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SCC explains why it annulled Terrebonne election over uncounted mail-in ballot

A divided court splits 6-3 on whether an Elections Canada typo was serious enough to undo a riding decided by one vote

Renée Roy joins New Brunswick Provincial Court bench in Moncton

She becomes the 28th full-time provincial court judge in the province

BC Supreme Court’s 2026–31 strategic plan focuses on modern facilities

Priorities also include access to justice, workforce, communications, outreach

Sri Lankan refugee claimants’ counsel isn’t incompetent: Federal Court

Court says it can’t weigh through lens of hindsight whether counsel gave ineffective assistance

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Built on her own terms

Built on her own terms

She set out to be Amal Clooney and built Canada’s largest personal injury firm instead

Features
‘You don’t really know a nation until you’ve been inside its jails’

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‘You don’t really know a nation until you’ve been inside its jails’

Howie Sacks & Henry’s Joel Dick on why correctional negligence deserves a place in civil litigation practice

Building an evidence-based future for capacity assessment

Building an evidence-based future for capacity assessment

Why consistency matters when the stakes are human autonomy

Opinion

Mortgage refinancing is getting more complex, and legal oversight can help

By Marco Polsinelli
Marco Polsinelli

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
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

Paralegal sues Spectrum Family Law, alleging harassment and wrongful dismissal

Claim names managing partner Conan Taylor, whose other firm settled a human rights complaint months earlier

UManitoba law school builds 2026–29 strategic map around three pillars

FLSC president urges profession to uphold rule of law

Quebec's judicial AI guidelines tell judges only what not to do: lawyer

Quebec courts announce common guidelines for judges’ use of generative AI

International

Chatbot subscribers accuse AI giants of antitrust law breach

By Jacqueline So

Suit challenges the deal Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Google made to slow down AI development

Chatbot subscribers accuse AI giants of antitrust law breach

UK magistrate gets formal warning over social media post

By Jacqueline So

Alex Yip had published a letter to ex-justice secretary David Lammy regarding sentencing reform

UK magistrate gets formal warning over social media post

New read on US Endangered Species Act permits indirect harm to animals

By Jacqueline So

Per the Trump administration, the law is only broken if endangered animals were intentionally killed

New read on US Endangered Species Act permits indirect harm to animals

Warner Bros sued by Emmy-nominated series’ ex-assistant director

By Jacqueline So

Mindy McKoin’s suit included allegations of sexual harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination

Warner Bros sued by Emmy-nominated series’ ex-assistant director

Kim Kardashian gets €1 award from Paris court in jewel robbery case

By Jacqueline So

She said the ruling was not about compensation, but “about accountability and recognition”

Kim Kardashian gets €1 award from Paris court in jewel robbery case