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BC Supreme Court: forced psychiatric treatment of involuntarily admitted patients is unconstitutional

The court has given the BC legislature six months to draft new laws that comply with its findings

Tax Court finds chiropractor’s assistant not engaged in pensionable, insurable employment

Judge says Ontario doctors did not exercise significant control over independent contractor

Thompson Rivers University’s law faculty receives $1.4 million in landmark Hope Hyslop legacy gift

Part of the gift will be earmarked for the Hope Hyslop Legacy Community Legal Clinic Fund

Nova Scotia Provincial Court’s new electronic filing system expected to be in place by fall 2027

Court will also implement a new digital document management system

Excellence that no longer stays quiet

How Shawn Wolfson turned Blaney McMurtry’s best-kept-secret reputation into a growth story

Features

AI tools deliver highest profitability gains for Canadian law firms

See why 43% of Canadian legal professionals rank legal AI tools as their top driver of efficiency and profitability

Focus on intellectual property

Every month, Canadian Lawyer will produce a series of articles on a theme affecting the legal profession. All coverage through the month can be found here

Opinion

The value of seeking mentors from outside the legal profession

By Barbara De Dios

Moral injury: The wound the legal profession keeps calling burnout

By Jason Ward

The Benchwood Builders case should refocus defamation on reputation

By Hilary Young

BC lawyers are being asked to vote on climate – it may be their last chance

By Max Wilkinson

Rankings

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