The Law Society of Upper Canada has updated its rules to give guidance to the growing number of lawyers and paralegals who offer unbundled legal services.

A Canadian international human rights lawyer is vowing to return to Thailand despite a government official’s threats against him.

Criminal lawyers are gearing up for a new assault on the federal government’s tough-on-crime agenda in the courts after losing the legislative battle.

A Superior Court judge has barred an Ontario Court colleague from presiding over a man’s trial after concluding he appeared biased against the defendant.

In the high-tech world of electronic discovery, lawyers need to take old-world steps to avoid negligence claims, say lawyers who practise in the area.

The communities around Toronto are being shortchanged by the distribution of Superior Court judges in Ontario, says a Markham, Ont., family lawyer.

A Markham, Ont., lawyer facing disciplinary action over her debt-collection practice wants the Law Society of Upper Canada proceedings against her stayed over what she alleges is an abuse of process.

A former Crown attorney who demanded more than $1 million in damages for what he said was a broken promise to appoint him to the bench has had his claim tossed out by a judge.

The sentencing decision in a high-profile arson case may provide guidance on what kind of credit the court should give when a defendant is on strict bail conditions for a lengthy period awaiting trial.

The Competition Bureau missed an opportunity to take the lead last week on opening up the legal profession in Canada, says an Ottawa law professor.

The president of a lawyer referral service that was the subject of a recent Law Society of Upper Canada notice of caution to the profession is claiming unfair treatment by the regulator.

Canada’s largest criminal defence firm is facing a $200,000 wrongful dismissal lawsuit from a former employee who claims it fired her for making the same kinds of disparaging remarks she alleges were routine among partners there.