Pulse
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August 19, 2025
Binding arbitration vs. the right to strike: A transatlantic tussle over labour rights
If you’ve been keeping a keen eye on things in the backyard, you’ll have undoubtedly caught wind of the rather sticky wicket that Air Canada and its flight attendants have found themselves in. It’s a tale as old as time, or at least as old as organized labour: the delicate dance between workers’ rights and economic stability.
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August 19, 2025
Changing of the Guard and Notice of Change in Representation
I just came back from a short but action-packed trip with my wife to London. We did the typical — London Eye, Tate Modern. But when I got to watch the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, with all the pomp and circumstance, I paused to think of what happens when a client changes counsel and how drastically different it is from how the Brits replace their outgoing guards.
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August 18, 2025
Kelly Zhang joins Goodmans
Goodmans LLP has added Kelly Zhang as an associate in its litigation and dispute resolution group.
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August 18, 2025
Lavery welcomes Michael Debay and Sarah Trublard as lawyers
Lavery has announced the appointment of two new lawyers to its Montreal office: Michael Debay and Sarah Trublard.
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August 15, 2025
The Friendly Bar Series, No. 8: Sweating for justice
At The Friendly Bar, we share more than case law. We exchange courtroom war stories, debate best practices and, during a heat wave, map out which of us has a dog pool deep enough to lie face-down in.
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August 15, 2025
Nicola Corbo joins De Grandpré Chait’s construction group
De Grandpré Chait has announced the arrival of Nicola Corbo as a partner in its construction team.
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August 15, 2025
Dentons adds new Toronto partner Myron Mallia-Dare
Dentons has announced the arrival of Myron Mallia-Dare as a partner in the corporate group in Toronto.
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August 15, 2025
Lindsey Bombardier returns to BLG to lead brand strategy
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) has welcomed Lindsey Bombardier back to the firm as executive director, brand and market strategy.
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August 15, 2025
Bad for lawyers: The downside of relying on referral firms
I have a theory about lawyers who do not have much of their own client base, and that is that they would be better lawyers if they did have a client base. I say this despite having run across quite a few lawyers who were dripping with clients but sorely lacking in legal skills, and others who had great legal skills but few of their own clients.
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August 15, 2025
Beyond the bar: When nobility rings hollow
I recently sat for the New York “bar exam” (also known as the Uniform Bar Exam or UBE), which is a gruelling and high-stakes test that marks the gateway to practising law in the United States. On the second day of this 12-hour exam, a tragic and jarring incident occurred: a fellow examinee collapsed from cardiac arrest while the test continued unabated.