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SCC reconciles need to address high Indigenous incarceration rates with protecting Indigenous victims

A split ruling on Friday introduces a three-step test for reconciling the two requirements under criminal law

Courts ‘cannot provide an unlimited audience’ to AI filings, BCCA justice warns litigants

In a ruling this week, BCCA Justice Susan Griffin says AI has introduced access to justice issues

Nova Scotia Supreme Court suspends estate co-executor over conflict of interest

However, court finds refusal to livestream mother's memorial service did not justify removal

Legal sector salaries projected to rise above national average in 2027: Robert Half

Litigation support and eDiscovery directors could see 5.1 percent salary growth

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Privacy law hits the boiling point

Privacy law hits the boiling point

Ronald Davis on why his move to Diamond and Diamond puts class actions at the centre

Features
‘You don’t really know a nation until you’ve been inside its jails’

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‘You don’t really know a nation until you’ve been inside its jails’

Howie Sacks & Henry’s Joel Dick on why correctional negligence deserves a place in civil litigation practice

Navigating the common-law property problem in family law

Navigating the common-law property problem in family law

As non-married relationships increase, lawyers are advising on the varied provincial rules for property-division rights

Opinion

Legal regulators must hold law firms accountable for harassment

By Jason Ward
Jason Ward

The general counsel's role: everything, everywhere, all at once

By Poonam Puri
Poonam Puri

The new unit of excellence for legal service delivery in the age of AI

By Jonathan Leibtag
Jonathan Leibtag

Ezra Levant’s smears of a Crown counsel are unacceptable

By Michael Spratt
Michael Spratt
Rankings

The Top Litigation Law Firms in Canada, Boutique

Canada's top litigation law firms exemplify standards of excellence

The Top Litigation Law Firms in Canada, Boutique

Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada

From constitutional rulings to firm-wide AI rollouts, these influential lawyers are taking Canada’s legal system forward

Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada

Top Family Law Firm Teams in Canada: Leading Divorce and ADR Teams

Presenting Canadian Lawyer’s inaugural list of the 20 best family law firm teams in Canada for 2026, demonstrating what it looks like to practise exceptionally well and bypass court backlogs

Top Family Law Firm Teams in Canada: Leading Divorce and ADR Teams
Resources

Cosgrove built a personal injury practice on preparation

The Bergeron Clifford partner whose philosophy was forged on the track and tested in the courtroom

California bill explicitly regulates attorneys’ generative AI use

Clients pressure firm and in-house lawyers to adopt legal AI: DISCO survey

Thomson Reuters on why it built a proprietary AI model 

LexisNexis Canada president: The top mistakes for lawyers using AI 

International

California bill explicitly regulates attorneys’ generative AI use

By Bernise Carolino

It’s one of the first states in the US to do so, Holland & Knight notes

California bill explicitly regulates attorneys’ generative AI use

Clients pressure firm and in-house lawyers to adopt legal AI: DISCO survey

By Bernise Carolino

Participants are unsure about how to predict how much legal AI costs

Clients pressure firm and in-house lawyers to adopt legal AI: DISCO survey

Some UK barristers surveyed feel ‘ashamed’ of ‘broken’ justice system

By Bernise Carolino

Over 60 percent think public lacks enough access to justice: Bar Council of England and Wales poll

Some UK barristers surveyed feel ‘ashamed’ of ‘broken’ justice system

Pinsent Masons names Richard Griffiths as next managing partner

By Bernise Carolino

Firm’s global property head, based in UK, will take his new role in November

Pinsent Masons names Richard Griffiths as next managing partner

BarkerGilmore report gives benchmarks for NYC in-house legal compensation

By Bernise Carolino

Median total pay is US$1M for GCs, US$464K for managing counsel, US$397K for senior counsel

BarkerGilmore report gives benchmarks for NYC in-house legal compensation