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The Articling Revolution Will Be Tweeted
Image via skepticblog.org The Law Society of Upper Canada has spoken about the future of articling. Well, the Benchers sure spoke a lot during the Convocation meeting— motioning to vote, motioning to...
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When One Lawyer Makes Us All Look Bad
Embarrassing. Shameful. Greedy. Pull out your Roget’s Thesaurus and take your pick of a panoply of adjectives to describe this story by the CBC’s Kathy Tomlinson: B.C. woman may lose home over huge...
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Steen v. Islamic Republic of Iran (Ont. C.A.): A Silver Lining in the State...
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has again reinforced state immunity for torture and human rights abuses in Steen v. Islamic Republic of Iran, 2013 ONCA 30 (Ont. C.A.), aff’g 2011 ONSC 6464 (CanLII...
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Former Client Pursues Class Action Against Law Firm’s Contingency Fee Bonanza
Yamri Tadesse for Law Times reports on a proposed class action targeting a law firm’s fees: Cassie Hodge of Brooklin, Ont., is taking Gary Neinstein and his firm, Neinstein & Associates LLP, to...
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(Access to) Justice Delayed, (Access to) Justice Denied
Yamri Taddese at Law Times reports on some welcome, albeit late, efforts to resolve the interminable motion delays in Toronto: Acknowledging there are “real delays” with scheduling long motions in...
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