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January 16, 2026
Privacy commissioner investigates social media company due to reports of sexualized deepfake images
Canada’s privacy commissioner is expanding a current investigation into X Corp., the company that operates social media platform X, after reports that the platform’s chatbot is “being used to create explicit images of individuals without their consent.”
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January 16, 2026
Ex-partners in rhyme: Old MacDonald gets divorced
We all know Olde MacDonald had a farm. And we all know that on his farm he had an assortment of animals, including chickens, pigs and ducks. But unfortunately, Olde MacDonald did not have a happy marriage. His spouse, Edna, actually instituted a divorce action against him. I recently came across this information quite by chance after stumbling upon the case of MacDonald v. MacDonald, reported in the NLRs, to wit the Nursery Law Reports. I thought it would be useful to enlighten the curious and post the decision.
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January 16, 2026
Pallett Valo, City of Mississauga launch articling student exchange program
Pallett Valo LLP and the City of Mississauga have announced the launch of a new articling student secondment program, with students rotating between private practice and municipal legal work.
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January 16, 2026
Advising, coaching or mentoring?
It’s easy to confuse advising, coaching and mentoring, but they’re definitely not the same things. To be sure, while there is considerable overlap, there are also important differences.
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January 16, 2026
Accused’s eloquence, good intentions insufficient to hit appeal target
The cynical remark “No good deed goes unpunished” will be remembered by Joacquin Rowe. He did a good deed, but he was punished for it.
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January 15, 2026
Eric Block joins Law Foundation of Ontario’s class proceedings committee
The Law Foundation of Ontario has appointed Eric S. Block to its class proceedings committee.
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January 15, 2026
Dentons adds Martin Abadi as partner, Raymond Ashurov as counsel
Dentons Canada has announced the arrival of Martin Abadi as a partner in its regulatory and transportation groups and Raymond Ashurov as counsel in its regulatory group. According to the firm, both lawyers join Dentons from BLG.
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January 15, 2026
Law Firm Owner Success Guide: Escape the Operator Trap — Elevate yourself to strategic law firm CEO
Most law firm leaders find themselves trapped in what can be termed the “Operator Trap.” This phenomenon occurs when managing partners and firm leaders become heavily involved in daily operations, leaving little time for strategic thinking and long-term planning.
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January 15, 2026
The case for in-person appearances, part two
I have taught professionalism for years, starting at the old Bar Admission course, at two law schools and on an ad hoc basis to articling students and juniors. I tell all of them same thing on the first day: everything you need to know about professional responsibility can be summed up in two sentences.
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January 15, 2026
The new definition of artwork: Being human, being protected
In September 2025, the Italian parliament enacted a landmark reform that definitively reshaped the boundaries of intellectual property in the age of algorithms. Through Law No. 132 of Sept. 23, 2025, the Italian legislature amended Article 1 of the Italian Copyright Act (ICL), marking a decisive “anthropocentric” turn. This reformation does not merely update the law; it establishes a fundamental ontological boundary: for an artwork to be protected, it must be human.