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  • September 12, 2024

    Aird & Berlis expands with 2 new partners

    Aird & Berlis recently announced the addition of new partners John Munnis and Andrea Kroetch, a recent news release stated.

  • September 12, 2024

    Minimizing bias in GenAI interactions | Connie L. Braun

    During our lifetimes, every one of us has developed propensities and biases toward life, people, institutions and organizations — pretty much everything. These biases shape how we interact with technology and can be particularly apparent in our interactions with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). Since the humans who make AI are biased, it may be natural to conclude that AI also is likely to be biased.

  • September 11, 2024

    Class action filed against City of Whitehorse over various accessibility barriers

    A proposed class action has been filed in the Supreme Court of Yukon alleging Charter violations against the City of Whitehorse for excessive accumulation of ice and snow, severely restricting the mobility of those who live with physical, neurological or musculoskeletal disabilities or legal blindness.

  • September 11, 2024

    New senator appointed in Quebec

    Governor General Mary Simon appointed Pierre Moreau as an independent senator in the Senate for Quebec, a Sept. 10 news release announced.

  • September 10, 2024

    2 new military judges appointed

    Minister of National Defence Bill Blair announced in a Sept. 9 news release that Col. Stephen Strickey and Col. Nancy Isenor have been appointed military judges.

  • September 10, 2024

    Dentons expands with new partner in Montreal

    In a Sept. 3 news release, Dentons announced that Ioana Jurca has joined the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution group in Montreal.

  • September 09, 2024

    3 new shareholders leading influx of Cozen O’Connor staff

    The Vancouver office of Cozen O’Connor saw a “game-changing” expansion when the firm added 13 new lawyers and nine support staff to its fast-growing team, a Sept. 3 news release from the firm announced. The incoming team is led by shareholders Virgil Hlus, Cam McTavish and Chantal M. Cattermole. All members of the incoming team join Cozen O’Connor from Clark Wilson LLP.

  • September 09, 2024

    2 judges appointed to Nova Scotia provincial court

    Two Halifax lawyers, Ian Hutchinson and James Van Wart, have been appointed judges of the Nova Scotia provincial court, a Sept. 6 news release announced.

  • September 06, 2024

    But did he die of anything serious? | Marcel Strigberger

    Thirty-nine-year-old Jesse Kipf of Somerset, Ky., got sentenced to nine years in the slammer for faking his death. He pulled the stunt in order to avoid paying child support. To achieve his goal, he apparently accessed information about some doctor in the United States and used this info to obtain and post a death certificate in several registries. When he was found out and arrested, he spilled the beans regarding his actions and subsequently pleaded guilty to fraud-related charges.

  • September 06, 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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