Pulse
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October 09, 2024
Appeal court upholds dismissal of action against lawyer but permits malicious prosecution claim
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the dismissal of an action against a lawyer over allegations that he knowingly allowed false statements to be made in an affidavit on the basis of absolute privilege.
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October 09, 2024
Law in the age of AI: Balancing tradition and innovation in 2025 | Kanon Clifford
Imagine a courtroom in 2025 where lawyers consult artificial intelligence (AI) for real-time legal research, blockchain verifies documents instantly and disputes are resolved online, eliminating the need to set foot in a courthouse. This is not the script of a science fiction movie but the reality unfolding in our legal system.
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October 09, 2024
With strike, court actions ended, McGill law profs, university go to arbitration
A “new path forward” has been forged between McGill University and its unionized law professors through a memorandum of understanding that ends both a faculty strike and the school’s legal challenge to the union’s existence.
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October 09, 2024
Cross-border litigator joins Hodgson Russ as partner
Hodgson Russ LLP recently announced the addition of Jennifer E. Brevorka as a partner in the firm’s Canada-U.S. cross-border litigation practices.
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October 09, 2024
New associate at Loopstra Nixon
A recent news release announced that Ian Harbell joined Loopstra Nixon LLP as an associate in the firm’s corporate and commercial practice group.
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October 09, 2024
Personal injury lawyers ask SCC not to make it harder for clients to sue foreign defendants
When can people injured abroad sue in Canadian courts? Does the presumption of innocence apply in non-criminal settings? When a miscarriage of justice occurs, what is the scope of an appeal court’s power to acquit when setting aside a guilty plea? These are some of the questions raised by appeals slated for the Supreme Court of Canada’s new fall session as counsel began making their arguments this week in a court building with stepped-up exterior security features, such as an imposing barricade of large cement planters.
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October 09, 2024
From Big Law to law school and back: Follow the money | Murray Gottheil
One cold December evening when I was 22 years old, I lined up outside for almost an hour to get into an exclusive club in Montreal. The gatekeeper allowed the beautiful people in and passed over the others. I would still be waiting if I had not pretended to be part of a group that had been waved in.
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October 08, 2024
Why I am anonymous | David Dorson
A number of people who read this column and know me have asked me why I don’t start using my real name. After all, it’s quite a few years since my arrest and guilty plea. Time to get past that, they say. And my writing, they say, would be more compelling if people knew who I was.
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October 08, 2024
Turnpenney Milne expands with addition of 3 lawyers
Turnpenney Milne LLP recently announced the addition of Emile Shen, Sreya Roy and Shadé Edwards as lawyers in the firm’s Toronto office.
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October 08, 2024
‘Dysfunctional’ corrections grievance system | John L. Hill
Criticism of delays in resolving grievances filed by people incarcerated in federal penitentiaries has been ongoing for years.