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- Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – June 2026 July 8, 2026Each month, we tell you which five English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about using summaries sourced from the case text, CanLII-published AI-generated summaries of the case, or anonymized excerpts from the case […]
- The Wellness Lawyer: “How Are You?” July 8, 2026How many times have you asked someone , “ how are you?” Similarly, how many times have you been asked the same question? If we think about this, the question becomes very mundane and actually quite meaningless. “How are you?” has become a customary greeting, wherein we don’t expect to receive or give a response […]
- The Law Firm Inflection Point July 7, 2026The troika of artificial intelligence, pricing, and talent transience has been with us for some time now. As a result, traditional pyramid-structured law firms grappling with these bet-the-business juggernauts are at an inflection point. I propose a flatter way forward. I have been writing and talking about this issue for many years, most recently as […]
- Monday’s Mix July 6, 2026Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible. This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. BC Estate […]
- Beyond Fake Cases: The Other Ways AI Is Going Wrong in Canadian Courts July 6, 2026Earlier this year, a motion at the Ontario Superior Court paused while everyone in the room went looking for a quotation. The factum on one side quoted a decision of the Court of Appeal, and opposing counsel could not find the quoted words anywhere in that decision. He suspected the factum had been drafted with […]