Canadian lawyers to benefit from mobility agreement

March, 04 2014

Competition is increasing across Canada as lawyers gear up to gain rights to practice across common and civil law jurisdictions.

Canadian lawyers will soon gain rights to practice across common and civil law jurisdictions. Aleksandar Mijatovic

The 'national mobility agreement' was put in place last year, and full implementation is expected later in 2014. Competition is already increasing across state boundaries, says Chantal Chatelin, managing partner of Langlois Kronstrom Desjardins in Quebec. She says: 'Regional firms in Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta are all becoming our competition more and more.' Source: Canadian Lawyer