While most information technology outsourcing agreements are now in their second or third iterations, the benefits and risks of contracting out critical functions remain, particularly in the case of offshore outsourcing agreements.

American officials are proceeding with an extradition matter despite the fact that Canadian authorities have withdrawn parallel fraud charges here in a case that threatens to upset the cosy tradition of informal police information exchanges in cross-border criminal cases.

A judge who spearheaded the use of paperless trials in Ontario says the justice system is moving too slowly to embrace technology after a justice of the peace banned a lawyer from using his laptop in court.

Counsel for a lawyer at the centre of a pay dispute with Aird & Berlis LLP says he’s disappointed the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled law firms have no duty to warn partners about a prospective change in their compensation structure.

Key investment, banking, and securities organizations are realigning their internal procedures to satisfy new complaint-handling rules designed to give investors and customers access to straightforward and expeditious dispute resolution.

Ontario immigration lawyers are questioning the recently signed Quebec Mobility Agreement as a crackdown on rogue immigration consultants in Quebec threatens to restrict their ability to practise there.

A Toronto lawyer says he will still follow the Aga Khan despite a lawsuit the hereditary imam has filed against him.

OTTAWA - An Ontario judge’s ruling has disclosed what one Crown prosecutor calls a “major problem” with criminal record files held by the Canadian Police Information Centre that are routinely out of date and have been backlogged for periods of up to a year and a half.

A group of lawyers and judges from across the country are poised to create some certainty this year in the baffling world of overlapping multijurisdictional class actions, but the effort faces serious opposition from some lawyers in at least one province.

A Toronto law firm is facing a $25-million conflict of interest lawsuit in the latest twist in a protracted dispute over a building development.

A prominent Sikh lawyer says he still fears for his safety after he was stabbed during a brawl outside a Brampton temple last week.

Every year, the Ontario Ministry of Finance releases the names, salaries, and positions of thousands of public sector employees who earn more than $100,000.