Pulse
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May 10, 2024
Candidates set for Law Society of Ontario treasurer election
The slate has been set to choose the person who will guide the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) for its 2024-25 term. Sidney Troister and Peter Wardle have officially been nominated for the position of law society treasurer, with a vote by LSO benchers taking place June 19. Current treasurer Jacqueline Horvat will pass the baton to her successor at the June 28 convocation.
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May 10, 2024
Cream and punishment | Marcel Strigberger
Ice cream bars? Not what you think. I don’t mean those delicious Häagen-Dazs ice cream bars on a stick. I mean legislation in Milan, Italy, about to bar people from eating ice cream on the streets after midnight. The reason given is to ensure “peace and tranquility” for its residents during the nights as apparently there are many noisy groups crowding the streets eating ice cream.
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May 10, 2024
New associate joins Lerners in London
Efua K. Gyan joined Lerners LLP as an associate in the firm’s health law and labour and employment groups.
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May 10, 2024
New president of Toronto Lawyers’ Association announced
The new board president for the Toronto Lawyers’ Association’s (TLA) 2024-25 term is Mark Crane, a press release announced.
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May 09, 2024
2 new appointments to Federal Court announced
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced the appointment of Michael Battista and Catharine Moore to the Federal Court of Appeal.
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May 09, 2024
2 lawyers join Children and Family Services Act committee in Nova Scotia
Brendan Maguire, the minister of the Nova Scotia Department of Community Services, appointed two lawyers — Susanne Litke and Paul Sheppard — to a committee to review the Children and Family Services Act.
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May 09, 2024
Learning who your friends are | David Dorson
Being charged with a crime will cost you in many ways. One of them is that you will inevitably lose people who matter to you. Many people will drop out of your life — and if you are lucky, some will also show themselves as true friends.
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May 08, 2024
Toronto-based lawyer joins International Association of Defense Counsel
Byron Shaw, a lawyer at McCarthy Tétrault LLP Toronto, has joined the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC).
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May 08, 2024
New appointment to Quebec Superior Court announced
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani appointed Catherine Dagenais as a Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec in Montreal, a news release from the Department of Justice announced.
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May 08, 2024
Law Society of Ontario sidesteps 100 years of common law rights | Joseph Chiummiento
On April 25, 2024, the directors of the largest legal regulator in North America surrendered over 100 years of well-earned common law rights to information. It is hard to see in this scenario how curtailing a director’s right to information serves the public interest.