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Canadian Lawyer unveils Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers for 2026

Winners strove for new departments, compensation models, legislation, technology

EI rules stripping new mother of job-loss benefits discriminate

Six Employment Insurance Act provisions violate Charter equality rights; Parliament has one year to fix them

Former Sask. justice minister Bronwyn Eyre joins Canadian Constitution Foundation

The senior counsel's areas of interest include federalism, administrative law and judicial review

Tim Haney to serve second term as Dentons’ chief executive officer

Dentons Canada’s board unanimously approved extension of his mandate

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LEAP Family Law and DivorceMate launches AI webinar series this September

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LEAP Family Law and DivorceMate launches AI webinar series this September

A series of sessions shows how LEAP AI works for you at every stage of a family law file

How Fasken helped build Legora’s AI tool it now uses firmwide

How Fasken helped build Legora’s AI tool it now uses firmwide

The firm shaped agentic AI before adopting it – now the platform is being used by nearly 1,000 lawyers

Opinion

Ontario's cash bail law is unconstitutional – and Ford knows it

By Michael Spratt
Michael Spratt

The value of seeking mentors from outside the legal profession

By Barbara De Dios
Barbara De Dios

Moral injury: The wound the legal profession keeps calling burnout

By Jason Ward
Jason Ward

The Benchwood Builders case should refocus defamation on reputation

By Hilary Young
Hilary Young
Rankings

Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada

From constitutional rulings to firm-wide AI rollouts, these influential lawyers are taking Canada’s legal system forward

Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada

Top Family Law Firm Teams in Canada: Leading Divorce and ADR Teams

Presenting Canadian Lawyer’s inaugural list of the 20 best family law firm teams in Canada for 2026, demonstrating what it looks like to practise exceptionally well and bypass court backlogs

Top Family Law Firm Teams in Canada: Leading Divorce and ADR Teams

The Canadian Law Awards 2026

Collaboration, innovation, and impact: highlights from the 2026 Canadian Law Awards

The Canadian Law Awards 2026
Resources

Tim Haney to serve second term as Dentons’ chief executive officer

Dentons Canada’s board unanimously approved extension of his mandate

How Fasken helped build Legora’s AI tool it now uses firmwide

How Fasken helped build Legora’s AI tool it now uses firmwide

Small law firm hiring: building a team on culture over credentials

Manitoba law society’s consultation for access to justice initiative shows need for systemic change

International

UK tribunal bans foreign lawyer over AI-generated false case citations

By Angelica Dino

The tribunal cited repeated failure to verify AI-assisted submissions

UK tribunal bans foreign lawyer over AI-generated false case citations

Germany urges International Court of Justice to throw out Nicaragua genocide case

By Angelica Dino

Berlin challenges case alleging its military support for Israel violated international law

Germany urges International Court of Justice to throw out Nicaragua genocide case

Ex-civil justice deputy head Michael Briggs announced as UK Supreme Court president

By Jacqueline So

He officially succeeds Robert Reed in January 2027

Ex-civil justice deputy head Michael Briggs announced as UK Supreme Court president

European Court of Justice sides with IKEA in infringement bout over brand’s use in Belgian campaign

By Jacqueline So

Court found that the campaign may have significantly harmed the furniture company’s reputation

European Court of Justice sides with IKEA in infringement bout over brand’s use in Belgian campaign

Google must rework digital advertising system, Virginia judge rules

By Jacqueline So

The US justice department had sought an order requiring Google to divest parts of its technology

Google must rework digital advertising system, Virginia judge rules