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Currently, the Law Society of Upper Canada is consulting with the profession as to whether lawyers ought to be permitted to practice in what is referred to as an "alternate business structure" (ABS).

The Great Library at the Law Society of Ontario ("LSO") is many things – a historically significant collection of rare books, an architectural masterpiece hidden in plain sight...

In Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta, 2020 ABQB 54 ("Elder Advocates"), the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench refused to award costs following trial against the unsuccessful plaintiff class...

On January 25, 2019, Master J. Farrington of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench released his decision in O'Chiese Energy Limited Partnership v Bellatrix Exploration Ltd., 2019 ABQB 53.

Technological advancements and AI, or artificial intelligence, are affecting the business and legal worlds in increasing ways, challenging the tasks historically ruled by humans

Alberta has expanded the powers of the Orphan Well Association (OWA) to allow production and operation of wells, pipelines and facilities in its custody. On April 2, Bill 12...

The Alberta government is seeking feedback from stakeholders on its proposed Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) system, which is intended to replace the current CCIR on January 1, 2020.

While many businesses are only now fully reopening their offices, for most lawyers and law firms it has been "business as usual" with a (home office) twist. By now, you are a master of virtual...

On October 10, 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issued CSA Staff Notice 51-357 Staff Review of Reporting Issuers in the Cannabis Industry (Staff Notice) ...

"The trend toward melding tech into law firms' core business comes as both a response to a shifting legal market, where firms' traditional business is coming under increased competition...

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On May 8, 2018, Google introduced its "Duplex" AI system which impressively called a restaurant and salon to set up appointments, and took steps to pretend to be human by inserting "umms" and "ahs"...

The global average cost of recovery from a ransomware attack more than doubled from $970,722 CAD in 2020 to $2.3M CAD in 2021.

In today's hybrid and borderless work, we have the flexibility to work, meet and collaborate from any location with an internet connection. This means that organizations, including law firms...

On September 30, 2018, Canada, Mexico, and the United States agreed to a trilateral trade agreement called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which will replace

Consider one of the following scenarios: Your firm's leadership wants to become the employer of choice for young professionals...

"Until this point, prospects for the timely submission of the opposition memo were excellent," King wrote. "But the emotional effect of an eventual Jazz loss (which began at approximately 10 p.m.)...