Canadian securities law has long resisted narrow or technical definitions of the term “security.” Instead, both legislatures ...

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In my last column, I moved away from regulatory analysis to explore how artificial intelligence may affect specific functions within the legal profession. In this piece, I return to the theme of risk ...

In late April, two groundbreaking decisions concerning legal regulators in Canada were announced — one by a court, and one by a law society. The first decision came from the British Columbia Supreme ...

On 6 May 2026, Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) announced that it had eliminated 91 positions, including 45 layoffs, in response to a $15 million deficit. The deficit followed a $9.4 million ...

This was mentioned this in a SLAW Tip back in 2013, but I thought it worth revisiting. AccessCLE is a free resource that allows you to search and retrieve Law Society of Ontario CPD program materials ...

As a supplement to our Sunday Summary each month, Supreme Advocacy LLP in Ottawa presents Supreme One-Liners, a super-short descriptive guide to the most recent decisions at the Supreme Court of ...

Our lives are increasingly dominated by technology. We communicate by various channels: emails, social media, text messages, WhatsApp, Snapchat, FaceTime, and so forth. But what happens when a ...

I shared news earlier this year, but I wanted to follow up with some tips on how to get the most out of Courthouse Libraries BC’s free access to Court Services Online (CSO) E-search. These tips ...

Today’s “#MeToo” climate and questions about when someone who has been accused of sexual misconduct, although not convicted of it, should be allowed back into the public sphere (to direct films, do ...

Canada's online legal magazine In late April, two groundbreaking decisions concerning legal regulators in Canada were announced — one by a court, and one by a law society. The first decision came from ...