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Ethnic diversity gap in British Columbia legal sector
Ethnic minorities continue to be severely under-represented in British Columbia's legal profession, an influential report released last week has found.
Recently-qualified Canadian lawyers take salary hit
Canadian lawyers who take up new private practice or in-house roles are likely to be on far lower salaries than those who took similar positions last year, according to recent survey.
Canadian GCs' divided over diversity policies
Canadian general counsel are evenly split on the value of law firm diversity issues, as only slightly more than half will consider policies when retaining an external lawyer, according to recent research.
British Columbia attorney general wins court backing to stay in job
A British Columbia judge has dismissed claims that the appointment of the province's attorney general should be ruled invalid because she is not a lawyer.
Canada's lawyers rocked by massive lawsuit
A lawsuit targeting more than 150 Canadian lawyers has triggered a round of unparalleled professional infighting that threatens to impact on the way local practitioners provide commercial law advice.
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Canadian business law firm Stikeman Elliott has confirmed the return of Paul Collins following a two-year term as senior deputy commissioner with the country's Competition Bureau.
Canada: trade enriched
Cameco - one of the world's largest publicly traded uranium companies - has signed a reported $135 million agreement with private equity firm Advent International to purchase Germany's NUKEM Energy, a leading trader of nuclear fuel products.
Fasken partner arrested in anti-corruption sting
Veteran Canadian employment lawyer Jacques Audette -- who has previously acted on for the Montreal police force -- has been arrested in part of a major sting operation by Quebec's anti-corruption squad, reports the Canadian Lawyer magazine.
Campaigning civil rights lawyer dies
Leonard Braithwaite, the lawyer who became the first black member of Ontario's provincial parliament, died last week at the age of 87.
Dolphins and whales deserve 'universal bills of rights', say researchers
Fans of the early sixties US television series Flipper won't need convincing, but a group of North American scientists are pleading for dolphins and whales to be given their own legal bill of rights.
Struggling shipping companies seek US protection
International shipping companies are seeking bankruptcy protection by lodging cash with American law firms to take advantage of US laws, according to a report in the UK's Financial Times.