As part of uLawPractice's recent September 2022 update, developers have created a brand new feature that you can use to improve visibility of your calendar. Called "Daily Digest", this new feature enables you to get an automated email at 8:00 a.m. which summarizes what

Due to the nature of the services lawyers and paralegals provide to the general public, special obligations are placed on legal practitioners in Canada in order to remain in compliance with federal and provincial regulators. The collection of tax and reporting of income is regulated at a federal level. As

In this article we're going to show you through uLawPractice how you can go about deleting a legal invoice by navigating the GUI (Graphical User Interface). Deleting a legal invoice is a little bit complicated depending on what situation that you're in. We'll start

The Government of British Columbia is appointing three new Provincial Court judges and one new judicial justice to support continued access to justice. The three new judges to be appointed are: * Kasandra Cronin, QC, effective July 26, 2022; * David Ruse, effective July 27, 2022; and * Tamara Hodge, effective July 25,

One of the things uLaw's developers are most thankful for is client feedback. This is because clients themselves let us know what new features they would like to see added to the platform. Data inputted into uLawPractice can always get repurposed elsewhere, and that's why document

Chart of Accounts A Chart of Accounts can be thought of as the brain of your business, from an accounting perspective. If something is wrong with your chart of accounts, that’s when you know you have a problem with the way your firm’s finances are being handled. So,

In a split supreme court decision, an Alberta man was recently rewarded with a re-trial of his murder case. In doing so, the Supreme Court has effectively widened the privileges ascribed to s.10(b) of the Charter, which is the right to counsel under police detention. The decision pertains

In 2022 uLawPractice entered a partnership with Campus E-Bookstore to offer a limited amount of student EDU licences available to eligible students in colleges across Canada. Campus E-Bookstore acts as a digital gateway for students to acquire books and learning materials that they will need while they proceed with their

Common Law relationships are on the rise in Canada, according to new census data captured during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021. Canadian households are changing shape as new generations adopt different behaviours due to social and economic impacts in the past few years. The fastest growing trend

Automation is around the corner for just about every product and service imaginable. In a modern economy, software assisted automation can help us with many different tasks within the law office of the 21st century. uLawPractice comes with many features. One of the most often overlooked features is its ability

TORONTO – This week, the Cullen Commission investigating money laundering in British Columbia found that “real estate presents enormous money laundering vulnerabilities” and found gaps in provincial real estate legislation that put employees of developers and “For Sale By Owner” (FSBO) operators outside reporting requirements aimed at identifying suspicious transactions. As

When Jon Sparling was about to enter law school, he says it wasn't easy deciding which area he was going to focus on. But at the same time, the (then) Law Society of Upper Canada was making the unprecedented move to begin regulating the paralegal profession. In this

Small amounts of hard drugs such as opioids, cocaine, meth and MDMA are being decriminalized in the province of British Columbia in order to stop overdoses in that province. The exemption, which was granted by the federal government will effectively decriminalize the possession of 2.5 grams or less of

An Ontario lawyer is $13,000 richer because a few lines of code were changed inside his accounting software. It was an unintended (yet welcomed) consequence of coders implementing a feature inside uLawPractice that was originally geared to benefit Manitoba lawyers, who are required to follow slightly different rules when

In the ever-evolving landscape of legal practice, having the right tools and software at your disposal can make all the difference. uLawPractice is thrilled to announce that it has been recognized and featured on the esteemed 2023 Legal Case Management Software Shortlist by Capterra, a leading platform for software reviews

TORONTO — The Ontario government is making it easier to start and grow a business with the launch of the new Ontario.ca/business website. The website is one of the initiatives being implemented as part of the Fewer Fees, Better Services Act, which received Royal Assent on March 3, 2022,

Automate Ontario Civil Estate court forms with uLawPractice uLawPractice now supports the automation of Ontario Civil Estate forms. As of February 8, 2022, compliance coders employed by uLawPractice have successfully rolled out a new production-level deployment of a brand new feature that is sure to make Ontario Wills and Estates

Advocating for clients while also juggling tasks related to compliance and proper bookkeeping are no easy feat for practitioners, especially solo lawyers and paralegals who comprise a huge percentage of the legal landscape. According to Ontario paralegal Joseph Behar, it’s extremely important to be able to have the time

Artificial intelligence is changing the way a lot of industries are handling things, including the justice system. (hint, uLaw does this too! For small to-mid-sized Canadian legal firms) Dubbed "Accountable AI", the Law Commission of Ontario recently released a report which disseminates the impact that AI has had

Effective June 28, Jacqqueline Horvat, a litigation lawyer specializing in business law and commercial arbitration, will become the Law Society of Ontario's newest treasurer. Treasurer is the top-elected role within the Law Society of Ontario. As of last week, the election that was held will see the departure

Over the next three years, the Ontario Government is committing $15.1 million to "improve and expand" the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program. This initiative is part of a larger goal of the government to attract skilled immigrants to fill labour gaps due to Canada's ageing population.

Indigenous and Black people, and people of colour, are another step closer to having better access to government programs and services as the historic Anti-Racism Data Act is enshrined in B.C. law. The Anti-Racism Data Act, introduced on May 2, 2022, passed unanimously through the legislative assembly and received

Google calendar users rejoice, it's time to synchronize! Many users of uLaw are aware of the interactive calendar and how it relates to the processing of their legal matters. But a recent tech update implemented by uLaw developers now makes it possible to synchronize your uLaw calendar with