Monday’s Mix

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.

This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. Official Clio Blog 2. Meurrens on Immigration 3. ABlawg.ca 4. Great LEXpectations 5. Canadian Class Actions Monitor

Official Clio Blog
How Time-Strapped Solo and Small Law Firms Can Get More Out of AI

Today, AI can do meaningful work in your practice. A demand letter can take months to gather all the details, and weeks to write once you do, but now the writing takes days. A long email chain gets distilled to its three actionable points. The motion you often lost a weekend to is in your outbox by Thursday. All of which raises a fair question: Where is the time it was supposed to save you? …

Meurrens on Immigration
Arguing Incompetence of Counsel in an Appeal

Many lawyers when they meet with clients often review rejected applications and/or appeals where it is obvious that the individual’s previous representative was incompetent. The examples of incompetence range from missed deadlines to ignorance of the law. Some specific examples include:former counsel being told by an Immigration Appeal Division member to “sit down” because they were incompetent; …

ABlawg.ca
Alberta Energy Regulator Makes Rule Changes Aimed At Gutting Participation by ENGOs

Last month (May 2026) the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) issued a Bulletin announcing changes to its Rules of Practice. The AER made these changes on February 5, 2026 and filed them April 30, 2026; they were gazetted “for information purposes” in the Alberta Gazette, Part 2, May 15, 2026. The AER Bulletin is dated May 5, 2026. The AER has the authority to make the Rules of Practice under s 61 of the Responsible Energy Development Act, SA 2012 c R-17.3 (REDA) but only, of course, to the extent that such Rules are consistent with the Act and with any regulations made under the Act (see REDA, ss 60 and 61). So far as I know, …

Great LEXpectations
Legislative Update – June 5, 2026 [Updated]

May 29, 2026. News Release. Report from Manitoba’s U.S. Representative on CUSMA Review – The findings of the report reiterate the importance of the agreement to Manitoba’s economy, which still relies heavily on exports to its North American partners, and underscores the need for stability and predictability in trade between the three countries, the premier noted. …

Canadian Class Actions Monitor
McCarthy Tétrault builds on Calgary momentum with addition of regulatory partner Elyse Bouey

McCarthy Tétrault is pleased to welcome Elyse Bouey as a Partner in our Business Law Group in Calgary. Joining us from another national business law firm, Elyse is an energy regulatory lawyer whose practice also focuses on environmental, administrative and Indigenous law. She advises proponents, operators and investors across the full lifecycle of major projects — from securing approvals through compliance proceedings, hearings and litigation. …

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