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  • July 31, 2026

    Canada’s AI strategy sets the stage for growth, governance and data sovereignty

    Artificial intelligence is reshaping economies, industries and the global competitive landscape at an unprecedented pace. Recognizing both the opportunities and the risks presented by this technological shift, the federal government launched Canada’s National Artificial Intelligence Strategy: AI for All on June 4, 2026.

  • July 31, 2026

    How ‘Spygate’ ended Southampton FC’s premier league promotion bid

    Two days before Southampton FC was scheduled to play Middlesbrough FC in the recent two-leg English Football League (EFL) championship playoff semifinal, with a promotion-deciding final against Hull City FC set to follow, allegations emerged that a Southampton staff member had been observing and recording Middlesbrough’s training session.

  • July 31, 2026

    Mexican zinc, life in the lighthouse and other joys of solo practice

    What is it like to practise law as a solo practitioner? Short answer: it’s a bit different than working at Big Law.

  • July 30, 2026

    Privative clause struck down; judicial review for ‘legality’ is constitutionally guaranteed: SCC

    In an administrative law landmark that addresses the scope of the Constitution’s guarantee of judicial review, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 9-0 that legislatures cannot validly use privative clauses to bar “legality review” by courts — i.e., the availability of curial review is constitutionally guaranteed for all aspects of delegated administrative decisions, including on questions of law, fact or mixed law and fact.

  • July 30, 2026

    Fillmore Riley welcomes 4 articling students in Winnipeg

    Fillmore Riley LLP has welcomed Esther Adegbesan, Jayden Kyryluk, Priya Dhillon and Brannen McKenzie-Lefurgey as articling students in Winnipeg for the 2026-2027 articling year.

  • July 30, 2026

    Harry Scannell joins Pallett Valo’s employment and labour practice

    Harry Scannell has joined Pallett Valo’s employment and labour practice in Mississauga, Ont.

  • July 30, 2026

    Langlois hires tech lawyer William Deneault-Rouillard in Montreal

    William Deneault-Rouillard has joined Langlois’s business law group in Montreal.

  • July 30, 2026

    Pushing legal boundaries: How to run your own life

    Over the years, we have become numbed by the avalanche of bad news that rolls over our heads every day, gratuitously disseminated by various authorities and their echo chambers in the media. We can’t escape it — everywhere we turn, danger lurks. The consistent message is, “We’re all gonna die! Everybody panic!”

  • July 30, 2026

    A bird’s chirp: Donald Trump’s most recent Canadian tariff

    George Santayana’s famous bon mot “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” is part of a longer passage that is particularly relevant to President Donald Trump’s bizarre conclusion that bad forestry practices in Manitoba should be met with a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian exports to the U.S., to be paid primarily by American importers and consumers.

  • July 29, 2026

    The human advantage in AI-powered legal practice

    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.

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