The Law Society of British Columbia has always seemed to me to be the most progressive in terms of serving its members and their attitude towards improving the functioning of the legal profession. Ontario has much to learn from British Columbia in this regard. More news about alternative trading structures (ABS) continues to pour in from the UK. The Law Society Gazette reports that Kent County Council has empowered its legal department to become an alternative business structure. Although the Law Society introduces more women than men into the legal ranks each year, women still make up a minority of lawyers in senior positions in the legal profession across the country. The break is the latest in a long dispute among copyright lawyers over how the legal profession should respond to the federal government`s attempts to reform Canada`s copyright regime. The audit assesses the extent to which timekeepers and employees use core technologies of legal practice such as word processing and spreadsheets to manage common legal tasks On this Canada Day, celebrated with us by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Welcome, Your Highnesses!), I have chosen a British legal history with a slight Canadian echo. In Ontario, successful parties are generally entitled to a portion of their litigation costs at any stage of a dispute, including an application to remove an arbitrator. Mr.
S. Legal`s Legal Team Cullen, who is responsible for negotiating sensitive contracts to deliver Pfizer`s COVID-19 vaccine to Canadians, Scott Jolliffe, started as a chemical engineer who saw the future in plastics. Now he`s stepping down as CEO of Gowlings after transforming the firm into an international legal trademark While the Law Society of Upper Canada continues its old, outdated model of desperately trying to tie women into private law practice, women lawyers continue to commit financial murder outside of traditional legal practice. As a sign of what could happen if the recession drags on, a Texas legal headhunter was sued by a lawyer she had hired for a new company. Nestlé SA has lost a patent on one of its Nespresso coffee machines, the latest legal setback for one of its fastest growing brands The UK continues to show Canadians how to provide legal services outside of the traditional model. The law makes Quebec the first North American jurisdiction to ban hydrocarbon exploration and production Kim Dotcom, the founder of Megaupload, offers anyone who can prove they are slandered a $5 million bounty to U.S. courts are full of cases where a murderer is sued by his victim`s family. The final impact of a year of social isolation on labour relations remains to be seen Employers must consider safety, not fear, and workers cannot use fear and apprehension as a reason for refusing to work. In a recent radical commentary on The Gazette, Karl Chapman, managing director of Riverview Law in the UK, said his firm would no longer hire qualified lawyers until 2020.
Levitt: Disability claims are on the rise, and insurers suspect and fear that Canadian tax law is irreconcilable with transfers of property between family members. This strict liability approach is bad public policy, argues Vern Krishna Many homeowners take good care of their front yard; Fill them with a variety of plants and trees. However, in Oak Park, Michigan, planting the wrong kind of vegetation in your front yard could result in a lawsuit — and jail time. The unenforceability of long-term contracts is the most radical and fundamental change in labor law in 2020 Hattip to a tweet from @casselsbrock_km that alerted me to Katy Perry`s contract driver at the Smoking Gun. (Correction February 16, 2011, 4:45 p.m. EST. Internet radio company Slacker Inc. offers a free advertising support service with the ability to remove ads for $3.99 per month and does not offer on-demand access to its selection.
Canadian hockey equipment manufacturer Grit Inc. says unit of sporting goods giant Adidas infringed patent for unique hockey bag Laurie H. Pawlitza: As this case in Ontario shows, there is no clear line for determining who is a “spouse.” McCarthy Tétrault is just one of many law firms that are focusing on greater diversity among lawyers and staff, but that`s not very interesting in itself. Legalweek.com reports that Herbert Smith will lay off up to 51 employees in London, including up to 28 lawyers. British Columbia Court Decision Confirms Prior Use of Unregistered Trademark May Override Trademark Rights Employers must be smart and cautious instead of opportunistic in the face of workers` fears The Language Creation Society argues that Paramount Pictures does not have the “Yab Bang Chhut” or “Mind Property Law” necessary to claim copyright in the Klingon language. Another window The opportunity has opened for Canadian natural gas producers The Law Society of Upper Canada elections end tomorrow. Comment: Universities have relied on “fair dealing” regulations to copy mountains of materials and distribute them to students Employers should be aware that if they have neutral policies on their face, it could still violate their employees` human rights. The social media phenomenon is interesting in many ways. It`s often used to tell the world there`s one – hence the constant need to tell your friends on Facebook or Twitter exactly what you`re doing, whether it`s looting in Vancouver or reading a book.