Pulse
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October 17, 2025
Risks and challenges of AI in online dispute resolution for family law, part two
While the use of AI offers tremendous potential to enhance online dispute resolution (ODR) in family law, its use also introduces serious risks spanning technical, ethical, legal and social domains. Family law disputes are deeply personal and often involve vulnerable individuals; thus, if AI is not carefully implemented, it can reinforce inequalities, erode trust and undermine fairness and justice.
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October 17, 2025
Manitoba proposes law to automatically have court weigh in on use of notwithstanding clause
Manitoba has introduced legislation which would make it so the provincial government’s use of the notwithstanding clause would automatically be put before a court to determine whether it results in a violation of people’s rights.
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October 17, 2025
Timothée Doutriaux joins Smart & Biggar
Smart & Biggar has named Timothée Doutriaux as a patent agent joining the Patents: EICT group in Ottawa and Montréal.
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October 17, 2025
Xin Lu (Crystal) Li, Adam Wyville join Thornton Grout Finnigan
Thornton Grout Finnigan (TGF) is pleased to welcome two associates, Xin Lu (Crystal) Li and Adam Wyville, to the firm.
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October 17, 2025
Legal professionals under fire: Rising threats stir
In recent years, legal professionals across Canada, from Crown prosecutors to administrative staff have increasingly found themselves on the front lines of violence. High-profile assaults, random attacks and deadly outcomes are prompting reflection on how safe our legal system really is, and what must change.
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October 17, 2025
We are not in the results business
Back in law school, my criminal law professor told us that our job would be to use every bit of our intelligence, ingenuity and strength, and to work tirelessly, to deliver the best possible outcome for our client. “But,” he told us, “if at the end of the day, someone has to go to jail, make sure that it is your client.” He was warning us not to become so zealous in our representation of our client that we crossed over the ethical or legal lines.
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October 16, 2025
New report urges ‘common sense’ Ontario bail system reforms
With the federal government promising action on bail reform, a new report from a criminal justice reform organization is calling for Ontario to take steps to strengthen the provincial bail system through what it calls “common sense” changes.
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October 16, 2025
Miller Thomson partner Nora Osbaldeston new Americas Regional chair at Multilaw
Nora Osbaldeston, a partner at Miller Thomson, has been elected Americas Regional Chair of Multilaw. She has been on the board since 2016.
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October 16, 2025
Swapna Prakash new associate at Gilbert’s LLP
Swapna Prakash is a new associate at Gilbert’s LLP, where she will support the litigation team.
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October 16, 2025
Why do so many lawyers have ADHD ‘all of a sudden’?
You may have recently found yourself thinking that there suddenly seem to be a lot of lawyers with ADHD. As a former lawyer with ADHD, I wanted to explain why this is, and why it’s not a bad thing.