Pulse

  • February 21, 2025

    Here Rex | Marcel Strigberger

    Canada becoming the 51st American state? Bah Trumpbug! Too many legal obstacles anyways.

  • February 21, 2025

    Under the Ford government: Justice delayed and denied at Tribunals Ontario | Kathy Laird

    In December 2024, Tribunals Ontario released its much-delayed Annual Report for 2023/24, and despite some self-congratulatory messaging, the data inside, and on the Tribunals Ontario website, demonstrates that there are serious deficits in the quality, accessibility and timeliness of justice at three of its busiest tribunals — the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB), the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) and the Licence Appeal Tribunal — Automobile Accident Benefits Service (LAT-AABS), which hears motor vehicle injury claims against insurance companies.

  • February 21, 2025

    When regulated persons are suspected of committing crimes

    From a public policy perspective, there is little consensus on how regulators of professions and law enforcement agencies should co-ordinate their efforts when a registrant is suspected of committing a crime. Despite some media articles in the past (e.g., related to lawyers and physicians), few regulators even have a published policy on the topic. The policies that do exist tend to be brief and do not address the co-ordination of efforts.

  • February 20, 2025

    Associate joins Lerners

    Lerners LLP recently announced that Tyler Macks has joined the firm’s Toronto office.

  • February 20, 2025

    New managing partner named at Osler

    Osler LLP has announced that J. Bradley White has been appointed managing partner of the Ottawa office.

  • February 20, 2025

    Hosel rockets: What are the odds? | Michael Cochrane

    It’s a common reaction to something in the news, a bizarre incident occurs, (Plane catches fire, flips over while landing at airport! Everyone lives!), and someone says “Wow, what are the odds?”

  • February 20, 2025

    Why single out DeepSeek? A global battle for supremacy and privacy | Hodine Williams

    In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI), the race for dominance is no longer just about technological innovation. Let’s call it as it is! Why dance around the issue? It’s about geopolitics, ethics and legal frameworks.

  • February 20, 2025

    Sharing tips | Murray Gottheil

    I am spending this winter on cruise ships, trying to escape the cold, the snow and everything back home that reminds me of working in a law firm.

  • February 19, 2025

    Dentons adds partner in corporate group

    Yesterday Dentons LLP announced that Rick Pawluk has joined the firm as partner in the corporate group in Calgary.

  • February 19, 2025

    New managing partner named at Osler

    International firm Osler Hoskin and Harcourt LLP has named Sander Duncanson its managing partner in the Calgary office.