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November 19, 2024
3 associates join Gilbert’s LLP
Recent news releases from Gilbert’s LLP announced the addition of Sacha Poirier-Feraud, Robyn McDougall and Ridhey Gill as associates.
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November 19, 2024
New associate joins Gluckstein Lawyers
A recent news release from Gluckstein Lawyers announced the addition of David Stein as an associate in the firm’s class action and mass tort team.
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November 18, 2024
2 new associates join Lenczner Slaght
Recent news releases from Lenczner Slaght announced the addition of Niema Mohammad and Ravneet Minhas as associates.
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November 18, 2024
Caroline Maynard reappointed as information commissioner
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the reappointment of Caroline Maynard as the information commissioner, effective March 1, 2025, a Nov. 13 news release announced.
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November 15, 2024
The Friday Brief: Managing Editor’s must-read items from this week
Here are my picks for the top stories we published this week.
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November 15, 2024
B.C. Court of Appeal allows appeal relating to definition of sub-contractor in insurance policy
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court ruling in an insurance dispute, concluding that the judge erred in interpreting the definition of “sub-contractors” pursuant to an insurance policy relating to defence costs of third-party claims.
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November 15, 2024
New counsel, junior counsel join Lenczner Slaght
Recent news releases from Lenczner Slaght announced the addition of David Doherty as counsel and Monika Steger as junior counsel.
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November 14, 2024
Nancy Bélanger reappointed as commissioner of lobbying
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the reappointment of Nancy Bélanger as the commissioner of lobbying, effective Dec. 30, 2024, a Nov. 13 news release announced.
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November 13, 2024
Working in prisons: Not a good gig | David Dorson
Prison jobs are bad jobs. Let me qualify that. They can be good jobs in terms of pay, benefits and job security, especially for people with relatively little formal education. That is the main reason many people stay with them. But from the standpoint of the actual daily experience, working in a prison is bad in many of the same ways that being a prisoner is.
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November 12, 2024
New judicial appointments announced in British Columbia
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced the appointment of Geoffrey B. Gomery as a justice of appeal of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia and Elin Sigurdson as a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, a Nov. 12 news release announced.