Pulse
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February 27, 2025
Cruising with Bill W. and Doctor Bob | Murray Gottheil
I have been on many cruise ships. On every single one there was a daily meeting listed in the schedule of events for the Friends of Bill W. and Doctor Bob. After my first 10 or 12 cruises, I remarked to someone that these fellows must cruise a lot, because they have been on every cruise that I have taken. After laughing hysterically, my acquaintance informed me that Bill W. and Doctor Bob were the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, that they were no longer alive, and therefore most likely not on the ship, and that the listed event was a 12-step meeting for alcoholics.
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February 27, 2025
Preparing Canadian businesses for potential U.S. tariff impact
As the deadline for potential U.S. tariffs approaches, businesses across Canada are facing a wave of uncertainty. With the possibility of tariffs set to disrupt trade relations, the question on everyone’s mind is, “How will my business be impacted?” For many small and medium-sized businesses, this is the time to take proactive steps to prepare for the unknown.
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February 26, 2025
Ontario ruling shows litigants need to be more rigorous in how evidence is called at trial: lawyer
Ontario’s top court has ruled against a software company that claimed a marketing firm had breached a distribution agreement by copying the features and functionality of a program it had designed.
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February 26, 2025
R. v. Jarvis: Did the SCC cast the criminal liability net too wide?
In a landmark decision that has sparked heated debate across legal and public spheres, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) redefined the boundaries of privacy in R. v. Jarvis, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 488. But did they go too far? The case, involving a high school teacher who secretly recorded his female students, has pushed the limits of what constitutes a “reasonable expectation of privacy” in the digital age.
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February 26, 2025
SCC halts use of its ‘X’ account ‘for now,’ citing ‘strategic priorities and resource allocation’
In a move that has sparked controversy in Canada and beyond, the Supreme Court of Canada tells Law360 Canada that “for now” it will no longer use its official account on X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, a high-profile billionaire associate of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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February 26, 2025
Peerless launches private practice
After more than 10 years (four of those as managing partner) at McKenzie Lake Lawyers, Michael Peerless has left the firm to launch his independent law practice Peerless Law.
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February 26, 2025
Appointments at Smart & Biggar offices in Ottawa, Toronto
Trademark agent Jessica Rustige has joined the Ottawa office of Smart & Biggar and Nicole Laberge is a new associate in the Toronto office.
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February 26, 2025
Women & 2SLGBTQI+ applicants came out ahead as ‘highly recommended’ for federal benches in 2023-2024
Asserting his new administration is “ending illegal discrimination and restoring merit-based opportunity,” U.S. President Donald Trump recently issued controversial executive orders banning diversity, equity and inclusion policies and hiring at the federal level in America. But in Canada, the most recent demographic statistics on federal judicial appointments and the professional competence and character assessments made by the Trudeau government’s non-partisan judicial advisory committees (JACs) indicate that diversity has gone hand in hand with “merit.”
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February 25, 2025
Why single out DeepSeek? A global battle for supremacy and privacy, part three | Hodine Williams
In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI), the race for dominance is no longer just about technological innovation. It’s about geopolitics, ethics and legal frameworks.
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February 25, 2025
New managing director, people and culture joins McInnes Cooper
Peter Graham is the new managing director, people and culture at McInnes Cooper, responsible for leading all aspects of the firm’s people and culture function, and he will lead the development and execution of related functions, including learning and development.