In late 2025, facing public criticism and scrutiny from a scandal involving its Registrar and a registered real estate brokerage, iPro Realty Ltd. (“iPro”), the Government of Ontario exercised its statutory powers to appoint an Administrator over the Real Estate Council of Ontario (“RECO”). The province’s intervention was dramatic throughout the fall of 2025, but
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The Shared Secret: Does Your Consent Violate Your Family’s Privacy?
As of May 2026, millions of Canadians are navigating a significant legal deadline. They have until June 25 to file claims in the finalized 23andMe Canadian Data Breach Settlement—a multimillion-dollar resolution to one of the most consequential privacy failures in recent history. But as the legal files are closed, a more fundamental question remains:
Mass Client Communication Has Changed Completely. Too Bad Many Professionals Are Still Using the 2016 Playbook
Ten or fifteen years ago, the professional who sent a newsletter, mailed a holiday card, and maintained an updated LinkedIn profile was considered ahead of the curve.
The bar was low. Showing up, in almost any form, was enough.
Today, that communication strategy blends into the background. This is not because newsletters stopped working, direct
Book Review: Fundamental Principles of Canadian Unjust Enrichment
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.
Fundamental Principles of Canadian Unjust Enrichment.
Why? the Details of the Alberta Regulated Professions Neutrality Act
The Alberta legislature passed two bills in December 2025 that are particularly important to the regulation of the legal profession. The many separate ramifications of the Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, some of which I have previously written about,[1] are important though perhaps not immediately obvious. The Regulated Professions Neutrality Act, in contrast, has
Mediators Are Human Too
Back in the day, when I was starting my mediation practice, I received the worst advice ever. It came from someone who, I believe, meant well. The advice was that I should let the world know I was a mediator by modelling neutrality. In everything I did.
Why was this bad advice? Because that is
The Legal Profession’s Weakening Grip on Law Society Governance
In late April, two groundbreaking decisions concerning legal regulators in Canada were announced — one by a court, and one by a law society.
The first decision came from the British Columbia Supreme Court, which ruled that the provincial government’s proposed overhaul of legal regulation in BC was constitutional and could proceed. I thought
Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – May 2026
Each month, we tell you which three 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.
For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:
1. Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2026 SCC 16
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The Hidden Economics of Delegation to Law Students
In my last column, I wrote about the hidden economics of law firm student recruitment and the substantial investment firms make in attracting and hiring students. The conclusion was relatively straightforward. Most firms devote enormous attention to recruitment, but the return on that investment is largely determined after students arrive.
That return is shaped
The Legal Cost of Cutting Librarians
On 6 May 2026, Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) announced that it had eliminated 91 positions, including 45 layoffs, in response to a $15 million deficit. The deficit followed a $9.4 million reduction to NSCC’s operating grant by the Province of Nova Scotia earlier in the year and reduced international tuition revenue, due to previous