Pulse
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June 14, 2024
Providing value to the difficult client | Jacob Murad
Many lawyers (myself included) over the course of any practice, run into issues withdrawing from representing and terminating a difficult client. (A recent example of this was when Peter Nygard’s defence lawyer asked to be removed as his counsel just before his sentencing for sexual assault, reportedly due to a “breakdown and loss of confidence in the solicitor-client relationship.”)
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June 14, 2024
Real losers in prison case? Taxpayers, clogged court system | John L. Hill
For many individuals accused of a crime, the decision to plead guilty is often a means to end their interaction with the criminal justice system. Some may pay a fine or complete community service, considering the matter closed.
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June 13, 2024
New asset freezes, entry bans & export prohibitions target Russian war of aggression against Ukraine
Canada has aimed new sanctions and export prohibitions at participants in Russia’s military-industrial complex, in a co-ordinated move with other countries on the first day of the G7’s three-day summit in Italy.
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June 13, 2024
RCMP External Review Committee chair reappointed
A June 12 news release from Public Safety Canada announced that Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc had reappointed Charles Randall Smith as chairperson of the RCMP External Review Committee. The appointment is effective June 18, 2024, for a five-year term.
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June 13, 2024
Liberal government unveils in Commons ‘2030 Nature Strategy’ and proposed Nature Accountability Act
The minority Liberal government’s newly proposed Nature Accountability Act would hold Ottawa “accountable to make progress” (but not via an enforceable legal mechanism) toward the goal of protecting at least 30 per cent of Canada’s lands and waters by 2030, says federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault.
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June 13, 2024
New associate joins Heinen Hutchison Robitaille
A recent news release from Heinen Hutchison Robitaille LLP announced the addition of new associate Jacob Roth to the firm’s criminal practice.
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June 13, 2024
Inexcusable: Associate chairs missing in action | Voy Stelmaszynski
The absence of permanent, competent associate chairs at Tribunals Ontario spells disaster for each adjudicative tribunal and betrays a lack of commitment to providing leadership when and where it is most needed. Why are there ongoing vacancies in key leadership positions at Tribunals Ontario?
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June 12, 2024
2 new associates join McCarthy Hansen
McCarthy Hansen & Company LLP recently announced the addition of two new associates in family law: Irene Petrakis and Sophia Dales.
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June 12, 2024
Retirement for young and old lawyers: The final chapter | Murray Gottheil
“I’m not sure I can say there is a clean line between me as an individual and me as a lawyer.” — Anita Hill
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June 12, 2024
Saskatchewan regulator details strategic plan progress for 2023
Saskatchewan’s law society made strides last year in rolling out parts of its current Strategic Plan — particularly in promoting diversity and equality, ensuring the competence of new lawyers and increasing access to justice for the incarcerated.