Pulse
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June 18, 2024
More Russians sanctioned for complicity in Putin regime’s responsibility for death of Alexei Navalny
Ottawa has sanctioned 13 additional senior officials and high-ranking employees of Russia’s investigation agency, penitentiary service and police force, who Global Affairs Canada says “were involved in the ill-treatment and death” of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who survived the Putin regime’s attempt to fatally poison him in 2020, only to die this year in a Russian prison.
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June 19, 2024
3 judicial appointments in Quebec
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced in a June 18 press release two judicial appointments to the Superior Court of Quebec —Louis Marquis and Audrey Boctor — as well as the appointment of Myriam Lachance to the Court of Appeal of Quebec.
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June 18, 2024
New associate joins Miller Thomson Vancouver
A recent news release announced the addition of associate Larissa Leong to Miller Thomson LLP. Based in Vancouver, Leong is a member of the firm’s technology, intellectual property and privacy group.
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June 18, 2024
Trudeau announces Tax Court judicial appointment
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of Gabrielle St-Hilarie as chief justice of the Tax Court of Canada. According to a June 17 press release, Chief Justice St-Hilarie was formerly a judge of the Tax Court of Canada and replaced Eugene P. Rossiter.
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June 17, 2024
Let’s talk about recruiters | Murray Gottheil
Lawyers struggle to attract talent who are both capable and a good fit for a firm’s culture.
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June 17, 2024
Saskatchewan regulator keeping eye on risks of AI
As part of its ongoing look into the potential operational and ethical impacts of artificial intelligence on lawyering, Saskatchewan’s legal regulator is keeping note of risks around accuracy, client confidentiality and “overreliance” on the technology. Earlier this year, the Law Society of Saskatchewan (LSS) published for its licensees its Guidelines for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Practice of Law, which outlines “good practices” for the use of AI in legal work.
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June 17, 2024
New partner joins Dentons Calgary
A new partner has joined the Calgary office of Dentons, a news release from the firm announced recently. The addition of Mark Ricketts helps to expand the firm’s banking and finance group, and he is also a part of the firm’s real estate group.
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June 14, 2024
New chief commissioner of Canadian Human Rights Commission announced
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced on June 14, 2024, the appointment of Birju Dattani as chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), effective Aug. 8, 2024,
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June 14, 2024
Law requires Ottawa to roll out national strategy to combat ‘environmental racism’ within two years
Calling it “a significant milestone in the fight for environmental justice,” the federal Green party hailed the imminent enactment of its “groundbreaking” private member’s bill that requires Ottawa to roll out within two years a “national strategy” to mitigate the harmful fallout from “environmental racism” — which the party said disproportionately exposes marginalized, racialized and Indigenous communities to environmental hazards.
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June 14, 2024
2 Pushor Mitchell articling students promoted to associates
Pushor Mitchell LLP recently announced the addition of two new associates to its team. Leah Sorge and Colin Grimard were both called to the B.C. bar in 2024 and completed their articling at Pushor Mitchell.