Pulse
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October 04, 2024
Adverse costs awards: Class counsel’s duty to indemnify proposed representative plaintiff
In Davidson v. T.E.S. Contract Services Inc., 2024 ONSC 4362, Justice Benjamin Glustein from the Superior Court of Justice sheds light on class counsel’s duty to indemnify a proposed representative plaintiff against adverse costs awards.
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October 04, 2024
Judicial appointment announced for NWT
R.J. Simpson, minister of justice, announced the appointment of Jeannie Scott to the position of chief judge of the Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories, an Oct. 1 news release announced.
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October 04, 2024
Dentons appoints new office managing partner
Dentons Canada recently announced the addition of Chase Irwin as the new office managing partner in the firm’s Ottawa office, according to a news release from the firm. Irwin succeeds David P. Little, who held the role since 2013.
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October 04, 2024
Section 8 of the Charter is equipped to address technological advancements | Sana Sajid
Our understanding of privacy and its protection has evolved significantly. Section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees that “everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure.” As “supreme law,” Charter privacy protections must address legal frameworks regulating technological advancements.
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October 04, 2024
Time thieves: The clients you remember, part three | Harjot Atwal
“Time is money, and if someone is wasting your time, they are stealing from you.” — Kris Degioia
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October 03, 2024
Urgent call to action for the ‘Eastern Hurricane’ | Aubrey Harris
On Wed., Oct. 2, at the 10th annual Wrongful Conviction Day gala hosted by Innocence Canada, I had the great privilege to hear the acceptance speech by Harold Levy on receiving the Rubin “Hurricane” Carter Champion of Justice Award.
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October 03, 2024
NewSpace: Technology vs. international space law | Chi Thanh Nguyen
As mankind returns to the stars, international space law has regained academic and professional interests.
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October 03, 2024
Miller Thomson expands private client services practice with new counsel, associate
A recent news release from Miller Thomson LLP announced the addition of counsel Jane Martin and associate Baira Oldvurova to the firm’s private client services practice.
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October 03, 2024
Time thieves: The clients you remember, part two | Harjot Atwal
“People are frugal in guarding their personal property, but as soon as it comes to squandering time, they are most wasteful of the one thing in which it is right to be stingy.” — Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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October 02, 2024
N.S. top judge has high praise for appeal court trip to Cape Breton
Nova Scotia’s Chief Justice is calling his appeal court’s historic sitting outside the province’s capital a “great success” — and a learning opportunity for those involved.