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November 15, 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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November 15, 2024
B.C. Court of Appeal allows appeal relating to definition of sub-contractor in insurance policy
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court ruling in an insurance dispute, concluding that the judge erred in interpreting the definition of “sub-contractors” pursuant to an insurance policy relating to defence costs of third-party claims.
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November 15, 2024
New counsel, junior counsel join Lenczner Slaght
Recent news releases from Lenczner Slaght announced the addition of David Doherty as counsel and Monika Steger as junior counsel.
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November 14, 2024
Nancy Bélanger reappointed as commissioner of lobbying
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the reappointment of Nancy Bélanger as the commissioner of lobbying, effective Dec. 30, 2024, a Nov. 13 news release announced.
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November 13, 2024
Working in prisons: Not a good gig | David Dorson
Prison jobs are bad jobs. Let me qualify that. They can be good jobs in terms of pay, benefits and job security, especially for people with relatively little formal education. That is the main reason many people stay with them. But from the standpoint of the actual daily experience, working in a prison is bad in many of the same ways that being a prisoner is.
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November 12, 2024
New judicial appointments announced in British Columbia
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced the appointment of Geoffrey B. Gomery as a justice of appeal of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia and Elin Sigurdson as a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, a Nov. 12 news release announced.
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November 12, 2024
New judicial appointment announced in Quebec
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced the appointment of Jean-François Roberge as a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec in Montreal, a Nov. 12 news release announced.
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November 11, 2024
9 articling students return to Lenczner Slaght as associates
Recent news releases from Lenczner Slaght announced the addition of Derek Hooper, Liza Leshchynska, Herschel Chaiet, Jennah Khaled, Mackenzie Faulkner, Alec Verch, Adam Davis, Madeleine Andrew-Gee and Alex Tuccillo as associates. All nine previously summered and articled for the firm.
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November 08, 2024
Consultation on freedom of expression at Alberta regulatory bodies driven by politics: observers
The Alberta government has launched a consultation as it considers bringing in legislation aimed at protecting what the province described as freedom of expression at regulatory bodies, but a number of legal observers say the review is being driven by politics rather than serious concerns about what regulators are doing.
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November 08, 2024
Lerners welcomes 6 new associates in London
Recent news releases from Lerners LLP announced the addition of Greg Woodward, Kevin Wilbee, Emily Woods, Orion Boverhof, Megan Linaric and Daniele Sing as associates in the firm’s London offices.