April 16, 2026
Roper Greyell LLP’s chief executive officer Adam Garvin has joined the firm’s partnership. According to a statement from Roper Greyell, Garvin is one of very few non-lawyers to make partner at a Canadian law firm.
April 16, 2026
Justice Moira C. Legere Sers of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Family Division) has retired following a 50-year legal career, according to the Nova Scotia Judiciary.
April 16, 2026
As of Jan. 1, 2026, the Law Society of Saskatchewan (the Law Society) may now grant limited licences to practise law in the province. This new framework allows non-lawyers to obtain authorization to provide specific legal services under a limited licence.
April 15, 2026
This article is a plain-language walkthrough of recent findings on psychological distress and a road map for systemic change in the next 6-12 months.
April 15, 2026
Julia Bell has been promoted to associate counsel at Roper Greyell.
April 15, 2026
Robinson Sheppard Shapiro LLP (RSS) has added Samuel Guay to its insurance law group.
April 14, 2026
Since taking the judicial helm, Manitoba’s chief justice has taken pains to lower the number of active cases in front of the province’s Court of Appeal — as is demonstrated in its latest annual report. And as the court continues its digital transformation, Chief Justice Marianne Rivoalen also hopes to one day be able to include statistics on the court’s use of remote hearings.
April 14, 2026
Roper Greyell has added Erin Kotz as an associate in Vancouver.
April 14, 2026
Eric Miller has joined Robins Appleby as an associate in its tax group.
April 14, 2026
It feels like yesterday. In reality, more than a year has passed since I filed a Bencher Code of Conduct complaint with Treasurer Peter Wardle against Sid Troister and Megan Shortreed arising from the Law Society of Ontario’s million-dollar CEO compensation scandal. In that time, the clock has kept moving. Accountability, however, appears not to have kept pace.