FCA rejects Rebel News' argument that lawn signs criticizing Liberals were simply book promotion

Appeal court upheld lower court order finding the 2019 signs were unauthorized election advertising

Alberta Law Foundation gifts University of Calgary $26.8 million to improve family justice

The funds will finance new research chairs and a Centre for Transformation

BC Supreme Court grants increased parenting time to sperm donor under multi-parent agreement

The court emphasized the child's best interests in evaluating the requested increase

Ont. Superior Court finds surgeon negligent for failing to detect bowel perforation during surgery

Her failure to repair the injury caused the patient's life-threatening complications: court

NS Supreme Court denies landlord's lease termination over lack of good faith

Residential Tenancies Act protects tenants from arbitrary or unjustified eviction: court

Miller Thomson lawyers represent parties in recent commercial list cases

Chaitons, Osler, Paliare Roland listed as reps in recently set commercial list suits

Federal Court of Appeal issues decisions concerning broadcasting and income tax

Supreme Court of Canada rules on criminal and family law cases in December

Roundup of law firm hires, promotions, departures: January 6, 2025 update

Singleton Reynolds, BLG, Fasken, and Stikeman Elliott made new announcements

Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses class action over injectable silicone due to two-decade delay

The inordinate and inexcusable delay prejudiced the defendant: court

OPINION

I learned that community and a sense of purpose is one of the best ways to improve mental health

Publicly funded databases like CanLII are vital; the right to exploit them for profit isn't

High rates of burnout among lawyers can drive toxic workplace behaviours

There are numerous advanced tools to help enhance your drafting and redlining processes

FEATURES

Mining law, M&A trends, and ESG: Lavery's Josianne Beaudry on navigating complex challenges

Beaudry will serve again as a judge for the Canadian Law Awards this year

Osgoode's new simulation-based learning tool aims to merge ethical and practical legal skills

The designer speaks about his vision for redefining legal education through an innovative platform

Benjamin Perrin on how the legal academy is adapting to the challenges of generative AI

Perrin spoke on the CL Talk podcast about teaching and researching in the age of AI

Jessica Chapman hopes her firm's culture will have 'trickle effect' on legal industry

The law firm founder talks remote work, and billable hours

INTERNATIONAL

Agility and innovation will be critical to US law firm success in 2025: Thomson Reuters report

The report noted that demand for legal services is expected to drop this year

Employment tribunal drops UK paralegal's unfair dismissal claim due to resignation discovery

The paralegal also claimed that her employer had engaged in discrimination

AI company Anthropic agrees to chatbot ‘guardrails’ in lyrics lawsuit

The deal settles part of the suit filed by publishers

Global firm Clyde & Co combines with Dallas firm Tillman Batchelor

The move grows Clyde & Co’s insurance practice as well as its North American presence