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June 11, 2024
Alberta law society amends code of conduct rules on single-party communications
Benchers of the Law Society of Alberta (LSA) have adopted an amendment to its code of conduct on single-party communications. he amendment was made at the law society’s June 7 board meeting. In October 2023, the law society adopted several rules, commentary and amendments to the code, proposed by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada (FLSC) through its model code.
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June 11, 2024
Searches — and the reasons for them | David Dorson
Being searched is a common occurrence in prison. I had only been on my range in the assessment unit for a day or two when the first search of our range took place. Without notice, we were all told to go into the common room while a group of guards went through all the cells, searching for anything that might not be allowed. This took 30 or 40 minutes; cells are small and sparsely furnished, so searching is not very complicated.
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June 10, 2024
Court denies stay of $150M Purdue opioid settlement over solvency concerns
An Ontario court has dismissed a motion to stay the implementation of a $150 million settlement between Purdue Pharma and 14 federal provincial and territorial governments over health-care costs related to the opioid epidemic.
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June 10, 2024
New Manitoba law society president to tackle bullying, mental illness among licensees
The new president of Manitoba’s law society is on a mission to improve the mental health of lawyers and eliminate bullying and harassment in the profession. Gerri Wiebe, named Law Society of Manitoba (LSM) president on May 16, recently sat down with Law360 Canada to discuss some of the items she ultimately wants to check off during her term.
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June 10, 2024
New associate joins Markwell Clarizio
A news release from Markwell Clarizio LLP recently announced the addition of layer Emily Papsin.
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June 07, 2024
Court: Class action over lost USB key with personal information of 5,045 persons statute-barred
Declaring the action out of time, the Federal Court has dismissed a certification motion for a class action concerning the loss of a USB key that contained the personal information of 5,045 people, including their social insurance numbers (SINs).
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June 07, 2024
Devry Smith Frank announces new associate lawyer
A recent news release from Devry Smith Frank LLP (DSF) announced the addition of Mohadeseh Bakhtiari as an associate lawyer.
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June 07, 2024
$125M class action launched against Alberta Health Services for alleged employment breaches
A $125 million proposed class action lawsuit has been launched against Alberta Health Services (AHS) alleging that it violated the province's Employment Standards Code by overworking and undercompensating clinical assistants (CAs) and clinical surgical assistants (CSAs) since 2013.
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June 07, 2024
Order in the pickle ball court! | Marcel Strigberger
“It’s good to be the king” But is it good to be the judge? Not according to our Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Richard Wagner. His Honour noted recently at a news conference that it’s “very difficult” to be a judge. Fewer lawyers are applying to join the bench as the job does not pay enough. The annual salary for federally appointed judges is a meagre $396,700. The chief also notes that furthermore conditions generally are “deteriorating” as support resources are insufficient.
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June 07, 2024
New innovator-in-residence at Ontario Bar Association
The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) announced in a June 5 news release that it had appointed Colin Lachance as the innovator-in-residence for the 2024-25 year.