Pulse
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September 30, 2024
Be careful what you wish for | Murray Gottheil
Those of my era may remember the comic book character known as Richie Rich. Nice little kid, but being brought up by wealthy parents, he was not on the same wavelength as some of his friends.
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September 27, 2024
Federal Court offers bar, litigants expedited ‘no-hearing’ judicial review for study permit refusals
In an effort to speed up the judicial review of hundreds of study permit refusals as the Federal Court also contends with thousands of other immigration cases, the national trial court is offering parties who opt into a new pilot project a “simplified” no-hearing, in-writing-only procedure where judges will simultaneously decide a JR leave application and the JR’s merits, and do so within five months rather than the 14 to 18 months usually required for a final decision under the general procedure.
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September 27, 2024
Alberta, Ontario benchers look at client identification rules, liability insurance
Law society benchers in both Alberta and Ontario met on Sept. 26, with one regulator making changes to client identification and verification rules and the other outlining the state of professional liability insurance for 2025.
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September 27, 2024
Is legal AI your next rogue employee? | Tara Sarvnaz Raissi
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) powered tools tailor-made for the legal industry automate manual processes and accelerate tasks such as research, document review or drafting to support professionals. Legal AI tools integrate into a firm or legal department to generate output by building on a professional’s own data and external databases. With robust cybersecurity measures and continuous oversight, the potential for greater efficiency, accuracy and cost-effectiveness can benefit both lawyers and clients.
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September 27, 2024
New associate joins Clark Wilson B.C.
A recent news release from Clark Wilson LLP announced that Jonathan Fung had joined the firm’s estates and trusts group as an associate.
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September 27, 2024
Lax O’Sullivan welcomes new lawyer
A recent news release from Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP announced the addition of Anne Posno.
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September 27, 2024
A cure for lawyer anxiety | Michael Cochrane
In an age when what passes for humour is often just jaw-dropping vulgarity, too clever by a half-sneering by late-night TV comedian or a mean meme, lawyer and legal humorist Marcel Strigberger’s new book, First, Let’s Kill The Lawyer Jokes: An Attorney’s Irreverent Serious Look at the Legal Universe is a breath of fresh air — air, I might add, that occasionally has the delightful whiff of healthy fresh corn.
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September 27, 2024
Pyrrhic victory in 2020 assault decision
After Severin Manov could not come up with $50,000 on Jan. 25, 2020, he expected he would be killed.
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September 26, 2024
Nova Scotia appeal court takes trip to Cape Breton
Nova Scotia’s Court of Appeal has left its nest in Halifax and hit the road in a bid to make itself more accessible to the public. For its first-ever venture away from the Halifax Law Courts building, the province’s highest court will sit in the Sydney area, on Cape Breton Island, for the week of Sept. 23.
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September 26, 2024
Torkin Manes expands litigation group with 2 new associates
Recent news releases from Torkin Manes LLP announced the addition of associates Herman Wong and Lexie Cooper to the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution group.