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Building Canada Strong: lawyers weigh in on ‘coordinated consultation’

Cassels' Thomas Isaac questions Ottawa's will to decide; OKT's Aashish Oberoi warns a rushed timeline could erode trust

Unifor challenges federal government’s Building Canada Strong Act

The organization claims that the bill infringes on workers’ right to strike

Alberta court approves Paxil birth-defect settlement payout 

The allocation follows a bitter fee dispute where Merchant Law’s contingency fee agreement was found invalid 

Supreme Court of Canada confirms plan to visit Halifax next September

SCC will hear appeals and meet people in Nova Scotia from Sept. 20–24, 2027

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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

Law firm culture is built by leaders, not statements: Laura Williams 

Law firm culture is built by leaders, not statements: Laura Williams 

The HR lawyer will speak at the Canadian Legal Summit on building competitive advantage through leadership and culture 

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

AI for lawyers: build your AI implementation plan

Four leading Canadian practitioners share practical tools, governance frameworks, and change management strategies for AI adoption in legal practice

Law firm culture is built by leaders, not statements: Laura Williams 

Paralegal sues Spectrum Family Law, alleging harassment and wrongful dismissal

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

FLSC president urges profession to uphold rule of law

International

UK launches specialist courts for sex offence cases

By Jacqueline So

Measures include a new taskforce and trauma-informed training for court staff

UK launches specialist courts for sex offence cases

Press ban sparks legal battle against White House

By Jacqueline So

CNN, MS NOW, and Politico announced that they would be defending their First Amendment rights

Press ban sparks legal battle against White House

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