Toronto lawyer Scott Rosen was no stranger to heated litigation, representing business clients and acting as counsel in shareholders, real estate and commercial lease disputes for more than 25 years. And while the 52-year-old did not shy away from forceful advocacy, even his most contentious matters stayed courteous and civil. So when an assailant poured […]

NEW YORK – Two apologetic lawyers responding to an angry judge in Manhattan federal court blamed ChatGPT Thursday for tricking them into including fictitious legal research in a court filing. Attorneys Steven A. Schwartz and Peter LoDuca are facing possible punishment over a filing in a lawsuit against an airline that included references to past […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The FBI on Thursday arrested a businessman at the center of the scandal that led to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s historic impeachment, a move that came amid new questions about the men’s dealings raised by financial records the Republican’s lawyers made public to try to clear him of allegations of […]

With the help of the Ontario Provincial Police, Montreal police have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with the fatal shooting of Montreal Mafia member Moreno Gallo’s daughter-in-law last month. Claudia Iacono, 39, was shot five times at 4:30 pm on May 16 in the parking lot of her beauty salon, Salon Deauville, in the […]

Twenty-three municipalities in Quebec have joined together to ask the courts to suspend parts of Quebec’s new language law, which they describe as abusive, while they contest it. All of the cities and towns taking part in the challenge, including Côte Saint-Luc, Beaconsfield, Dorval, Kirkland, Montreal West and Westmount have bilingual status. The Act respecting […]

The southwestern Ontario township in the midst of a culture war over gay Pride symbols hired a boutique law firm that specializes in representing churches and religious institutions to help it draft its flag by law, CBC News has learned. Norwich Township used the Ottawa-based Acacia Group to help it come up with its flag […]

Taipei, Taiwan – For decades, Hong Kong has advertised the rule of law as the cornerstone of the city’s success as an international business hub. These days, though, the Hong Kong government often appears unwilling or unable to explain what the law actually is. In the run-up to the June 4 anniversary of the 1989 […]

Cryptocurrency is complicating an increasing amount of divorces, a new report from CNBC says. Divorce attorneys told the outlet it is also becoming common for people to hide crypto from their partners. One woman said she learned her husband was hiding bitcoin then worth about $500,000 during their divorce. loading Something is loading. Thanks for […]