. citizen as any individual who is a citizen of the United States by law, birth or naturalization. But this isn’t always as clear as it may seem, as some individuals — particularly those born abroad to one or more U.S. citizen parents — may or may not be considered a U.S. citizen, sometimes without even knowing it.
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June 10, 2026
The Supreme Court’s controversial Jordan decision, which has sparked the dismissal of thousands of cases due to unconstitutional trial delay, is still good law, but stays of proceedings are not a cure for undue systemic trial delay, Canada’s top judge says. “One stay of proceedings is too many,” Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Richard Wagner stressed at his annual press conference in Ottawa June 9.
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June 10, 2026
The House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women announced a study on the “labour force impacts of menopause and perimenopause, with a focus on awareness, education, workplace policies and access to treatments that can support women’s long-term participation in the workforce.”
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June 09, 2026
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling on Ottawa to prioritize supply chain stability in light of the federal government concluding consultations on potential reforms to the Canada Labour Code.
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June 09, 2026
By virtue of choice or necessity, some of us find ourselves in solo startup mode. Any startup is risky and arduous. In a professional setting, even more so.
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June 09, 2026
We all know the statistics on lawyers and addiction, and the numbers are not good. We also understand why so many lawyers turn to alcohol or drugs to relax, switch off or unwind. This article focuses on a different question: why so few lawyers seek help when they begin slipping into serious addiction, despite often having more financial resources than the average person to access treatment.