December 02, 2024
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced the appointment of Glen L.C. Noel as a judge of the Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador and of Dean A. Porter as a judge of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, a Nov. 29 news release announced.
November 27, 2024
Find out what lawyers really think about their profession in Law360 Canada Pulse’s Lawyer Satisfaction Survey.
November 26, 2024
A recent survey of the legal profession is showing high levels of satisfaction with things like collegiality and collaboration at their firms and opportunities for advancement, but there is one issue that continues to remain a problem and has no easy fix — stress.
November 25, 2024
A recent survey of lawyers is indicating overall satisfaction with many aspects of the profession, despite some lingering concerns about things like stress and compensation.
November 22, 2024
Ontario’s top court has ruled that an arbitrator who didn’t disclose that he was engaged by counsel for one of the parties to an ongoing arbitration to serve as an arbitrator in another unrelated matter did not breach the legal duty of disclosure.
November 12, 2024
The federal government has ordered an end to work stoppages at ports in British Columbia and Quebec through the imposition of final binding arbitration to resolve ongoing labour disputes affecting the daily movement of goods worth over $1.3 billion.
November 08, 2024
Recent news releases from Lerners LLP announced the addition of Greg Woodward, Kevin Wilbee, Emily Woods, Orion Boverhof, Megan Linaric and Daniele Sing as associates in the firm’s London offices.
November 01, 2024
An investor advocacy group is calling on the federal government to go beyond simply consolidating Canada’s banking complaints system and give the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) binding authority.
October 22, 2024
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has found an arbitrator’s decision regarding grocery employees' wages under a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) unreasonable because direct industry competitors in the province were not considered in comparison.
October 04, 2024
In an important judgment on evidence and air passenger rights, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 9-0 that judges have the discretion to admit expert evidence on international law so long as the threshold admissibility criteria in R. v. Mohan, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 9, are met.