Other Areas of Practice
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September 23, 2024
B.C. law society sets 2025 fees, amends policies on administrative penalties at recent meeting
Benchers of the Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC) set fee rates for 2025 at their Sept. 20 meeting while making changes to the regulator’s administrative penalty regime and external appointments policy.
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September 23, 2024
Federal judicial appointment announced
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced the appointment of Benoit Duchesne as a judge of the Federal Court, a Sept. 23 news release announced. He replaces Justice P. Pamel who was promoted to the Federal Court of Appeal effective Sept. 20.
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September 20, 2024
Keyser Mason Ball, Hoffer Adler merge to form KMB Law
The firms of Keysor Mason Ball LLP and Hoffer Adler LLP have merged to form a new entity titled KMB Law, a recent news release announced.
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September 19, 2024
2 new partners join Torkin Manes
Torkin Manes LLP announced that Jennifer Lynch and Niklas Holmberg have joined the firm as partners.
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September 19, 2024
2 new associates join Daoust Vukovich
Daoust Vukovich LLP recently announced the addition of Rauf Azimov and Dylan Baker as associates in the firm’s litigation department.
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September 18, 2024
Canada imposes additional sanctions on Hamas, Iran and radical Israeli settlers
Canada has imposed sanctions on 11 individuals and two entities found to have directly or indirectly participated in the planning and execution of attacks on Israel that began on Oct. 7, 2023, according to a release.
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September 18, 2024
Paralegal grads launch proposed, $10M class action alleging problems with Fanshawe College program
Former and current student are seeking over $10 million in damages from Fanshawe College in a proposed class action alleging that its paralegal program repeatedly failed to meet Law Society of Ontario requirements and left students unprepared for licensing examinations and legal practice.
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September 18, 2024
Two new associates join Crawley MacKewn
Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP recently announced the addition of Rachael Tu and Maxim Tchoudnovski as associates.
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September 18, 2024
Commission asks public to share experiences of foreign interference in democracy, propose fixes
The federal foreign interference inquiry led by Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue (a judge on leave from the Quebec Court of Appeal) has rolled out a questionnaire soliciting the public’s detailed feedback on experiences and ideas regarding foreign interference in Canada’s federal elections and democratic processes.
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September 17, 2024
Aird & Berlis expands with new partners in Vancouver
Scott A. Smith and Robert (Bob) C. Freedman joined the Vancouver office of Aird & Berlis LLP over the summer as partners in the firm’s Indigenous practice group, a recent news release stated.