Wednesday, October 30, 2019 @ 12:45 PM
Norwich Orders: Getting behind the mask
Technology has both lessened and increased people’s ability to stay anonymous in society. Sometimes that anonymity has necessitated the application of old legal and equitable doctrines to new legal problems. ... [read more]
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 @ 10:25 AM
Jonathan Batty named Toronto’s new Integrity CommissionerToronto city council has appointed Jonathan Batty as Toronto's Integrity Commissioner, effective Nov. 30. Batty takes over the position from Valerie Jepson, who held the role since June 2014. ... [read more]
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 @ 12:54 PM
Selling tech solutions to key law firm decision makers
My presentation was polished and my talking points were front and centre in my mind. I had a new technology solution, a great team behind me and a passion for the legal industry that stemmed from my experience as a former corporate lawyer. I had my pen in-hand ready for the firm to sign up for our service. This was my first meeting with the firm and it went great! ... [read more]
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 @ 12:20 PM
Clément Gascon reflects on 5 years at SCC; says access to justice ‘huge challenge’ for bar, bench
Lawyers could face mandatory pro bono obligations if they don’t rise to the “huge challenge” of facilitating civil access to justice for Canadians who can’t afford their services, newly retired Supreme Court of Canada Justice Clément Gascon tells The Lawyer’s Daily. ... [read more]
Monday, October 28, 2019 @ 1:55 PM
International arbitration gets innovative: Cross-border insolvencies
Most of us are familiar with the use of arbitration to resolve international commercial disputes and to resolve claims by foreign investors against host countries under various forms of investor protection treaties. More recently there has been increasing attention on potential innovative uses of arbitration for other forms of disputes, including for climate change and claims by local populations, government bodies and others against foreign controlled natural resource and manufacturing enterprises that are alleged to have caused harm to local populations, including to their environment. ... [read more]
Monday, October 28, 2019 @ 1:46 PM
New harassment, violence framework coming to federal sector
Significant new workplace harassment and violence obligations are coming soon to federally-regulated workplaces. ... [read more]
Monday, October 28, 2019 @ 9:45 AM
Social context informs application of precedent in arbitration cases, Alberta Appeal Court says
The Alberta Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court’s decision to uphold the reinstatement of a City of Calgary employee who was accused of touching and squeezing a colleague’s breast, saying, while arbitral awards are due deference by courts, it does not preclude judges from probing facts when coming to a decision. ... [read more]
Friday, October 25, 2019 @ 8:39 AM
Beneath the ‘skin’: Money laundering in eSports
We are in an era of digital transformation. Advancements in the global reach of online gaming are taking the seemingly established sports and entertainment industry and redefining it. ... [read more]
Thursday, October 24, 2019 @ 1:22 PM
The Coach: Where are the profits? | Gary MitchellProfits not only come from a lot of hard work and bringing in more clients, they can be found by becoming more efficient, more productive and improving workflow and performance. What I will discuss in this column is conducting audits to measure where you are today and what to do with that information. ... [read more]
Thursday, October 24, 2019 @ 12:20 PM
How to support clients with business interruption insurance claims
The Maritimes are still recovering from the damages caused by Hurricane Dorian, which approached the region as a category 2 hurricane in September. Over 450,000 residential and commercial properties incurred property damage and lost power in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. ... [read more]
