Women's Legal Mentorship Program

The Women’s Legal Mentorship Program (@WLMP_PMDF ) will be going on hiatus effective June 9, 2025. Though the WLMP is going on hiatus, our legacy of feminist legal mentorship will continue in our sister organizations and future endeavors.

BC lawyer-run startup wants to make prenups more affordable. Co-founders plan to offer the same service for separation agreements. hubs.la/Q03nYvyQ0

BREAKING: Harvard University went to court seeking to block the Trump administration from enforcing what the university called an unconstitutional and retaliatory ban on enrolling foreign students. law360.com/articles/23443…

The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees has called for a countrywide halt to overtime work, describing it a "legal strike action." cbc.ca/news/business/…

Given police rarely get jail time after criminal cases, it's something, but not enough. Preyed on vulnerable women like most predatory males. Edmonton police officer who used job to pursue women gets 6 months in jail cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

Elon Musk’s DOGE team is expanding use of his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in the federal government to analyze data, said three people familiar with the matter, potentially putting at risk sensitive information on millions of Americans. reuters.com/sustainability…

Bradley Lafortune called Bakewell’s death “tragic” & said it reflects poorly on society that someone with such a wound can slowly die in the cold. “It’s appalling, it’s unacceptable,” he said. “This just should not be happening on our streets, anywhere.” edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/edm…

Ontario Court of Appeal upholds award of $1.1 million in costs and interest in collision case. Ruling finds judge entitled to deem rates charged by injured man's counsel fair and reasonable. hubs.la/Q03nyYPr0

Davies welcomes tax advocate Molly Luu as partner in Toronto. She was most recently a partner in Miller Thomson’s tax disputes resolution group. hubs.la/Q03nMrS80?

Canada's securities regulators increase capital-raising limit for listed issuer financing exemption. Over 270 issuers have used exemption and raised over $1 billion in total: CSA. hubs.la/Q03nyNgg0

AI at trial aims to increase access to justice, but what about risks like manipulated evidence, unequal access to expensive AI tools, few experts to testify? Read about it in Crim AI paper 4: AI at Trial and on Appeal, by Eric Neubauer & Paula Thompson: lco-cdo.org/en/our-current…

At the Newmarket courthouse. I knew there was a reason this place is my favorite. 🥹

Without its international students, Harvard is not Harvard. hrvd.me/IntStudents25t

Congratulations to Valerie Wise, of Wise Health Law Professional Corporation, recipient of the Susan Hilary Davidson Memorial Award for Excellence in Health Law. Join us as we honour her at a special award presentation and reception on June 18 in Toronto. cbapd.org/details_en.asp…

BCCLA is extremely disappointed and concerned that today Toronto City Council approved a Bylaw Amendment which broadly infringes democratic Charter rights without sufficient, tailored, and transparent justification.

Check out the Lady Justice Apparel™ Spring Sale at LadyJusticeApparel.com #springsale

Alberta Court of King's Bench finds exclusion from coverage due to weed oil production. Insured alleges breach of duties to indemnify and defend against claim for injury caused by fire. hubs.la/Q03l21sF0

6-3 US supreme court allows US #transgender #military ban to take effect lifting nationwide court injunction. Could trigger 1000s of discharges while legal challenge continues. #lgbt #scotus reuters.com/world/us/us-su…

Business group urges Canada to have stronger trade ties beyond China and US. Chinese tariffs are directly hitting 23 percent of Canadian agri-businesses, survey shows. hubs.la/Q03kPmZv0

Whopper not so whopper after all: #BurgerKing must face lawsuit claiming it misleads customers with ads that make Whopper sandwich and other products appear larger than they are. reuters.com/legal/burger-k…