: Each 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. Environmental Law and Litigation 2. Canadian Combat Sports Law Blog 3. Eloise Gratton 4. Michael Geist 5. Family Health Law Blog Environmental Law and Litigation The Canadian consumer: Regional differences and buying behaviour A franchise system opens its first Canadian location in the Greater Toronto Area and . . . [more] The post Monday’s Mix appeared first on Slaw
: Each 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. Canadian Combat Sports Law Blog 2. Legal Post Blog 3. The Cour t 4. Canadian Class Actions Monitor 5. Rule of Law Canadian Combat Sports Law Blog Study – Brain Damage in Strikers vs Grapplers A recent study conducted neuropsychological testing on a group of strikers and . . . [more] The post Monday’s Mix appeared first on Slaw
: Each 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. Canadian Combat Sports Law Blog 2. PierreRoy & Associés 3. Canadian occupational health & safety law 4. Legal Feeds 5. ABlawg.ca Canadian Combat Sports Law Blog Study – Brain Damage in Strikers vs Grapplers A recent study conducted neuropsychological testing on a group of strikers and grapplers. . . . [more] The post Monday’s Mix appeared first on Slaw
: Each 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. PierreRoy & Associés 2. IFLS at Osgoode 3. Michael Geist 4. Canadian Combat Sports Law Blog 5. David Whelan PierreRoy & Associés Dépenses d’été : comment profiter de la saison sans compromettre sa santé financière L’été multiplie les occasions de dépenser. Et contrairement à la période des . . . [more] The post Monday’s Mix appeared first on Slaw
: Each 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. Legal Feeds 2. Lash Condo Law 3. Great LEXpectations 4. Family Health Law Blog 5. ABlawg.ca Legal Feeds Canadian Legal Summit: Big ideas in the profession for 2026 The pace of AI adoption has given Canadian law firms plenty to discuss, but few definitive answers. How are . . . [more] The post Monday’s Mix appeared first on Slaw
: Each 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. Jumping off the Ivory Tower Podcast 2. Sunday Night Administrative Review 3. Librarian of Things 4. Law of Work 5. Blogue SOQUIJ Jumping off the Ivory Tower Podcast Can’t Buy My Silence Our final episode for this season focuses on the campaign to ban the misuse of . . . [more] The post Monday’s Mix appeared first on Slaw
: Each 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. Canadian occupational health & safety law 2. Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada 3. Legal Post Blog 4. Know How 5. ABlawg.ca Canadian occupational health & safety law Do you know what you don’t know? Workplace hazard disclosure and the limits of owner liability under the . . . [more] The post Monday’s Mix appeared first on Slaw
: Each 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. Canadian Class Actions Monitor 2. Know How 3. Canadian Appeals Monitor 4. David Whelan 5. Welcome to the Food Court Canadian Class Actions Monitor Submission to Finance Canada as part of its Pre-budget Consultations in Advance of the upcoming 2025 Fall Federal Budget There has been a . . . [more] The post Monday’s Mix appeared first on Slaw
: Each 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. Legal Feeds 2. The Trauma-Informed Lawyer 3. Michael Geist 4. Double Aspect 5. Timely Disclosure Legal Feeds SCC affirms 7-2 that methods of medical treatment cannot be patented in Canada Methods of medical treatment cannot be patented under Canadian law, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in . . . [more] The post Monday’s Mix appeared first on Slaw
: Each 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 Litigation Blog 2. Administrative Law Matters 3. Equilawbrium 4. Civil Resolution Tribunal blog 5. Labour Pains BC Estate Litigation Blog What I’m Reading: Interesting Estate Articles for May 2026 The following is a round-up of noteworthy articles published this month on estate litigation issues: Eric . . . [more] The post Monday’s Mix appeared first on Slaw
: Each 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. Double Aspect 2. Civil Resolution Tribunal blog 3. David Whelan 4. Know How 5. The Court Double Aspect How Power Corrupts VI In years past, I had an occasional series of posts going to address the various meanings and implications of “Lord Acton’s Dictum” — power tends . . . [more] The post Monday’s Mix appeared first on Slaw
: Each 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. Hull & Hull Blog 2. Great LEXpectations 3. Doorey’s Workplace Law Blog 4. Double Aspect 5. The Every Lawyer Hull & Hull Blog Knowing the Limits: Section 3 Counsel and the Lesson of Groves v. Groves Guardianship litigation asks the court to do something profound: to decide . . . [more] The post Monday’s Mix appeared first on Slaw
: Each 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. ABlawg.ca 2. Crossroad Family Law Blog 3. The Court 4. Hull & Hull Blog 5. Risk Management & Crisis Response ABlawg.ca Intimate Image Abuse in the Age of Deepfakes: Reforming Alberta’s Civil Legislation: Part 1 One in ten American teenagers personally knows someone who has had deepfake . . . [more] The post Monday’s Mix appeared first on Slaw
: Each 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. Great LEXpectations 2. Canadian Class Actions Monitor 3. Robichaud’s Criminal Law Blog 4. Doorey’s Workplace Law Blog 5. Precedent: The New Rules of Law and Style Great LEXpectations New King’s Bench Practice Direction Where an individual seeks a variation of an order for release issued by the . . . [more] The post Monday’s Mix appeared first on Slaw
: Each 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. The Court 2. Canadian Securities Law 3. Precedent: The New Rules of Law and Style 4. Robeside Assistance 5. Michael Geist The Court Delete at Your Own Risk: Spoliation in SS&C Technologies v BNY Mellon Destroying evidence should never leave a party better off. In SS&C Technologies . . . [more] The post Monday’s Mix appeared first on Slaw
: Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review ( CLLR ). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) , and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. Leading in the Law with Emotional Intelligence: The Path to Becoming a Twenty-First-Century Leader. By Rob Durr & Cliff Zimmerman. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2025. 342 p. Includes index. ISBN 9781531029654 (softcover) US$49.50; ISBN 9781531029661 (eBook) US$39.60. Reviewed by Marnie Bailey Manager, Knowledge Services Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Emotional intelligence, . . . [more] The post Book Review: Leading in the Law With Emotional Intelligence: The Path to Becoming a Twenty-First-Century Leader appeared first on Slaw
: One of the recurring themes of this column has been the extent to which the governance of artificial intelligence in Canada is increasingly being shaped by institutions outside the country while regulatory action within the country is largely stalled. Anthropic’s recent announcement that future versions of Claude will place an invisible watermark in generated text offers the most recent example of this phenomenon. A transparency requirement enacted in the European Union will alter the operation of Claude globally and may therefore leave a detectable signal in legal work prepared in Canada, including work produced through specialized legal-focused AI platforms that . . . [more] The post Invisible Ink: Claude Watermarking and the Canadian Legal Profession appeared first on Slaw
: 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 Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers its more comprehensive weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter , summarizing all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted. Appeals Bankruptcy & Insolvency: Preferential Payments R. v. Cope, 2026 SCC 32 (41431) Protecting Indigenous women victims doesn’t displace Gladue. . . . [more] The post Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners appeared first on Slaw
: 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 Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers its more comprehensive weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter , summarizing all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted. Leaves to Appeal Granted Criminal Law: Post-Verdict Sentencing Delay R. v. R.B.-C., 2026 SCC 30 (41677) Clarification re post-verdict sentencing delay. . . . [more] The post Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners appeared first on Slaw
: 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 Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers its more comprehensive weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter , summarizing all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted. Appeals Elections: Irregularities Sinclair-Desgagné v. Canada (Chief Electoral Officer), 2026 SCC 31 (42076) Federal election irregularities; annulment. . . . [more] The post Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners appeared first on Slaw
: 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 Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers its more comprehensive weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter , summarizing all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted. Appeals Criminal Law: MV Offences R. v. Moshfeghi Zadeh , 2026 SCC 35 (41996) Clarifications re serious driving offences. . . . [more] The post Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners appeared first on Slaw
: 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 Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers its more comprehensive weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter , summarizing all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted. Leaves to Appeal Granted Professions: Mandatory New Lawyer Oath His Majesty the King in Right of Alberta v. Wirring, 2025 ABCA 413 (42224) Constitutionality of new lawyer oath. . . . [more] The post Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners appeared first on Slaw
: One Sunday each month we bring you a summary from Supreme Advocacy LLP of recent decisions at the Supreme Court of Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers a weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter, to which you may subscribe . It’s a summary of all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted from April 18 – June 25, 2026 inclusive. Appeal Civil Litigation/Elections: Collateral Attack; Abuse of Process; Parliamentary Privilege; Immunity Resler v. Anglin , 2024 ABCA 113 ; 2026 SCC 23 (41298) Can an unsuccessful election candidate bring a civil claim against an elections officer for the tort of . . . [more] The post Summaries Sunday: Supreme Advocacy appeared first on Slaw
: One Sunday each month we bring you a summary from Supreme Advocacy LLP of recent decisions at the Supreme Court of Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers a weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter, to which you may subscribe . It’s a summary of all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted from June 26 – August 31, 2026 inclusive. Appeal Civil Litigation: Spoliation of Evidence SS&C Technologies Canada Corp. v. Bank of New York Mellon Corp , 2024 ONCA 675 ; 2026 SCC 29 (41543) July 31, 2026 Spoliation is the intentional destruction, alteration, mutilation, or concealment of evidence . . . [more] The post Summaries Sunday: Supreme Advocacy appeared first on Slaw
: 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 Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers its more comprehensive weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter , summarizing all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted. Appeals Criminal Law: Admissibility/Use Re Complainant Sexual Activity R. v. A.M, 2026 SCC 33 (41528) s. 276 screening regime not automatically apply re sexual services/trafficking. Leaves to Appeal Granted Aboriginal Law: Title British Columbia v. Nuchatlaht , 2026 BCCA 137 (42379) Aboriginal title to . . . [more] The post Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners appeared first on Slaw
: 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 Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers its more comprehensive weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter , summarizing all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted. Appeals Torts: Causation; Medmal Hemmings v. Padmore , 2026 SCC 34 (41350) Factual causation analysis & remoteness analysis. Leaves to Appeal Granted Aboriginal Law: Status Bocchini Estate v. Canada (Attorney General) , 2026 ONCA 55 (42278) Indian status issues. Civil Litigation: Covid Litigation; Emergencies . . . [more] The post Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners appeared first on Slaw
: 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 Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers its more comprehensive weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter , summarizing all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted. Appeals Constitutional Law/Courts: Review of Delegated Powers Democracy Watch v. Canada (Attorney General), 2026 SCC 28 (41576) Clarifications re courts’ jurisdiction as to legality of delegated power exercise. Civil Litigation: Spoliation of Evidence SS&C Technologies Canada Corp. v. Bank of New York Mellon Corp . . . [more] The post Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners appeared first on Slaw
: Through my own journey with chronic pain, I am acutely aware of the impact language can have on your health. More specifically, I recognize the role catastrophizing plays in magnifying pain and that simple word substitutions can facilitate healing. It has also triggered a recognition that the language I use with clients may also negatively contribute to their anxiety. Catastrophizing involves exaggerating the severity of a situation and jumping to the worst possible conclusion. As noted in the recent Psychology Today article, “Catastrophizing”: Everyone has negative thoughts. But for many people, negative thinking can spin out of control and be . . . [more] The post The Dangers of Catastrophizing in Client Communications appeared first on Slaw
: 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 Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers its more comprehensive weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter , summarizing all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted. Leave to Appeal Granted Bankruptcy: Contempt Lymer v. Jonsson, 2025 ABCA 423 (42227) Civil contempt issues in bankruptcy. Civil Litigation: Contempt; Charter s. 11 (c) Estate of Craig Sutherland, et al. v. Murphy , 2025 ONCA 227 (41818) Civil contempt issues in injunctions and . . . [more] The post Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners appeared first on Slaw
: 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 Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers its more comprehensive weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter , summarizing all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted. Leave to Appeal Granted Sentencing: Mandatory Minimums Quebec (Attorney General) v. Denis, 2026 SCC 25 Mandatory minimum of six months for obtaining sexual services from minor is constitutional. Intellectual Property: Patents Pharmascience Inc. v. Janssen Inc ., 2026 SCC 26 (41209) What is/is not . . . [more] The post Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners appeared first on Slaw
: 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 Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers its more comprehensive weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter , summarizing all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted. Appeals Real Property: Riparian Rights Zardev Inc. v. Dydzak, 2026 SCC 27 (41291) Clarifications re riparian rights, submerged lots, accessories. Leave to Appeal Granted Administrative Law/Police: Mandamus Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee, et al. v. Benison, et al ., 2026 FCA 53 . . . [more] The post Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners appeared first on Slaw
: Not all mystery cases are caused by a mistyped citation or AI hallucination. Sometimes people remember only the vague details of a case (“it was an employment case involving someone who insisted on dressing up as a clown at work”) but not the names of the parties. While they may have a vague idea of when it happened, people tend to remember events as being more recent than they actually were. If you’re missing crucial information about a case and can’t seem to track it down with the information that you have been given, it can be helpful to check . . . [more] The post Tips Tuesday: Use Newspaper Archives to Find Cases appeared first on Slaw
: 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 Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers its more comprehensive weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter , summarizing all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted. Appeal Criminal Law: Police Misconduct Disclosure Edmonton (Police Service) v. McKee, 2026 SCC 24 (41110) Multiple disclosure issues re prior police misconduct. Leave to Appeal Granted Torts: Future Care Needs; Deductibility of Provincial Payments H.D v. British Columbia (Ministry of Children and Family Development), . . . [more] The post Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners appeared first on Slaw
: In recent years, the number of law librarians in public sector and academic roles has declined. Most notably, the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG) has reduced the staff of its Toronto-based law library to the point that, as of sometime in 2025, it no longer has a professionally staffed law library. [2] In other words, no actual librarians work at the law library of the Ministry of the Attorney General. [3] This deprofessionalization took place quietly and gradually, with no public announcement, no discussion in the legislature, and no opportunity for public scrutiny. The MAG is not the . . . [more] The post Where Are the Law Librarians? appeared first on Slaw
: The often-blurred lines, as among legal information publishing, legal information technology, legal research tools and beyond, certainly give the impression that the only serious moving and shaking is that which focuses on artificial intelligence, though perhaps almost exclusively at the top end of the legal practice market . It would be safe to suggest, however, that even if law publishing activity is not as we have known it in the past, reports of its death may have been somewhat exaggerated . In recent times, my attention has been grabbed by online soliciting from UK law publishers, among them, for example, . . . [more] The post Meanwhile, Law Publishing Life Goes On appeared first on Slaw
: Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review ( CLLR ). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) , and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. Frustration of Contract . By Bruce MacDougall. Toronto: LexisNexis, 2025. x, 316 p. Includes table of cases and index. ISBN 9780433524380 (softcover) $180.00. Reviewed by Susannah Tredwell Manager of Library Services DLA Piper (Canada) LLP Frustration of Contract is the latest in the series of books written by Bruce MacDougall about . . . [more] The post Book Review: Frustration of Contract appeared first on Slaw
: 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 Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers its more comprehensive weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter , summarizing all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted. Leaves to Appeal Granted Criminal Law: NCR; High Risk G. v. R., 2025 ONCA 873 (42341) High-risk accused designation in NCR context. Criminal Law: Restraint & Management Orders Nest Exchange Limited (formerly known as Nest Services Limited), et al. v. R ., 2025 ONSC . . . [more] The post Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners appeared first on Slaw
: Mediators are often asked by parties or their counsel to send them a copy of their “standard Agreement to Mediate” for review. But is there such a document? If by “standard” we mean some prescribed form followed by all mediators, the answer is no. Virtually every mediator has his or her own Agreement. Some are based on agreements provided in mediation training, while others are quite customized. This article has its origin in a recent mediation. One of the three lawyers attending had clearly not read the Agreement to Mediate, although it had been sent to him weeks earlier. When . . . [more] The post The “Standard” Agreement to Mediate appeared first on Slaw
: 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 Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers its more comprehensive weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter , summarizing all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted. Leaves to Appeal Granted Arbitration: Same-Issue Estoppel; Standard of Review Vancouver School District No. 39 v. Kingsgate Property Ltd., et al., 2026 BCCA 98 (42350) Same-issue estoppel & standard of review in arbitration context. Family Law: Common Law Relationships Tanguay v. Zicat, 2025 QCCA . . . [more] The post Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners appeared first on Slaw
: Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review ( CLLR ). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) , and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. Legal Ethics and the Attorney General: A Canadian Analysis . By Andrew Flavelle Martin. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2025. xxi, 288 p. Includes bibliographic references and index. ISBN 9781487554736 (hardcover) $55.00; ISBN 9781487554774 (ePUB) $55.00; ISBN 9781487554767 (PDF) $55.00. Reviewed by Emma Scott Librarian Legislative Library of British Columbia Law . . . [more] The post Book Review: Legal Ethics and the Attorney General: A Canadian Analysis appeared first on Slaw
: Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review ( CLLR ). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) , and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. How to Account for Trauma and Emotions in Law Teaching . Edited by Mallika Kaur & Lindsay M. Harris. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar, 2024. ix, 214 p. Includes index. ISBN 9781035307043 (hardcover) US$130.00. Reviewed by Alexia Loumankis Reference and Research Librarian Bora Laskin Law Library, University of Toronto In How to . . . [more] The post Book Review: How to Account for Trauma and Emotions in Law Teaching appeared first on Slaw
: Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review ( CLLR ). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) , and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. Canadian University Law: Essentials for Legal and Higher Education Professionals . By Sayeh Hassan & Anna S.P. Wong. Toronto: LexisNexis, 2025. xv, 212 p. Includes bibliographic references and index. ISBN 9780433533450 (softcover) $120.00. Reviewed by Julie A. Lavigne Legal Studies Librarian Carleton University Academic freedom and institutional autonomy, both foundations of . . . [more] The post Book Review: Canadian University Law: Essentials for Legal and Higher Education Professionals appeared first on Slaw
: In a previous article, I wrote about the benefits of simulations in jump-starting learning. In this article, I want to focus on one specific aspect of simulation: the use of simulated clients. Medicine has long used simulated patients to help students develop practical skills and bedside manner. The use of simulated clients to support law student learning is a more recent development. Through the pioneering work of Paul Maharg and others, simulated clients have become an important educational tool in legal education in Canada and around the world. Rather than discussing the history of simulated clients or the training they . . . [more] The post Beyond Role Playing: How Simulated Clients Enhance Learning appeared first on Slaw
: Ease of access to justice is a good thing but can there be too much access? The Employment Tribunals in the United Kingdom have discovered the downsides of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) with an inundation of interim applications for relief. The tsunami of recent applications prompted the issuing of new guidance . Before we get to the tools the employment tribunals have devised to attempt to address the issue, it is worth talking about friction in dispute system design. “ Friction ” is the effort, steps or complexity involved in completing an action: “Every extra step between intention and action . . . [more] The post Push Button Access to Justice: Too Much of a Good Thing? appeared first on Slaw
: Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review ( CLLR ). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) , and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. Genocide in International Law: The Crime of Crimes . By William A. Schabas. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025. xvi, 879 p. Includes abbreviation list, bibliographic references, and index. ISBN 9781009460811 (hardcover) $273.39; ISBN 9781009460781 (softcover) $120.95; 9781009460828 (eBook) $105.00. Reviewed by Emily Landriault Research Librarian (Law) Brian Dickson Law . . . [more] The post Book Review: Genocide in International Law: The Crime of Crimes appeared first on Slaw
: Rachel Birnbaum and Nicholas Bala’s recent discussion paper, Shaping the Future of Child-Inclusive Mediation in Canada , is an important contribution to the ongoing evolution of family mediation practice in Canada. The paper provides a thoughtful overview of the research supporting child-inclusive mediation and reaffirms the principle that children should have opportunities to participate in decisions that affect their lives. As the authors note: “The objective of child-inclusive mediation is not to have children making decisions but adding their input to the decision-making process. The research demonstrates that when children are consulted and included, they have better outcomes.” Yet despite . . . [more] The post Voice Is Not Enough: Co-Creating the Future of Child-Inclusive Mediation appeared first on Slaw
: Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review ( CLLR ). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) , and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. Equal and Inalienable Rights: Essays on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights . Edited by Melanie R. Bueckert & Derek B.M. Ross. Toronto: LexisNexis, 2024. xlii, 458 p. ISBN 9780433533801 (softcover) $145.00. Reviewed by Emily Da Silva Head, Research Support (Education, Law, Management, and Social Sciences) University of Ottawa Library This . . . [more] The post Book Review: Equal and Inalienable Rights: Essays on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights appeared first on Slaw
: This is a fairly specific problem: sometimes a case quotes a section from an older edition of a book and you need to find the quotation in the current edition of the book. Assuming the most recent edition is available electronically, generally the easiest way is to search for a portion of the quote in the new edition. However, if the wording has significantly changed it may be hard to identify the equivalent in the new edition. The second way to do this is by using both a copy of the old edition and a copy of the current edition. . . . [more] The post Tips Tuesday: Finding the Current Version of a Quote in a Book appeared first on Slaw
: INTRODUCTION The Ontario Court of Appeal’s (“CA”) recent decision in Knauff v. Ontario (Human Rights Tribunal) (“ Knauff ”) sought to resolve two CA panels’ disagreement about the continuing relevance of the test for leave to appeal in Sault Dock Co. Ltd. and City of Sault Ste. Marie (Ont. CA) (“Sault Dock”). (I considered the two CA decisions, West Whitby Landowners Group Inc. v. Elexicon Inc. [“ West Whitby ”] and Davis v. Aviva General Insurance Company [“ Davis ”] in my January 7, 2025 Slaw post, “ Tension on the Ontario CA: Thwarting a Judicial Coup? ”.) My focus . . . [more] The post The Court of Appeal’s Consideration of Sault Dock: A New Test, Refinement or More of the Same? appeared first on Slaw
: Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review ( CLLR ). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD) , and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law. How to Succeed (and Stay Human) in Law School: Pathways to Happiness and High Performance in the Study and Practice of Law. By Lynda Collins. Toronto: Emond, 2025. 160 p. Includes appendices and selected resources. ISBN 9781774625590 (softcover) $31.00; ISBN 9781774625606 (eBook) $31.00. Reviewed by Katarina Daniels Research Lawyer, Library Services . . . [more] The post Book Review: How to Succeed (And Stay Human) in Law School: Pathways to Happiness and High Performance in the Study and Practice of Law appeared first on Slaw