May 08, 2026
The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) has elected K. Jay Ralston as its president for the 2026–27 term.
May 08, 2026
Spoiler Alert: The following contains plot details from Better Call Saul. Charles McGill, the decorated senior partner in the TV series Better Call Saul, is everything the legal profession tells itself it stands for: principled, authoritative, a guardian of the rule of law. His younger brother Jimmy — the poor, hustling, desperate Saul Goodman — represents everything the profession looks down on. But as artificial intelligence dismantles the gatekeeping function that long justified the legal profession’s self-image, it is worth asking: which one of them is a more accurate reflection of a lawyer?
May 07, 2026
The Carney government has introduced its second omnibus implementation bill to implement a slew of measures it proposed in the federal budget last November.
May 07, 2026
The Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC) and an association representing trial lawyers in the province have announced they are appealing a recent court decision that dismissed a constitutional challenge of the province’s Legal Professions Act.
May 07, 2026
Osler has added Olivier Fournier as a partner in its national tax group, based in Toronto and Montreal.
May 07, 2026
International law firm DWF has announced 40 senior promotions as part of its annual process, including three in Canada: Erik P. Masse (Montreal) and Lindsey Galvin (Calgary) were promoted within the partnership, while Gordon Becher (Calgary) was promoted to partner.
May 07, 2026
Canada’s privacy commissioner and three of his provincial counterparts are saying an investigation of artificial intelligence giant OpenAI has led the company to take steps that better protect the personal information of Canadians — but the regulators are also urging decision-makers to take action to modernize privacy laws for the digital age.
May 06, 2026
Dickinson Wright has announced that corporate and commercial lawyer and trademark agent Mark H. Evans has joined the team as Of Counsel. He is based in the firm’s Toronto office.
May 05, 2026
There is a story told quietly in the corridors of law firms, whispered between partners and etched into the culture of legal practice almost everywhere you look. It goes something like this: to be truly successful, you must give everything. Long hours, missed dinners, canceled holidays, chronic stress — these are not unfortunate side effects of a thriving legal career. They are, according to this story, the price of admission.
May 05, 2026
Aird & Berlis LLP has been joined by a new partner Darren Haines, according to a statement by the firm, is a member of the Indigenous practice, real estate and projects & infrastructure groups.