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September 17, 2024
Aird & Berlis expands with new partners in Vancouver
Scott A. Smith and Robert (Bob) C. Freedman joined the Vancouver office of Aird & Berlis LLP over the summer as partners in the firm’s Indigenous practice group, a recent news release stated.
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September 17, 2024
Competition Commissioner: AI consultation shows concerns about algorithmic pricing, collusion
The Competition Bureau has received submissions highlighting concerns about the potential use of artificial intelligence (AI) for algorithmic pricing, algorithmic collusion and deepfakes, Competition Commissioner Matthew Boswell said in a speech on Sept. 16.
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September 16, 2024
Technological change, work in family law among successes in 2023, says Law Society of Ontario
The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) is emphasizing its successes in a number of areas ranging from technological modernization to developing a family legal services provider and a practical course for sole practitioners as part of its most recent annual report, with the regulator saying it anticipates tackling issues like transparency and governance reform over the next few months.
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September 16, 2024
Two judicial appointments for B.C. provincial court
The government of British Columbia announced the appointment of Michael Fortino and Michael Libby as judges of the provincial court, effective Sept. 27, 2024, a Sept. 13 news release announced.
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September 16, 2024
Merger of Wardell Gillis, Procido announced
Wardell Gillis has joined Procido LLP to create a new, full-service firm to serve sectors in Ontario and the Prairies, a Sept. 11 news release announced.
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September 13, 2024
The Friday Brief: Managing Editor’s must-read items from this week
Here are my picks for the top stories we published this week.
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September 13, 2024
2 associates join Aird & Berlis Vancouver
A recent news release from Aird & Berlis LLP announced that Rikki Logan and Lauren Mar joined the firm’s Indigenous practice group in Vancouver.
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September 12, 2024
New associate joins McKenzie Lake
McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP announced the addition of Elizabeth Dellio as an associate in its London, Ont., office.
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September 12, 2024
Lawyers’ duties to public shareholders | Joseph Groia
In 1936, F. Scott Fitzgerald made a powerful observation: “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.”
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September 12, 2024
Sentence over? Now the punishment really starts | David Dorson
The title of this column comes from a poster I saw many years ago; the caption appeared over a picture of an empty jail cell with a barred door standing open. It accurately captures the experience of many people after release from prison. Most people think that when a prison sentence is over, the person goes back to a normal life. Almost everyone who serves time is immensely grateful at first to be released — and then you realize that your sentence is not over at all and that in many ways it will never be over.