Yukon Supreme Court orders release of student contact information in class action lawsuit

The case involved alleged restraints and seclusions at an elementary school between 2007 and 2022

Ontario Superior Court rejects worker's psychological impairment claim from a workplace injury

He was a construction load operator who sustained a lower back injury in 2006

BC Supreme Court clarifies when spousal and child support obligations should end

The court considered the marriage's length and when the youngest child completed high school

Federal Court of Appeal rejects employee's complaint of union's failure to fairly represent him

He claimed that the dismissal process was biased and unreasonable

Alberta Court of King's Bench rejects Calderbank offer in medical negligence case

The offer did not constitute a reasonable compromise: court

Exclusion of casino managers from Quebec’s labour regime constitutional: SCC

Majority: Dunmore case the only framework to determine whether government action violates s. 2(b)

What could you be doing with your money if it wasn't tied up in disbursements?

Exploring specialized funding solutions that alleviate the pressure on firm resources

Federal Court approves $817 million settlement for disabled Canadian veterans

The settlement affects 330,000 class members from the armed forces and RCMP

BC Court of Appeal orders partial stay in business dispute over arbitration agreement scope

The case involves a company director who was accused of misappropriating funds

OPINION

The Ontario Securities Commission should take a page from the Law Society of Ontario's playbook

Large language models can be harnessed for efficiency and risks reduced by using these approaches

We are all responsible for driving change, writes Sara Forte

Organizational alignment, resource deployment, prioritization, communication, and benchmarks are all vital

FEATURES

Deepfakes: GenAI making phoney and real evidence harder to discern, says Maura Grossman

The organization C2PA is working on creating standards for marking AI-generated material

With GenAI, legal industry on brink of ‘massive change and disruption,’ says Al Hounsell

Hounsell will appear at the 2024 Canadian Lawyer LegalTech Summit

Jennifer King at Gowling WLG on ESG and being recognized as a Top 25 Most Influential Lawyer

The administrative and ESG lawyer represented Windsor on the Ambassador Bridge blockade injunction

Why this documentarian profiled elder rights advocate Melissa Miller in Hot Docs film Stolen Time

Klodawsky says after seeing lawyer speak up about long-term care, she wanted to amplify her voice

INTERNATIONAL

Canada imposes new sanctions on Belarusian officials citing human rights abuses

The sanction is a response to the ongoing abuses following the disputed 2020 presidential elections

London law firm penalized for lapses in anti-money laundering training for its staff

The firm also failed to keep up-to-date AML documentation essential for its conveyancing operations

Report reveals South Korea faces persistent gender gap in the legal profession

Women make up only 29 percent of lawyers practicing in Korea

American Bar Association president Mary Smith calls for action as threats against judges surge

She attributed the rise in threats to false and damaging statements against judges