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Date
Title
Jan 31, 2022
WOMEN IN LAW: Sonia Leith discusses how women navigate gender bias in the legal industry
Jan 31, 2022
Toxic culture top reason for turnover, according to research
Jan 31, 2022
Burnout plaguing one-third of workers
Jan 31, 2022
Toxic culture top reason for turnover, according to research
Jan 31, 2022
Burnout plaguing one-third of workers
Jan 30, 2022
Legal leaders must look beyond pandemic-related risks: Gartner
Jan 30, 2022
Artificial intelligence set to challenge Canada's patent and copyright laws: IP lawyers
Jan 30, 2022
Privacy class actions 2021: More misuse-of-information claims, certification used as screening tool
Jan 30, 2022
Roundup of law firm hires, promotions, departures: Jan. 31, 2022, update
Jan 30, 2022
ADR Institute of Ontario supports government plan to expand mandatory mediation program
Jan 30, 2022
Ontario employer's vaccination policy reasonable, says arbitrator
Jan 30, 2022
Employer's ban on medical cannabis discriminatory: arbitrator
Jan 30, 2022
Fall protection violations lead to fine for B.C. employers
Jan 30, 2022
How lawyers can leverage powerful tools that don't require coding knowledge
Jan 28, 2022
Purpose of charity must clearly exist for declaration of charitable trust: court
Jan 28, 2022
Refusal to exercise discretion in discretionary trust due to extraneous matters actionable: court
Jan 28, 2022
Discharge premature despite progress in addressing mental illness: court
Jan 28, 2022
Provision in offset agreement must be included in calculating long-term disability benefits: court
Jan 27, 2022
Reasonableness and context key factors for employment disputes over vaccine mandates
Jan 27, 2022
No backdating of insurance policy unless clearly intended by the parties: court
Jan 27, 2022
Summary judgment allowing recovery on promissory note affirmed in Ontario
Jan 27, 2022
Conditional discharge denied for man with schizophrenia responsible for stabbing
Jan 27, 2022
Quebec decision on grey market goods leaves many shades for courts to decide on: Lavery IP lawyer
Jan 27, 2022
Federal government reduces fee for applying criminal record suspension
Jan 27, 2022
Environmental groups appeal court decision upholding assessment of offshore exploratory drilling
Jan 27, 2022
What are mediation and arbitration?
Jan 27, 2022
Global firm Reed Smith boosts corporate practice in Asia
Jan 26, 2022
Ernst & Young welcomes former Lenczner Slaght partner Shara Roy as chief legal counsel
Jan 26, 2022
Association of Corporate Counsel survey highlights broadening role of chief legal officers
Jan 26, 2022
Will allyship move DEI in the workplace forward?
Jan 26, 2022
Women in Law Leadership launches education program to accelerate equity, diversity and inclusion
Jan 26, 2022
Deals roundup: Enerflex, Icanic, Osisko acquire U.S. firms; Aecon gets $288 million project contract
Jan 26, 2022
Damages award reduced from $500,000 to $50,000 in Manitoba defamation case
Jan 26, 2022
Self-represented litigant's 5-month delay in filing appeal unreasonable: court
Jan 26, 2022
Federal court of appeal declares limited copyright protection for simple designs
Jan 26, 2022
What to consider when choosing a time recording platform
Jan 26, 2022
Unemployment doesn't automatically exempt parent from providing childcare support: court
Jan 26, 2022
B.C. court approves class action for baggage fees against WestJet
Jan 26, 2022
Corporations face increased compliance burden this year: Hogan Lovells report
Jan 25, 2022
Nunavut Review Board lacks jurisdiction to compel out-of-territory hospitals to admit NCR accused
Jan 25, 2022
Development permit cancelled without authority not cured by de novo hearing
Jan 25, 2022
Proposed Quebec tax on unvaccinated likely is within rights of province to impose: Davies lawyer
Jan 25, 2022
Faren Bogach's journey from Big Law to launching her construction firm Construct Legal
Jan 25, 2022
McLeish Orlando's Salvatore Shaw on finding his calling and wins you can't get in a courtroom
Jan 25, 2022
Last chance to take part in Canadian Lawyer's Top Corporate and Immigration Boutiques survey
Jan 25, 2022
Nova Scotia amends guidelines on provincial judicial appointments
Jan 25, 2022
Over 250 Afghan refugees to resettle in Canada
Jan 25, 2022
Clyde & Co and Fieldfisher raise salaries for newly qualified lawyers in London
Jan 25, 2022
Brewdog CEO denies inappropriate behaviour, vows legal action
Jan 25, 2022
Deals roundup: Parkland, Blackstone, Maropost, and Curaleaf acquisitions
Jan 24, 2022
Building an employee-focused culture is John O'Toole's priority at Daimler Truck Financial Services
Jan 24, 2022
Mark Paterson brings 20 years of business experience to GC role at Tenet Fintech Group
Jan 24, 2022
Duty to accommodate includes reasonable, not preferred, options
Jan 24, 2022
WOMEN IN LAW: Yola Ventresca's love for mentoring inspired her to join the management at Lerners LLP
Jan 24, 2022
Marked bike lane creates presumption, drivers should exercise greater care in turning: court
Jan 24, 2022
Firm's focus on medical malpractice 'huge draw' for junior lawyer
Jan 21, 2022
Ontario Labour Relations Board rules union acted properly representing unvaxxed healthcare workers
Jan 21, 2022
Major financing gives boost to long-term energy storage company, renewable energy transition: lawyer
Jan 21, 2022
The leading lawyers in the 2022 Lexpert/ALM 500 Directory are revealed
Jan 21, 2022
University of British Columbia research team develops tools to help mitigate housing crisis
Jan 21, 2022
COVID-19 and the courts: Jan. 24, 2022 update
Jan 21, 2022
No accommodation for chronically absent Ontario worker
Jan 21, 2022
Alberta's new auto insurance rules are not no-fault insurance rules – IBC
Jan 21, 2022
Can HR legally demote an employee?
Jan 21, 2022
Carhartt says vaccine mandate stays despite Supreme Court ruling
Jan 21, 2022
Should the Law Society of Ontario award participation trophies to civil rules committee members?
Jan 21, 2022
Bill 21 will worsen social attitudes and prejudice towards Muslims in Quebec
Jan 20, 2022
Residency on humanitarian and compassionate grounds must be assessed holistically: Federal Court
Jan 20, 2022
UK digital law firm acquires Nexus Law Group
Jan 20, 2022
Baker McKenzie partners with MaxVal to extend IP management system to law firms
Jan 20, 2022
B.C. worker fired over vaccine mandate
Jan 20, 2022
Davit Akman brings a new face to competition, M&A practice at Cassels Brock & Blackwell
Jan 20, 2022
Feds, Quebec implement measures to address labour shortage
Jan 20, 2022
Ottawa issues guidelines to remove accessibility barriers in federally regulated workplaces
Jan 20, 2022
Court ruled that battered woman syndrome is a significant factor in considering joint submissions
Jan 19, 2022
Former McCarthy Tétrault partner Miranda Lam joins Acuitas Therapeutics as chief legal officer
Jan 19, 2022
Expanded programs support small business owners through Bill C-2
Jan 19, 2022
Neptune Wellness expands in-house legal department with two leadership appointments
Jan 19, 2022
BMO Financial Group ranked as most sustainable bank in North America
Jan 19, 2022
Consent of both parents not required to change child's habitual residence: court
Jan 19, 2022
Deals roundup: Cross-border deals for Teligent, HiRail, Inkbox, and Aecon
Jan 19, 2022
Contingency deduction needs evidence that pre-existing condition will develop into injury: court
Jan 18, 2022
Search underway for Canadian Lawyer's Top Immigration Boutiques
Jan 18, 2022
Supreme Court of Canada hears case that could revise the test for public interest standing
Jan 18, 2022
Recognition of electronic wills a major step towards better estate planning: ReadyWhen cofounder
Jan 18, 2022
Indigenous Bar Association calls on B.C. government to implement UNDRIP
Jan 18, 2022
Canada to launch free mobile app to support survivors of intimate partner violence
Jan 18, 2022
Alberta expands anti-harassment training to all agencies, boards, commissions
Jan 18, 2022
How predictive analytics can prevent 'the great resignation'
Jan 18, 2022
Law school offers financial rebate to unemployed graduates
Jan 18, 2022
B.C. court interprets 'commercially reasonable best efforts' clause in a sale contract
Jan 18, 2022
General surgeons not subject to the same standard of care as specialists: court
Jan 18, 2022
There are common threads in emergency room errors, says Gluckstein's Jan Marin
Jan 17, 2022
Lawyers should consider dual process method in cybersecurity authentication: Vaultie
Jan 17, 2022
Elevate is first US law company to earn Alternative Business Structure licence
Jan 16, 2022
Rio Tinto dam impaired Aboriginal rights, but remedy can only be sought from governments: B.C. court
Jan 14, 2022
Food and beverage M&A on the rise, but determining valuations is difficult: Stikeman Elliott lawyer
Jan 14, 2022
IIROC publishes proposed amendments to protect Canadian investors
Jan 14, 2022
Antonio Urdaneta's long journey from foreign-trained lawyer to launching his employment firm
Jan 14, 2022
Nova Scotia seeks public feedback to improve anti-cyberbullying law
Jan 14, 2022
Roundup of law firm hires, promotions, departures: Jan. 17, 2022 update
Jan 14, 2022
Articling students deserve minimum compensation protection
Jan 14, 2022
Singapore law firms lose record number of lawyers
Jan 13, 2022
Greenwash litigation, new securities requirements and more: new guide on retail sector climate risk
Jan 13, 2022
International Bar Association expresses concern on Taliban takeover of Afghanistan bar association
Jan 13, 2022
Canadian Bar Association-Quebec bestows Paul-André-Crépeau Medal to law professor Fabien Gélinas
Jan 13, 2022
US law firm turnover rates reached record high in 2021 – report
Jan 13, 2022
Gluckstein's Richard Halpern on what clients need to know when choosing a med mal lawyer
Jan 12, 2022
Vaccine exemption requests: What are the legal considerations for employers?
Jan 12, 2022
Canadian Olympic Committee GC Marianne Bolhuis navigates legal complexities of back-to-back Games
Jan 12, 2022
Litigation expertise helps Emily Head transition to global operations role at RBC Law Group
Jan 12, 2022
Public insurers obliged to act in good faith despite absence of contract: court
Jan 12, 2022
Lex Mundi welcomes four in-house lawyers to Client Advisory Council
Jan 12, 2022
Everlaw provides data showing massive shift to automation tools across law firms
Jan 12, 2022
Inside RBC's In-house Counsel: Emily Head
Jan 12, 2022
Court ruled that fiduciary duty of a director of general partner extends to the limited partnership
Jan 11, 2022
Saskatchewan appeal court overturns eight-month law society suspension for lawyer Tony Merchant
Jan 11, 2022
As more mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations loom, employers should have a plan: Whitten & Lublin lawyer
Jan 11, 2022
Canadian Lawyer's survey on corporate boutique firms now open
Jan 11, 2022
NL Corporations Act amendments create 'significant control' registry, remove residency requirement
Jan 11, 2022
Courts approve agreement to settle class-action lawsuit on drinking water in Indigenous communities
Jan 11, 2022
Families going through separation now required to take parenting courses prior to court appearance
Jan 11, 2022
Complaints not involving judge's misconduct do not warrant consideration by judicial council: court
Jan 11, 2022
International News: Fidelis New Energy Europe appoints Lotte Kemplar as general counsel
Jan 10, 2022
Inability to recall not constructive refusal to answer, court denied motion to examine non-party
Jan 10, 2022
WOMEN IN LAW: Jennie Baek loves being a trusted advisor and helping clients build at McMillian LLP
Jan 08, 2022
Global firm Kennedys announces London office upgrade
Jan 07, 2022
Why a loss at trial for Mount Cashel survivors taught Geoff Budden more than winning on appeal
Jan 07, 2022
Power of Attorney as crucial as a will to keep updated, says Robertson Stromberg lawyer in Saskatoon
Jan 07, 2022
Canada to impose excess claim fees under proposed changes to Patent Rules
Jan 07, 2022
COVID-19 and the courts: January 10, 2022 update
Jan 07, 2022
The top legal developments for human-animal relationships in 2021
Jan 07, 2022
Partner hires at London firms increased by 26% in 2021 – study
Jan 06, 2022
2021 Legal Fees Survey: Results
Jan 06, 2022
Bissonnette sentencing and Hell's Angels money-laundering case among appeals in SCC's winter session
Jan 06, 2022
Legal Aid Alberta lawyer praises success of special 'drug courts' to help addicted get back on track
Jan 06, 2022
Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario appeals to government to repeal Bill 124
Jan 06, 2022
USask College of Law awards legal educator, commercial lawyer endowed chairs
Jan 06, 2022
Class action against hotel which terminated 100 employees at height of pandemic approved by court
Jan 06, 2022
Despite exaggerated evidence, assessment of damages for future care must be based on evidence: court
Jan 06, 2022
Microsoft offers financial bonus to UK panel firms that meet diversity targets
Jan 05, 2022
How Cineplex legal department helped secure $1.24-billion in claim against Cineworld
Jan 05, 2022
International experience helps Atoussa Mahmoudpour lead M&A at rapidly growing WELL Health
Jan 05, 2022
Dell's legal lead Barbara Silverberg prepares for new challenges in 2022
Jan 05, 2022
CLOC expands 2022 Legal Innovation in Operations Project
Jan 05, 2022
Law department condition: Getting by or critical?
Jan 05, 2022
Failure to consider to the SSAG in spousal support case error in principle: court
Jan 05, 2022
Law firm embracing Web3 with new metaverse office property and crypto salary option
Jan 05, 2022
What to know in launching a personal injury claim
Jan 05, 2022
Weston Foods ambient bakery business sells for $370 million to U.S. contract manufacturing group
Jan 05, 2022
Community practitioner favoured over an academic as expert witness in medical malpractice: court
Jan 04, 2022
Global law firm Dorsey & Whitney beefs up New York cross-border and M&A team with lawyers from Osler
Jan 04, 2022
Racialized and Indigenous workers more prone to contracting COVID-19: report
Jan 04, 2022
Newfoundland and Labrador passes new accessibility legislation for persons with disabilities
Jan 04, 2022
Ontario establishes Council on U.S. Trade and Industry Competitiveness
Jan 03, 2022
Women in Law: Taisha Lewis on building a career centered on teamwork and saying yes