Pulse
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April 14, 2025
B.C. benchers deal with confidentiality issues, alternative discipline process at April meeting
Law Society of British Columbia benchers have codified confidentiality rules for practice advisers while making its three-year alternative discipline process (ADP) pilot a permanent program.
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April 14, 2025
Tarek Elneweihi joins Harper Grey
Harper Grey LLP has welcomed Tarek Elneweihi as associate counsel in its business law group and commercial litigation group.
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April 14, 2025
Schlifer Clinic announces awards for advocacy against gender-based violence
The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic has announced that the 2025 Spirit of Barbra Schlifer Award will honour Marissa Kokkoros and Iman Mohamed.
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April 14, 2025
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Appeals - Quashing or dismissal of
Appeal by Brown from dismissal of his claim against Sprague and related parties for breach of employment contract titled “Offer of Employment and Commitment to Key Employee.” The key issue was whether Brown, as a lawyer for the respondents, breached his fiduciary duties when entering into the employment contract with his clients.
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April 14, 2025
From crisis to reform: Understanding Ontario’s new civil procedure framework
The Ontario civil justice system is on the brink of its most significant transformation in decades. Having spent nearly two weeks analyzing the Civil Rules Review: Phase 2 Consultation Paper, attending the civil procedure overhaul meeting led by Justice Cary Boswell and Allison Speigel, and reflecting on how these changes will reshape litigation, I can affirm: this is not incremental tweaking.
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April 14, 2025
Being on bail
It seems to be a common belief in Canada that it’s too easy for people to get bail after being accused of a crime. And that being on bail is easy. I want to focus on what living on bail is like for most people.
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April 14, 2025
The greatest golfer ever
There have now been several reports in Canadian media about travellers being asked at the border what they think of the U.S. president and being denied entry when they did not express their unqualified approval of Donald Trump. (Apparently, American citizens returning from abroad have also been asked this question, which is even more shocking.)
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April 11, 2025
OBA award winners announced ahead of June 19 gala
The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) has announced the winners of this year’s association awards. The recipients will be honoured at the OBA Awards Gala on June 19 in Toronto.
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April 11, 2025
JFK Law adds a partner and two associates
JFK Law LLP has announced that Nadir André has joined the firm as a partner, and Lauren Daniel and Isabelle Simard have joined as associates.
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April 11, 2025
David Nurse appointed Nova Scotia’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Review Officer
Lawyer David Nurse has been appointed as Nova Scotia’s new Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPOP) Review Officer.