Pulse
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September 19, 2025
David Lametti named Canada’s UN ambassador
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that he will appoint former justice minister David Lametti as ambassador and permanent representative of Canada to the United Nations.
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September 19, 2025
Osler adds Mat Brechtel to IP group in Vancouver
Osler has welcomed Mat Brechtel to its intellectual property practice group as a partner in the Vancouver office.
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September 19, 2025
Rasputin goes to Florida: One lawyer’s orange-juice-infused dream suit
Overly hypersensitive to and paranoid about lawsuits — I speak of American companies.
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September 19, 2025
For the legal profession, some things were better in the not-too-distant past
Can I have a show of hands, please? Who thinks that uploading cases to Case Center five minutes before a motion is to be argued is civil conduct? Is this even a debatable matter? Believe it or not, recently, opposite counsel admonished me for even thinking that such conduct is uncivil. When I dared to complain, I was told not to be so “personal”! Oh, where have we gone wrong?
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September 19, 2025
The Friendly Bar Series, No. 12: This little piggy went to the bar — paths, practice and professionalism
Every lawyer in Ontario remembers their call to the bar. Whether it was in January, June or September, the ceremony is a mixture of ceremony and nerves, family pride and personal relief. The gowns are pressed, the oaths are sworn, and suddenly the profession grows a little larger, a little younger and a little louder.
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September 18, 2025
Jérôme Coderre joins Woods’ litigation team
Woods has announced that Jérôme Coderre has joined its team of litigators.
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September 18, 2025
New trial ordered: Appeal Court unclear what trial judge found as fact along causation pathway
The obituary for 27-year-old Arley John Cook of Black Lake, Sask., states that his funeral mass will be held on Dec. 21, 2021, but does not mention the cause of his death. In fact, the cause remains unresolved after the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ordered a new trial for Jerrick Stalthanee, who was previously acquitted of manslaughter in Cook’s killing but was later found guilty of the lesser offence of aggravated assault in an unreported Saskatchewan King’s Bench decision.
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September 18, 2025
Google Canada challenges pregnancy discrimination allegation
Midway through the summer, I was minding my own business and having a coffee when a friend forwarded me a National Post article reporting that a woman is claiming wrongful dismissal from Google Canada because of “pregnancy discrimination.”
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September 18, 2025
Eight new lawyers at Monkhouse Law
Employment lawyers Monkhouse Law have signed eight new lawyers to the team.
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September 17, 2025
Kate Costin named partner at Aird & Berlis
Aird & Berlis has a new partner: Kate Costin. According to a statement from the firm, Costin has joined its litigation and construction groups.