June 04, 2026
As a civil litigation lawyer who has practised in Ontario for more than two decades, I have spent much of my career navigating the province’s justice system.
June 02, 2026
The Northwest Territories has introduced legislation to strengthen presumptive health coverage for the region’s firefighters and other first responders.
June 02, 2026
Saskatchewan now has legislation that allows residents to sue those guilty of dealing in illicit drugs — and for the province to void government appointments and grants given to those found to be offenders.
May 29, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has awarded $22.5 million in a class action against a Toronto plastic surgeon who had surveillance cameras throughout his clinic but did not inform patients or staff.
May 28, 2026
Ontario’s civil justice system is in the middle of a quiet architectural shift. The visible changes are procedural, e-filing, virtual appearances, digital evidence platforms and integrated case records. The less visible shift is analytic: the growing use of machine learning systems to classify, predict and “price” dispute trajectories.
May 28, 2026
The Federal Court has refused to grant summary judgment in a class action concerning allegations claiming physicians conducting mandatory pre-employment medical examinations for RCMP applicants committed sexual assaults and other misconduct over more than four decades.
May 27, 2026
Citing the need to “move quickly to detect and disrupt” the illegal synthetic opioids causing many deaths and injuries, Ottawa announced it has launched a new drug analysis centre to combat illegal drugs.
May 27, 2026
I have a friend (yes, indeed, I have a couple) who practises personal injury law. This past weekend he called me after reading about the Ahluwalia decision (Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2026 SCC 16). He visited and over tea, he asked me a simple question (really, a couple).
May 26, 2026
Frank Ramos, a Miami litigation lawyer, writes intelligently on LinkedIn. Recently, he posted that potential legal clients are moving away from using Google searches, and toward AI, to find lawyers. His conclusion is that lawyers should stop worrying about SEO and start writing intelligent commentary so that AI will identify them as an expert and recommend them.
May 26, 2026
Alicia Kennedy has joined Wagners Law Firm in Halifax, where she will lead the firm’s sexual assault and abuse litigation practice.