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From academia to the bench: Justice Sheilah Martin's path to the Supreme Court of Canada

Jul 08, 2025

Justice Sheilah Martin has served on the Supreme Court of Canada since 2017, following appointments to the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench and the Alberta Court of Appeal. Trained in civil and common law, she built her career across academia, private practice and the judiciary, focusing on constitutional law, criminal justice and equality rights. In this episode, Justice Martin discusses the value of legal education, the evolving role of judges, and the responsibility of law to reflect fairness in a country as diverse and complex as Canada. In 2014, she was named one of Canadian Lawyer’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers

Inside Thomson Reuters' legal AI buy-or-build moment

Inside Thomson Reuters' legal AI buy-or-build moment

Oct 06, 2026

Why the company added a proprietary model to its existing multi-model AI strategy, with David Wong and Alexander Kardos-Nyheim

Legal AI proficiency: what Canadian lawyers keep getting wrong

Legal AI proficiency: what Canadian lawyers keep getting wrong

Sep 29, 2026

Samuel Puchala of LexisNexis Canada on prompts, hallucinations and the rise of agentic AI

Law firm culture suffers when rock star bullies run the show

Law firm culture suffers when rock star bullies run the show

Sep 22, 2026

HR lawyer Laura Williams on psychological safety, accountability, and inclusive leadership

Correctional Negligence: Holding Canada's Institutions Accountable

Correctional Negligence: Holding Canada's Institutions Accountable

Sep 17, 2026

When governments fail people in custody, who holds them to account? A leading civil litigator explains.

Fasken on agentic AI: building the tools lawyers actually use

Fasken on agentic AI: building the tools lawyers actually use

Sep 08, 2026

Clarke Barnes and Andrea Alliston on co-developing Walter AI, choosing Legora, and adoption