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BARE BONES BRIEFS: Albert the Dog joins Gowling | Lawyer earning $400,000+ claims he’s “underpaid” | Blakes study: Cyberattacks target M&A | BLG beefs up Calgary real estate group | Blakes adds IP litigator to Toronto roster

By Julius Melnitzer | November 27, 2024 Gowling pioneers service dog assistance for employees When Jemima Banks, who suffers from illnesses that cause chronic pain, diziness, migraines, stomach problems, fatigue and joint dislocations, applied to Gowling WLG’s office in Birmingham, UK’s for a paralegal position, her health declaration stated that she would need to bring […]

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Yes, We Have No Insurance Coverage Today

By Marcel Strigberger | November 26, 2024 The following is an excerpt from Marcel Strigberger’s new book, First, Let’s Kill the Lawyer Jokes: An Attorney’s Irreverent Serious Look at the Legal Universe I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall someday die, which is not so – Stephen Butler Leacock As lawyers, many of us either fight […]

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What Should Employers Know About Quebec’s Pension Laws?

By Jenna Shelby | November 24, 2024 When expanding or acquiring businesses in Quebec, understanding the province’s unique pension laws is crucial. The rules that govern retirement savings here are among the most progressive in Canada, making it essential for businesses to ensure they’re in full compliance while also tapping into the advantages these frameworks […]

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Changing Law Firms for the Worse (Yet Again)

Photo by Rdne at Pexels By Murray Gottheil | November 12, 2024 I was speaking to a recent retiree from a Canadian Big Law firm the other day, and she introduced a new law firm concept to me, that of the “practice assistant”. Apparently, her firm did away with the concept of legal assistants (formerly, a […]

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What do employers need to know about monitoring employees in remote, hybrid working arrangements?

By Julius Melnitzer | November 9, 2024 While Canadian privacy laws allow employers to track employees in a remote or hybrid working arrangement, this surveillance must be related to their job. “Employers have a proper and reasonable right to supervise their employees and ensure they’re doing their jobs and doing them safely,” says David Young, […]

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Do we lawyers complicate simple matters? Yes and no—Maybe?

November 6, 2024 The following is an excerpt from Marcel Strigberger’s new book, First, Let’s Kill the Lawyer Jokes: An Attorney’s Irreverent Serious Look at the Legal Universe A lawyer is a person who writes a 10,000-word document and calls it a “brief” – Franz Kafka Do we lawyers unnecessarily complicate matters? Are we windbags? […]

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Digital Transformation in Banking Law: Regulatory Frameworks are Necessary

By Sardar Azeem Afrasiyab | November 4, 2024 As global economies increasingly embrace digital transformation, the banking sector is experiencing unprecedented changes. This revolution has led to more efficient, customer-centered services, facilitating everything from seamless mobile payments to advanced AI-driven credit analysis. However, these advancements bring unique challenges, especially for traditional legal frameworks that must […]

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BARE BONES BRIEFS: ECJ: Accountants’ communications not privileged | Alexi AI cuts routine litigation task time by 80% | Legal Risk Assessments: tackling risk proactively | OCA: No appeals of court-ordered arbitrator appointments | Singapore to establish international appeals body for commercial cases

By Julius Melnitzer | October 30, 2024 ECJ RULES THAT PRIVILEGE DOES NOT EXTEND TO TAX ADVISORS WHO ARE NOT LAWYERS The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that privilege in tax matters extends only to lawyers and not to other professionals, even if they perform similar advisory tasks. The court concluded […]

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BARE BONES BRIEFS: LSO licenses parolee serving 27-year sentence| Caseway AI legal research tool eliminates “hallucinations” | Cecilia Hoover joins BLG | Marcel Strigberger’s hilarious new book | Should Canada adopt UK public inquiry recommendations?

By Julius Melnitzer | October 27, 2024 LST: PAROLED APPLICANT STILL SERVING 27-YEAR SENTENCE CAN PRACTISE LAW The Law Society Tribunal Hearing Division has granted a license to practise law in Ontario to Dr. Serdar Kalaycioglu, a parolee convicted of a multi-million wire fraud in the US who still has about 3 years left in […]

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That Whooshing Noise

By Murray Gottheil | October 10, 2024 Let’s talk about deadlines. Here are two quotes to get started: From Douglas Adams, we give you the light-hearted associate’s perspective: “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” Don’t let that lull you into a false sense of security, because the truth […]