Pulse
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April 23, 2025
Lenczner Slaght welcomes Jessica Caplan Ross
Lenczner Slaght has announced the appointment of Jessica Caplan Ross as its new director of legal operations and client solutions.
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April 23, 2025
B.C. appoints three new judges and a judicial justice
The British Columbia government has appointed three new judges and a judicial justice to its provincial court.
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April 23, 2025
Hate everything or risk the consequences
I would have to guess that at the law firm where I toiled for 34 years, some people like what I write on LinkedIn, and some do not. The reason I have to guess is that with the very occasional exception of one associate, none of them ever react or comment.
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April 22, 2025
Law Commission of Ontario seeking answers on use of AI in criminal justice
The Law Commission of Ontario has started a public consultation process to explore the implications of artificial intelligence in the criminal justice system, seeking to gather diverse perspectives on its use and regulation.
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April 22, 2025
Lauren Mills Taylor joins BD&P’s litigation group
BD&P has announced the addition of Lauren Mills Taylor to its litigation group as an associate.
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April 22, 2025
Jennifer Shayko new partner at Aird & Berlis
Aird & Berlis has added a new partner: Jennifer Shayko
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April 22, 2025
Gandhi’s professional disaster
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” — Mahatma Gandhi
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April 22, 2025
Who gets the pet in 2025? B.C. Supreme Court weighs in
In April 2025, for the first time in a final ruling, the B.C. Supreme Court rendered a judgment applying the landmark 2024 companion animal provisions of B.C.’s Family Law Act (FLA), S.B.C. 2011, c 25.
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April 22, 2025
New B.C. health care costs recovery bill modest when compared to ‘draconian’ 2024 proposals: lawyer
B.C. has announced it is tightening its legislation on recovery of health care costs, and a legal observer is calling them modest when compared to a law that the provincial government proposed last year but did not enact.
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April 17, 2025
Shane Hardy and Brigeeta Richdale join Gowling WLG’s intellectual property group
Gowling WLG has announced the addition of Shane Hardy and Brigeeta Richdale to its intellectual property group, with Hardy based in Toronto and Richdale in Vancouver.