What Goes Into An Affidavit, Part 2
Part 1 on this discusses R. v. Cumberland, 2025 NSSC 173. Briefly, in Cumberland, the defendant, who had counsel, filed an affidavit 332 pages long with 1,200 pages of document exhibits.
Top 11 Recent Decisions
As we do every year, what follows is a short list of, in our opinion, interesting and impactful decisions from the past year, the first being a compilation of Nova Scotia decisions on the duties of lawyers, important for us because they touch on issues we are increasingly seeing in our files.
Nslap Wellness: Neurodiversity In Focus – The Energy Drain Of Masking
For many neurodivergent individuals, hidden exhaustion comes from masking—the constant effort to appear “neurotypical” at work. This article looks at what’s happening in the brain in this state, and how recognizing can help you protect your mental well-being.
Can Counsel Who File An Ai-hallucinated Factum Find Themselves Subject To A Court Referral To The Law Society For Discipline, Or To The Ag For Contempt?
If you are going to use AI to assist with your drafting, you must apply an appropriate levy of diligence to reviewing the output. Which is to say read it. The Courts expect nothing less.
From The Ontario Bar Association’s Oba Just Magazine: Investigating Deepfakes And Falsified Evidence; And Email Etiquette For Lawyers
Two articles in the Ontario Bar Association’s recent issue of OBA Just Magazine may be of interest to our readers (and thanks to the OBA for consenting to our using their material).
Ai: Building Verification When Fake Cases Are Submitted As Real Law
Though lawyers and Courts should always be able to rely on lawyers properly citing decisions being relied on, there has always been a risk that a case has been misquoted, misstated or misapplied. The use of AI just seems to add another layer. So, what is the response?
Novel Ai / Legal Services Litigation
Is an AI algorithm practicing law when it provides a self represented party with legal advice and arguments?; and if a litigant communicates about their legal matter with a public / open, generative AI model, are those communications subject to privilege?
New Initiative For Newly Called Lawyers: Lso Foundations Of Sole Practice Program
There are two facets to being a lawyer, the practice of law and the law practice. The former is what we do, the latter relates to how we run – essentially the small business that enables us to practice law. As of January 1, 2025, the LSO requires lawyers who declare as sole practitioners for the first time to complete the Foundations of Sole Practice Course.
When Solicitor-client Privilege Is Not An Absolute
Can your client placing reliance on their understanding of their legal position about an issue in litigation give rise to a deemed waiver of solicitor – client privilege over any legal advice they received? Short answer – yes.
Clia ‘not So Risky Business’ Roundup: March 2026
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Lians' Peer Volunteer & Mentorship Programs
Peer volunteers are not counsellors. They are peers from within the profession who others can talk to about personal issues they are experiencing. Peer volunteers can also provide a confidential link between a lawyer seeking help and the appropriate help or helper.