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Legal Aid Alberta’s 2026–29 strategic plan continues prioritizing quality, access, accountability

LAA notes impact of rising population, socioeconomic pressures on legal service demand

Alberta CA confirms bitcoin mining operation breached hydrocarbon surface rights lease

Ruling says lease wording from 1999 didn’t cover bitcoin mining, which began in 2009

Alberta legal regulator highlights enhanced triage process for complaints in 2025 annual report

The body also reported that it was changing rules to improve regulatory processes

‘What am I doing here?’: Retiring SCC Justice Sheilah Martin recalls awe of joining high court

Martin reflected on her high court career before hearing her final case on Friday

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Inside today’s long term-disability battlegrounds

Inside today’s long term-disability battlegrounds

Dick of Howie Sacks & Henry on what it takes to see these cases succeed

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Good drafting isn't good enough: why POAs need shared accountability

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Good drafting isn't good enough: why POAs need shared accountability

These documents can protect or exploit — the difference lies in the systems that surround them

From six-hour reviews to one: Matthew Peters on what AI is actually doing inside McCarthy Tétrault

From six-hour reviews to one: Matthew Peters on what AI is actually doing inside McCarthy Tétrault

Peters gives a ground-level account of AI adoption – from deal work to hiring to vendor strategy

Opinion

Canadian Legal Summit returns with the profession's hardest conversations

By Tim Wilbur
Tim Wilbur

AI risks hollowing out the law firm apprenticeship model as I enter the profession

By Arjun Gupta
Arjun Gupta

Regulators must focus on transparency, clarity and structured triage to tackle mental illness

By Jason Ward
Jason Ward

Delegation is not an effective cybersecurity strategy for law firm leaders

By Tim Wilbur
Tim Wilbur
Rankings

Canada’s Best Personal Injury Law Firms | Boutique Personal Injury

Canada’s leading personal injury law firms are shaping outcomes early and carrying that position through to resolution

Canada’s Best Personal Injury Law Firms | Boutique Personal Injury

Top Criminal Law Firms in Canada

Canadian Lawyer reveals the top criminal law firms nationwide that are distinguished by their ability to deliver effective defence in the most demanding cases

Top Criminal Law Firms in Canada

Top 10 Regional Law Firms in Quebec

Quebec’s top 10 regional law firms meet rising client expectations and demonstrate consistency at the highest level

Top 10 Regional Law Firms in Quebec
Resources

From six-hour reviews to one: Matthew Peters on what AI is actually doing inside McCarthy Tétrault

Peters gives a ground-level account of AI adoption – from deal work to hiring to vendor strategy

From six-hour reviews to one: Matthew Peters on what AI is actually doing inside McCarthy Tétrault

Law firms’ biggest cybersecurity missteps according to online security and legal tech experts

Ken Mandzuik elected as 106th president of Law Society of Manitoba

Why some associates succeed where others fail: It is not just about knowing the law

International

Sullivan & Cromwell apologizes to US bankruptcy judge for AI‑generated errors in Prince Group case

By Tim Wilbur

High‑profile Chapter 15 missteps highlight how AI 'hallucinations' can penetrate even elite firms’ safeguards

Sullivan & Cromwell apologizes to US bankruptcy judge for AI‑generated errors in Prince Group case

West London court reopens after £26 million refurbishment

By Jacqueline So

Eight courtrooms have been fitted with wheelchair accessibility and updated technology

West London court reopens after £26 million refurbishment

California Supreme Court disbars attorney who pushed for reversal of 2020 US election results

By Jacqueline So

John Charles Eastman was found to have displayed egregious and deceitful conduct

California Supreme Court disbars attorney who pushed for reversal of 2020 US election results

US Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor apologizes to fellow justice over ‘hurtful’ remarks

By Jacqueline So

Sotomayor had commented on Brett Kavanaugh’s upbringing while speaking at the University of Kansas

US Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor apologizes to fellow justice over ‘hurtful’ remarks

Global firms Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft to merge in landmark combination

By Jacqueline So

Both firms described it as “the largest law firm merger in history”

Global firms Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft to merge in landmark combination