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‘What am I doing here?’: Retiring SCC Justice Sheilah Martin recalls awe of joining high court

Martin reflected on her high court career before hearing her final case on Friday

SCC orders new trial for Alberta man accused of murder, says trial court relied on hearsay evidence

The court said the trial ruling did not explain if there was an exceptional reason to rely on hearsay

Ecojustice says new public funding for fossil fuel projects may lead to lawsuits

Lawyers caution against granting subsidies for Ksi Lisims LNG, LNG Canada phase 2

Lawyer Keri-Lynn Power to review of NL’s Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act

She has chaired Pharmaceutical External Audit Appeal Board since 2013

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Inside today’s long term-disability battlegrounds

Inside today’s long term-disability battlegrounds

Dick of Howie Sacks & Henry on what it takes to see these cases succeed

Features
Good drafting isn't good enough: why POAs need shared accountability

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Good drafting isn't good enough: why POAs need shared accountability

These documents can protect or exploit — the difference lies in the systems that surround them

Harvey Brownstone, Canada’s first openly gay judge, pulls no punches on broken courts

Harvey Brownstone, Canada’s first openly gay judge, pulls no punches on broken courts

His memoir is an unfiltered reckoning with family and criminal courts – and the judiciary that runs them

Opinion

Canadian Legal Summit returns with the profession's hardest conversations

By Tim Wilbur
Tim Wilbur

AI risks hollowing out the law firm apprenticeship model as I enter the profession

By Arjun Gupta
Arjun Gupta

Regulators must focus on transparency, clarity and structured triage to tackle mental illness

By Jason Ward
Jason Ward

Delegation is not an effective cybersecurity strategy for law firm leaders

By Tim Wilbur
Tim Wilbur
Rankings

Canada’s Best Personal Injury Law Firms | Boutique Personal Injury

Canada’s leading personal injury law firms are shaping outcomes early and carrying that position through to resolution

Canada’s Best Personal Injury Law Firms | Boutique Personal Injury

Top Criminal Law Firms in Canada

Canadian Lawyer reveals the top criminal law firms nationwide that are distinguished by their ability to deliver effective defence in the most demanding cases

Top Criminal Law Firms in Canada

Top 10 Regional Law Firms in Quebec

Quebec’s top 10 regional law firms meet rising client expectations and demonstrate consistency at the highest level

Top 10 Regional Law Firms in Quebec
Resources

Law firms’ biggest cybersecurity missteps according to online security and legal tech experts

They say most Canadian firms are ill-equipped to address modern risks

Ken Mandzuik elected as 106th president of Law Society of Manitoba

Why some associates succeed where others fail: It is not just about knowing the law

Asper Centre names Justin Safayeni as 2026 constitutional litigator in residence

Law that replaces Law Society of BC, diminishes bar’s self-regulation is constitutional: BC court

International

Sullivan & Cromwell apologizes to US bankruptcy judge for AI‑generated errors in Prince Group case

By Tim Wilbur

High‑profile Chapter 15 missteps highlight how AI 'hallucinations' can penetrate even elite firms’ safeguards

Sullivan & Cromwell apologizes to US bankruptcy judge for AI‑generated errors in Prince Group case

West London court reopens after £26 million refurbishment

By Jacqueline So

Eight courtrooms have been fitted with wheelchair accessibility and updated technology

West London court reopens after £26 million refurbishment

California Supreme Court disbars attorney who pushed for reversal of 2020 US election results

By Jacqueline So

John Charles Eastman was found to have displayed egregious and deceitful conduct

California Supreme Court disbars attorney who pushed for reversal of 2020 US election results

US Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor apologizes to fellow justice over ‘hurtful’ remarks

By Jacqueline So

Sotomayor had commented on Brett Kavanaugh’s upbringing while speaking at the University of Kansas

US Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor apologizes to fellow justice over ‘hurtful’ remarks

Global firms Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft to merge in landmark combination

By Jacqueline So

Both firms described it as “the largest law firm merger in history”

Global firms Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft to merge in landmark combination