Pulse
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November 05, 2024
Navigating your clients in the age of money laundering
In an era increasingly marked by sophisticated financial crimes, lawyers face a daunting challenge: balancing their ethical obligations to report suspicious transactions with the potential fallout of such reports. The risk of clients fleeing upon detection of scrutiny can jeopardize not only the attorney-client relationship but also the firm’s reputation and financial health. This article explores strategies for effectively managing client relationships when faced with the responsibility to report suspicious activities under anti-money laundering (AML) regulations.
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November 05, 2024
New associate joins Harper Grey
A recent news release from Harper Grey LLP announced the addition of Bao Nguyen as an associate in the firm’s construction and engineering and environmental regulation and disputes groups.
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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.