Pulse
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November 05, 2024
New counsel joins Gowling WLG
A recent news release from Gowling WLG announced the addition of John Campbell as counsel in the firm’s Toronto tax group.
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November 04, 2024
B.C. law society updating procedures on demographic data collection
The Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC) has adopted a new approach to demographic data collection and use after a vote at its bencher meeting on Nov. 1.
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November 04, 2024
Tax court judicial appointment announced
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani has announced the appointment of Perry M.D. Derksen as a judge of the Tax Court of Canada, according to a Nov. 1 news release.
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November 04, 2024
Judicial appointment announced for Nova Scotia
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced the appointment of Jillian Barrington as a judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Family Division) in Halifax, a Nov. 1 news release announced.
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November 04, 2024
Deliver us from evil | Norman Douglas
It is the day after Halloween.
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November 04, 2024
People sent to prisons as punishment, not for punishment | John L. Hill
Amos Fenderson and Keith Clark have something in common. Fenderson was a man incarcerated at the Peoria County Jail in Illinois who harmed himself three times in less than a month. Instead of sending him to the hospital, jail staff placed him in a restraint chair. Staff did the same thing to Clark when he suffered self-harm-related injuries the next day.
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November 04, 2024
How I almost failed law school taking Accounting 101 | Murray Gottheil
I did pretty well in law school. I studied all of the time, had no life and got great marks. By my final year, I may have gotten just a little bit full of myself.
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November 01, 2024
First rule of flight club | Marcel Strigberger
Let’s all go for a flight.
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November 01, 2024
Judicial council’s 1st ‘guidelines’ for AI use by judges & courts highlight risks, advise caution
The Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) is advising courts to exercise caution when using artificial intelligence (AI) tools given the potential risks, including entangling the judiciary in “legal complexities,” such as the infringement of copyright or violation of privacy laws.
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November 01, 2024
LSO approves bylaw, rule changes to implement family legal services provider initiative
Amidst the backdrop of Access to Justice week in Ontario, the provincial law society has set the wheels in motion for a new initiative meant to address access issues in family law.