To foster renewed outreach and engagement, the Commission has created a podcast called Obiter. Van Praagh says it explores the evolving nature of law and justice, and was given that name because ...

A growing number of law school grads and seasoned lawyers see their J.D. as a passport to a world of career possibilities ...

In a decision some say fails to account for the lived realities of sex workers, the Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a constitutional challenge of Canada’s sex work laws. At issue in R v ...

If Prime Minister Mark Carney's election was meant to be a rejection of authoritarian trends south of the Canadian border, things are not off to a good start. That’s Robert Diab’s conclusion given ...

Si les Canadiens ont élu Mark Carney comme premier ministre dans un rejet des tendances autoritaires au sud de la frontière, voilà que les choses commencent bien mal. C’est ce que conclut Robert Diab ...

In a pair of decisions, the Supreme Court of Canada clarified the sentencing rules in serious youth criminal justice cases and made it harder to have them punished as adults. The Youth Criminal ...

The practice Small and solo Still bracing for the boomer exit The first baby boomers hit 65 in 2011, but there’s been no mass exodus from the legal profession. What’s keeping so many soldiering on — ...

Smudging ceremonies, eagle feathers, and circle seating with no judge's dais in sight are becoming more common in courtrooms across Canada as recognition of Indigenous legal orders increases. This ...

Law Opinion Before we automate criminal justice, we need to understand it The problem is not just that AI might make bad decisions -- it’s that we don’t agree on what a good decision looks like BY ...

The legislation is needed to protect users from its unchecked potential—particularly in immigration, where automated decisions can significantly impact people’s lives. The CBA’s Immigration Law ...

Undeterred by a massive snowstorm, more than 100 students, lawyers and community members showed up to the Legal AI Hackathon recently in downtown Toronto. The event, co-hosted by Queen’s University ...

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, Raymond Chrétien says 2025 will be “unpredictable, chaotic, incredible.” While Trump is repeating the behaviour of his first mandate and will continue to do ...