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June 21, 2019
Three new associates join Stewart McKelvey
Stewart McKelvey announced on June 18 that new calls to the New Brunswick bar Graham Haynes, Sarah Kanhai and John Morse have joined the East Coast firm as associates.
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April 24, 2019
Former N.S. chief justice joins Stewart McKelvey as counsel
Stewart McKelvey announced that former Nova Scotia chief justice J. Michael MacDonald has joined the firm’s Halifax office as counsel.
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April 24, 2019
Settlement of legal dispute using B.C.-produced robot mediator called first ever
Although the use of technology and artificial intelligence in the judicial system may conjure up images of Tom Cruise and Sylvester Stallone, a dispute in the U.K. was recently solved through the use of a system designed by a B.C.-based company in a situation a lawyer involved in the case is calling the first of its kind.
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February 07, 2019
Chief Justice Wagner improves public communication, brings new ideas, change to top court, CJC and NJI
Richard Wagner, Canada’s reform-minded top judge, has already overseen changes at the three major legal institutions he leads — the Supreme Court of Canada, the Canadian Judicial Council (CJC), and the National Judicial Institute (NJI) — and there are more changes to come, he advises in a wide-ranging exclusive interview.
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November 06, 2018
Two new partners join Miller Thomson
Miller Thomson announced that Lesley Kim is a new partner at the firm’s Regina office, and Patrick Fitzpatrick is a new partner in the Calgary office.
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October 04, 2018
Arbitrator can ignore evidence when deciding an award
Parties to an arbitration often believe that the failure by an arbitral tribunal to address evidence or take evidence into account amounts to a serious irregularity, allowing a court to set the award aside. The short answer to the question is that a failure to address evidence or take evidence into account in an award will almost never amount to a serious irregularity.
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October 02, 2018
Four judges appointed to Ontario Superior Court
The Department of Justice on Oct. 1 announced the appointment of four judges for the province of Ontario.
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September 18, 2018
Risks of intimate partner homicide to lawyers, mediators, clients and families
It is a fact that many more women die by the hand of their intimate partner than by any other means. There were 18 women killed and two men killed in Canada from January to April 2018 by their intimate partners, making a mockery of the words “I love you” and “to love, honour and cherish.”
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August 29, 2018
Miller Thomson adds staff in Toronto, Vaughan
Miller Thomson LLP has added three new faces to its Toronto office, including a partner and two associates, and one new associate for its office in Vaughan, Ont.
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August 16, 2018
DLA Piper adds associate to Toronto office
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP welcomes Ashley Boyes to the firm’s Toronto office as an associate in the litigation, arbitration and investigations group.