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There’s one week left to register for the Lexpert Rising Stars Awards

This year’s gala will be hosted by journalist and former national news anchor Farah Nasser

First Nations challenge Pacific Link’s approval under Building Canada Act

Nine First Nations applied for judicial review of the Western oil pipeline

LSA bencher candidates divided on whether regulator should push back against Alberta’s ‘Peterson law’

The LSA has nixed an EDI committee, Indigenous cultural competency training to comply with the law

Make your vote count in the Top Tax Law Boutiques 2027–28 ranking

Rank up to 10 firms you believe have distinguished themselves in Canada’s legal community

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Fortune favours the bold

DLA Piper’s Canada CEO on bold advice, global reach, and what it really means to win

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40 years & 10,000 families: giving back in appreciation

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40 years & 10,000 families: giving back in appreciation

Share Lawyers seeks charity nominations for its nationwide 40 Days of Giving campaign

Focus on e-discovery

Focus on e-discovery

Canadian Lawyer, Law Tims and Lexpert recently published a series of articles on e-discovery. All recent coverage can be found here

Opinion

E-discovery is changing what lawyers ask and when they ask it 

By Tim Wilbur
Tim Wilbur

I thought AI would take my legal job. Instead, it gave me a better one

By Emily Feng
Emily Feng

What judges are really looking for in legal award submissions 

By Tim Wilbur
Tim Wilbur

How the Law Society of Ontario is strengthening its governance

By Pam Hrick
Pam Hrick
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

LSA bencher candidates divided on whether regulator should push back against Alberta’s ‘Peterson law’

The LSA has nixed an EDI committee, Indigenous cultural competency training to comply with the law

BC Conservatives’ promise to repeal Legal Professions Act may render litigation with LSBC moot

Data, Volume, and Defensibility: How Canadian Litigation Teams are Managing the Complexity Crunch

Cosgrove built a personal injury practice on preparation

California bill explicitly regulates attorneys’ generative AI use

International

UK Law Commission to study offences against dead bodies, human remains

By Bernise Carolino

Review may cover dismemberment, situation where killer withholds location of victim’s body

UK Law Commission to study offences against dead bodies, human remains

Report addresses AI use to prepare documents in UK civil proceedings

By Bernise Carolino

Recommendations touched on litigants-in-person, witness statements, expert evidence

Report addresses AI use to prepare documents in UK civil proceedings

Weil, Gotshal & Manges to wind down after unsuccessful merger talks

By Bernise Carolino

New York-headquartered firm, founded in 1931, planned to join forces with Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Weil, Gotshal & Manges to wind down after unsuccessful merger talks

Succession law spurs showdown between manga artist, Japan’s government

By Jacqueline So

Yoshinori Kobayashi accused the government of discriminating against commoners

Succession law spurs showdown between manga artist, Japan’s government

UK law firms challenge interest on lawyers’ client accounts scheme

By Jacqueline So

The UK government would seize a significant chunk of interest generated on pooled client accounts

UK law firms challenge interest on lawyers’ client accounts scheme