Pulse
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June 26, 2025
The Friendly Bar series, No. 2: A Canada Day toast to the quiet work, and one another
The Friendly Bar is a reflective series exploring how we, as legal professionals, can build a culture of collegiality, self-awareness and care toward each other and ourselves. This installment contemplates such a culture as we approach Canada Day.
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June 26, 2025
Evans Ngondo joins Dickinson Wright’s Toronto office
Dickinson Wright has announced that Evans Ngondo has joined the firm’s Toronto office as an associate.
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June 26, 2025
Grey market revisited
As asked in a recent decision of the Federal Court, when is a TOYOTA bumper no longer a TOYOTA brand product? According to the plaintiffs, when it’s damaged during shipment by a grey marketer. The defendant disagrees (Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation) v. Marrand Auto Inc., 2025 FC 1105).
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June 26, 2025
Rock and law: Defying authority and shattering conventions
Long a cultural battleground, rock and roll fills a space where artistic expression vibrates with the energy of rebellion and the spirit of freedom. Yet, beneath the raw sound and electrifying performances lies a fascinating interplay with the law. Legal themes permeate rock and roll, influencing everything from censorship battles to intellectual property disputes and social justice.
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June 26, 2025
Ontario law society benchers tackle governance, family law reforms at June meeting
Benchers of the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) met at convocation on June 25 with their newly re-elected leader pledging to restore trust in the regulator after a pay scandal surrounding its former CEO.
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June 26, 2025
FedCt unveils new practice guidelines; cuts oral, written argument in visa, work & study permit JRs
The Federal Court this week “paused” its study permit pilot project and announced that, for judicial reviews of denials of temporary resident visas, study permits and work permits, the default maximum time for hearings will be reduced to 45 minutes and the default maximum written submissions will be limited to 20 pages, starting Sept. 2.
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June 25, 2025
Stewart McKelvey welcomes two new lawyers to Charlottetown office
Stewart McKelvey has welcomed Emma Halliday and Emma Jean Griffin as associates in its Charlottetown office.
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June 25, 2025
Melinda Park new regional managing partner at BLG’s Calgary office
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) has announced that Melinda Park has been appointed as Calgary regional managing partner, effective July 1, 2025.
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June 25, 2025
Does Canada still have a Governor General? The unexpected departure from constitutional norms
It was with a degree of considerable surprise that one observed the recent public statements in a television/streaming interview from Canada’s Governor General (GG). What has unfolded is not merely a new interpretation of the GG’s role, but rather an unprecedented venture beyond the established constitutional limits on the GG’s power that have long defined the office of the Crown’s representative in Canada.
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June 24, 2025
LSO presents honorary degree to professor Payam Akhavan
At the June 23, 2025, Call to the Bar ceremony in Ottawa, the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) conferred a degree of doctor of laws, honoris causa (LLD) upon professor Payam Akhavan.