Pulse
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September 27, 2024
Lax O’Sullivan welcomes new lawyer
A recent news release from Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP announced the addition of Anne Posno.
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September 27, 2024
A cure for lawyer anxiety | Michael Cochrane
In an age when what passes for humour is often just jaw-dropping vulgarity, too clever by a half-sneering by late-night TV comedian or a mean meme, lawyer and legal humorist Marcel Strigberger’s new book, First, Let’s Kill The Lawyer Jokes: An Attorney’s Irreverent Serious Look at the Legal Universe is a breath of fresh air — air, I might add, that occasionally has the delightful whiff of healthy fresh corn.
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September 27, 2024
Pyrrhic victory in 2020 assault decision
After Severin Manov could not come up with $50,000 on Jan. 25, 2020, he expected he would be killed.
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September 26, 2024
Nova Scotia appeal court takes trip to Cape Breton
Nova Scotia’s Court of Appeal has left its nest in Halifax and hit the road in a bid to make itself more accessible to the public. For its first-ever venture away from the Halifax Law Courts building, the province’s highest court will sit in the Sydney area, on Cape Breton Island, for the week of Sept. 23.
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September 26, 2024
Torkin Manes expands litigation group with 2 new associates
Recent news releases from Torkin Manes LLP announced the addition of associates Herman Wong and Lexie Cooper to the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution group.
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September 26, 2024
Vote with animal welfare in mind | V. Victoria Shroff, KC
Pollsters confirm what most of us already know: “Animal welfare remains an important topic in Canada.” One need not be an animal law lawyer to agree with this statement. The welfare of animals matters, but it does not exist in a vacuum. Animal welfare is inextricably interrelated with humans and the earth.
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September 25, 2024
SCC advances law of evidence in assault case
It started in a school washroom in February 2016 and ended in the Supreme Court of Canada in September 2024 (R. v. Charles, [2024] S.C.J. No. 29).
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September 25, 2024
OSC Study: AI-enhanced scams pose greater threat to Canadian investors
Artificial Intelligence (AI) enhanced scams pose a greater risk to Canadian investors than conventional scams, according to a study by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC).
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September 25, 2024
Reimagining legal education | Arwah Mbarak
Corporate-driven strategies to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping the legal sector’s architecture. However, this shift raises concerns about the profession’s structural integrity, particularly the well-being of students and practitioners affected by heightened demands for efficiency and productivity.
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September 25, 2024
Appeal court decision compares ‘believe’ and ‘suspect’
If seeing is believing, is seeing also suspecting? The answer to that question was at the heart of a recent case in the Ontario Superior Court, R. v. Jones, 2024 ONSC 4486. Although the distinction between the words “believe” and “suspect” may seem trivial, it was the basis for the Crown’s winning an appeal and having a new trial ordered.