Mar 7, 2009Police Brutality, The YouTube Hit; Officers Should Record Every Interaction With Civilians, Argues A Toronto Lawyer
Sep 18, 2008Two Trends Flying High: Arbitration & International Exposure for Canadian Litigators Savvy litigators are finding two ways to grow their practices: first, private arbitration is growing like litigation on steroids; and secondly, Canadians are litigating cross-border disputes here…
Sep 5, 2008Minister of Finance Announces Appointment of New Chairman of the Canada Development Investment Corporation The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today announced the appointment of N. William C. Ross as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Canada Development…
Aug 22, 2008Women in Charge: Trailblazers for the next generation Being a managing partner means different things in different firms.
Mar 3, 2008LSUC targets female exodus For as little as $15 a year from each member, the Law Society of Upper Canada could make it easier for female lawyers to remain in the…
Mar 1, 2008How Sarbanes-Oxley Creates a Management Dilemma: Q&A with David Wingfield How Sarbanes-Oxley Creates a Management Dilemma: Q&A with David Wingfield. For full article, download the PDF below.
Feb 1, 2008Rogers Media Acquires Citytv stations from CTV globemedia for $375 million Rogers Media completed the acquisition of five Citytv conventional television stations from CTVglobemedia Inc. on October 31, 2007.
Apr 1, 2007Managing Success – Managing Partner interview Lisa Borsook, who chairs the commercial leasing practice group at the 80-lawyer Toronto firm of WeirFoulds LLP, was recently picked to lead the firm, becoming what is…
Business Case for Diversity Law firms are reviewing their policies, ranging from recruitment to retention, to improve their diversityand serve their clients better
Mar 1, 2007Passages to India The world’s largest democracy is on the move, scouring the world for energy, money, infrastructure and legal expertise. Canadian companiesand their lawyersare helping to meet the demand.
Staying Vigilant While e-discovery is well established as a major concern for in-house counsel, it’s also clear that the issue is only becoming more complexand potentially fraught with unknown…
Feb 1, 2007Privilege Under Fire As North American securities regulators crack down on corporate fraud, a cornerstone legal principle, solicitor-client privilege, has been caught in the crossfire. Today, in-house counsel wear huge…
Oct 16, 2006A Man With A Mission Star lawyer Frank Walwyn guides aspiring black students through the minefields of the legal profession.
Oct 1, 2006Keeping secrets: Have you done enough to protect your proprietary information? Recent high-profile cases in the news have demonstrated that a company may go to great lengths to acquire the confidential information of a competitor. An unscrupulous company…
Feb 20, 2004Court Accepts Proposals for Distribution to Victims of Christian Brothers Assets An Ontario Superior Court judge hopes his order winding up the Christian Brothers of Ireland in Canada will “provide a concluding chapter” to the quartercentury of abuse…
Feb 1, 2004Winding it Up Liquidating the assets of the Christian Brothers of Ireland in Canada did more than just compensate the Mount Cashel orphanage victims. It created a caustic court battle…