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

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Latest News

SCC fall session: high court to hear appeals on firearms, Ontario redevelopment law, inmates’ rights

The session will be SCC Justice Glenn Joyal’s first since he joined the high court this summer

CIPO opens accelerated patent examination stream for critical minerals

Canadian Intellectual Property Office retired COVID-19 accelerated examination program

BLG names Ryan Tomicic as national business leader, international

Montreal-based partner helps firm offer counsel on inbound investment, cross-border operations

Updated defamation law takes effect in Saskatchewan

The Defamation Act addresses online content and cuts red tape for newspapers in the province

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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

LexisNexis Canada president: The top mistakes for lawyers using AI 

LexisNexis Canada president: The top mistakes for lawyers using AI 

Samuel Puchala will speak on building reliable, repeatable AI workflows at the Canadian Legal Summit  

Opinion

Ezra Levant’s smears of a Crown counsel are unacceptable

By Michael Spratt
Michael Spratt

Law firm AI success comes down to process, not tool choice

By Tim Wilbur
Tim Wilbur

Mortgage refinancing is getting more complex, and legal oversight can help

By Marco Polsinelli
Marco Polsinelli

Ontario's cash bail law is unconstitutional – and Ford knows it

By Michael Spratt
Michael Spratt
Rankings

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

The Canadian Law Awards 2026

Collaboration, innovation, and impact: highlights from the 2026 Canadian Law Awards

The Canadian Law Awards 2026
Resources

LexisNexis Canada president: The top mistakes for lawyers using AI 

Samuel Puchala will speak on building reliable, repeatable AI workflows at the Canadian Legal Summit  

LexisNexis Canada president: The top mistakes for lawyers using AI 

LSBC will impose special fees on members to support Legal Professions Act transition

NS legal regulator adopts new competencies for entry to legal practice

AI for lawyers: build your AI implementation plan

International

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

Less than a fifth of US employers proactively talk to workers fearing AI impacts: Littler survey

By Bernise Carolino

Labour survey covers 665 in-house lawyers, HR professionals, business executives

Less than a fifth of US employers proactively talk to workers fearing AI impacts: Littler survey

Appeal of child-focused court ruling partially permitted by UK court

By Jacqueline So

This is the first appeal to reach the UK Court of Appeal since the model was introduced

Appeal of child-focused court ruling partially permitted by UK court

US justice department targets judges in complaint over media comments

By Jacqueline So

The department claimed that seven Minnesota judges breached their judicial ethics

US justice department targets judges in complaint over media comments

UK justice charity warns against taking AI’s advice on law firms

By Jacqueline So

Blind Justice UK flagged instances where chatbots recommended problematic firms

UK justice charity warns against taking AI’s advice on law firms