Pulse
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March 21, 2025
Quebec legislative proposal to create Unified Family Tribunal panned by experts
In its latest effort to revamp family law, Quebec introduced a bill that lays the groundwork to establish a unified family court to curb delays, simplify proceedings, and handle the majority of family legal proceedings, with an eye towards eventually stripping Superior Court of family matters, an undertaking family law experts have panned as ill-conceived and riddled with shortcomings as it is currently drafted.
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March 21, 2025
Ontario law society treasurer pledges change in light of CEO pay controversy
The treasurer of Ontario’s law society has introduced an action plan to reform governance and administrative processes surrounding executive compensation after a controversy over a salary increase for its former CEO.
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March 21, 2025
Recipients announced for 2025 Law Society on Ontario Awards
Eleven members of Ontario’s legal profession will be recognized for their achievements and contributions at this year’s Law Society Awards ceremony, to be held on May 28, 2025. Additionally, two individuals will receive the Human Rights Award for their outstanding contributions to the advancement of human rights.
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March 21, 2025
Stop thinking about writing your memoir: Just do it | Adriana Ortiz
People, in my view, are profoundly multifaceted beings. We are complex amalgams of individual characteristics shaped by a lifetime of personal experiences that mold us into the individuals we become. Legal professionals, often perceived as figures of authority and unwavering logic, are certainly no exception to this rule. Many of us lead lives rich in experiences, laden with stories and insights that at a certain point, ignite a desire to capture those memories and reflections on paper, by writing a memoir.
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March 20, 2025
Digital democratic commons: Evolution of public discourse in networked age | Murray Simser
The conceptual underpinnings of democratic governance have long incorporated the metaphor of the “commons” as essential civic space. From the Athenian agora to colonial town squares, democracies have required physical spaces where citizens gather, deliberate and exercise collective agency. As society transitions deeper into digital interaction, we face a profound question: how can we translate these democratic functions into virtual domains without surrendering them to extractive commercial interests?
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March 20, 2025
New Alberta bill represents significant overhaul for professional regulators, lawyer says
Alberta’s government has introduced new legislation to streamline governance for many regulators in the province, which it says will bring in more self-governing authority while better reflecting contemporary technological advances.
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March 20, 2025
New trademark agent joins Smart & Biggar
Smart & Biggar has welcomed Jessica Rustige to its Ottawa office.
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March 20, 2025
McCague Borlack hires new associate
Juela Xhaferraj has joined the Ontario-based firm McCague Borlack.
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March 19, 2025
Future of Sport in Canada Commission extended
Steven Guilbeault, minister of Canadian Culture and Identity, Parks Canada and Quebec Lieutenant, today announced the extension of the mandate of the Future of Sport in Canada Commission. The commission is currently undertaking an independent and forward-looking review of Canada’s sport system.
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March 19, 2025
Alexander Holburn announces three new partners
Matthew Desmarais, Naomi Krueger and Nicolas Pimentel are now partners at Alexander Holburn, the firm announced on Jan. 10, 2025.