July 21, 2026
Joshua D. Sutherland (Awootaninaw) and Dan Fogarty are new partners at Aird & Berlis.
July 21, 2026
The results of a recent study by an Ontario university and a non-profit organization have been published, and the conclusions are startling: the use of AI in family law disputes could produce legally accurate and fair outcomes at a fraction of the cost usually incurred — in most cases, in less than three minutes.
July 20, 2026
In a class action against Uber over employment classification, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed both parties’ motions to compel answers refused during discovery but allowed Uber leave to examine 10 additional class members.
July 20, 2026
Canada has become very good at recruiting skilled immigrants. It has not become nearly as good at rewarding them. That distinction matters. A country that selects engineers, physicians, software developers, researchers, finance professionals and entrepreneurs on the promise of economic opportunity — but then delivers lower wages, credential barriers, punishing housing costs and weaker career mobility — should not be surprised when some of those same people leave.
July 20, 2026
Ontario’s top court has ruled that a motion judge used the wrong section of the provincial Courts of Justice Act (CJA) to grant an injunction in a labour dispute, and a lawyer representing the union involved says the decision lays to rest any debate over the correct procedural avenue to follow in similar situations.
July 20, 2026
An owner-manager’s decision to sell their business can represent the culmination of years of hard work, sacrifice and commitment. However, the path from ultimately deciding to sell and closing the deal is rarely straightforward.
July 17, 2026
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has declined to refer a shareholder redemption dispute to arbitration, finding that it lacked jurisdiction because there was no binding arbitration agreement and one party had not consented to the court determining the scope of the proposed arbitration.
July 17, 2026
Hicks Morley has added Courtney March as an associate in its Ottawa office.
July 16, 2026
The federal government has paused new applications under a program that allows Canadian citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their parents and grandparents for permanent residence, according to a July 15 release.
July 16, 2026
When jails are already breaking, why are we sending more people there? The public deserves to be protected from dangerous offenders. That is beyond dispute. But public safety is not served by passing laws that funnel more accused people into provincial jails that are already struggling with overcrowding, staff shortages, corruption risks and deteriorating security.