Pulse
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July 15, 2024
Ontario AI legislation is in need of significant amendment, law commission says
Law reform advocates are calling on the Ontario government to amend its recently introduced legislation on cyber security and artificial intelligence (AI), saying it falls short of principles the province has already adopted when it comes to the use of such technology.
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July 15, 2024
Steinecke Maciura LeBlanc expands with new associate
Steinecke Maciura LeBlanc recently announced the addition of new associate Emily Graham, whose practice will cover all areas of professional regulation.
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July 15, 2024
Kruse Law Firm expands with new associate
Ryan Venables has joined the team at Kruse Law Firm as an associate whose practice will cover criminal defence and quasi-criminal defence.
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July 15, 2024
I stand behind my statements | John L. Hill
When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Sept. 18, 2023, that the government of India condoned the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, it sparked a major diplomatic confrontation between the two countries.
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July 12, 2024
Customer service, Kafka-style | Marcel Strigberger
The citadel has been breached. The floodgates opened. Eureka. A Quebec judge has recently come out with a decision rivalling the iconic Donoghue v. Stevenson snail-in-the-ginger-beer negligence case.
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July 12, 2024
Twenty-four hundred hours | Murray Gottheil
I spoke to two law firm partners this week, both of whom told me that their hourly expectation was 2,400 hours per year, split among 2,000 billable hours and 400 non-billable hours (administration, firm events, continuing education, business promotion, and mentoring).
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July 09, 2024
Collective bargaining for managers: An alternate universe?
On April 19, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada published its decision in Société des casinos du Québec inc. v. Association des cadres de la Société des casinos du Québec, 2024 SCC 13, As far as I can tell, it did not get much fanfare in labour relations circles.
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July 12, 2024
Drastic need for improvement for migrant worker laws | Taneeta Doma
In the summer, many Canadians will sit by the pool to stay cool or heat up the barbeque and enjoy their time with loved ones. At the same time, migrant workers across the country will be working in 30-plus degree weather in the fields or greenhouses, where there may be no shade for their entire shift — all to provide for their loved ones, whom they may see once a year if that.
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July 12, 2024
Lenczner Slaght expands litigation practice with 2 new associates
Litigation firm Lenczner Slaght LLP recently announced the addition of two associates, Nicole Naglie and Christine Windsor.
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July 11, 2024
Lawyers back new call for Unified Family Courts in Canada
A lawyer in Ontario is hoping governments heed renewed calls for the establishment of unified family courts across Canada. In a recent news release, The Advocates’ Society (TAS), an organization representing more than 5,000 Canadian lawyers and law students, once again called for there to be an expansion of United Family Courts (UFCs) across the country.