Legal News

A Calgary-based lawyer has been suspended for six months after an independent hearing committee found he harassed and intimidated articling students and staff over an extended period, falsified legal … …

McCarthy Tétrault has been honoured with the 2025 Catalyst Award for its “Inclusion Now” strategy, which focuses on addressing barriers to equity and advancing diversity within the legal profession. The …

Kerry Hatfield has been appointed Newfoundland and Labrador’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, effective Dec. 5, 2024. The announcement was made by Derek Bennett, Speaker of the House of Assembly, following …

A lawyer was found guilty of numerous instances of professional misconduct by a disciplinary Adjudication Tribunal of the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador after repeatedly failing to cooperate… To …

A U.S. District Court judge in Alabama took an unconventional approach to resolving a dispute over a deadline extension, ordering opposing counsel to have lunch together and discuss how to …

Three Prince Edward Island lawyers have been selected as 2024 King’s Counsel recipients, according to an announcement made by Deputy Premier, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General …

The Employment Lawyers Association of Ontario (ELAO) is urging the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) to adopt mandatory mediation, a move they believe will streamline case resolutions and allevi… …

The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed a former lawyer’s appeal against his disbarment by the Law Society of Alberta (LSA) for misappropriating over $300,000 in client funds. S.B., admitted …

The legal community is mourning the sudden passing of Michael Silver (1960-2024), a lawyer and mediator who significantly shaped the practice of mediation in Ontario. Silver passed away on the …

A Toronto-based law firm has been removed from representing a former executive in a wrongful dismissal lawsuit after the Ontario Superior Court found it had a conflict of interest stemming …