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Gallant joins Langlois lawyers' Montreal litigation group
Langlois lawyers has announced that Annie Gallant has joined the firm's litigation group in its Montreal office.
Bombardier and Triumph reach settlement
Bombardier and Triumph have reached an undisclosed settlement some five months after the US aerospace supplier filed a $455 million lawsuit against the Quebec-based aircraft manufacturer.
Former Supreme Court of Canada Justice joins Osler
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP has announced that the Honourable Marshall Rothstein, QC has joined the partnership and will be based in Vancouver.
Car hire companies to pay $1.25 million penalty for advertising unattainable prices
Hertz Canada Limited (Hertz) and Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Canada Inc (Dollar Thrifty) are to each to pay a total of $1.25 million in administrative monetary penalties for advertising unattainable prices and discounts.
Striking Quebec lawyers to be forced back to work
Quebec's provincial government said over the weekend that it would today table a special law to force government lawyers back to work.
Canada's lawyers face pressure over fees
Ontario's legal regulator has proposed significant changes to the fees lawyers take when they refer clients.
Quebec mosque hires own lawyers to ensure rights of victims
The Quebec City mosque attacked in January by a gunman who killed six worshippers is hiring its own lawyers to observe the trial of the accused shooter, a member of the congregation said on Tuesday.
Former law firm partner sued for $9 million
Toronto's Brauti Thorning Zibarras LLP has sued a former partner for $9 million following a dispute over a contingency fee client.
White men still top dogs at Canadian law firms
White men still largely run Canada's law firms and are seven times more like to come out on tops than women from ethnic groups.
Court of Appeal allows class action lawsuit to proceed against Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
The Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court decision and allowed a major class action lawsuit against the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board to proceed.
Biglaw attorney killed in Christmas Eve house fire
Prominent Canadian technology lawyer Geoffrey Taber perished on Christmas Eve with his wife and two children in a fire at their Ontario vacation cottage.
DLA Piper combines with IP boutique in Canada
Interest in the Canadian legal market from global heavyweights continues as DLA Piper announces it has combined with IP boutique Dimock Stratton.
Agrium and PotashCorp announce mega merger
Canadian fertiliser giants Agrium and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan have revealed plans to merge into one $27 billion crop nutrient monolith.
Former Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper joins Dentons
The former Conservative Party leader will be forging a new consulting career as a member of Dentons' Calgary team.
Norton Rose Fulbright announces acquisition of third Canadian firm
Norton Rose Fulbright is growing its Canadian footprint with yet another local tie-up.
Female counsel still lagging in the in-house pay stakes
It may be true that in-house women are climbing the ranks faster than their law firm counterparts, but new data out of Canada shows there's still a long way to go.
Freshfields to open second legal services centre
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set to launch its second legal services centre at the end of the year, with the likely location being Vancouver.
Deloitte makes first push into Canadian legal services market
However, the accountancy giant insists it has no similar plans for the UK.
Gowling WLG tie-up goes live
The merged Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co and Canadian firm Gowling Lafleur Henderson, to be known as Gowling WLG, is launching today with the new firm's international board also finally announced.
Baker & Mackenzie scoops up former Canadian Minister of Justice
Global law firm Baker & Mackenzie has announced that former Canadian Attorney General and Minister of Justice Peter MacKay will join the firm as a partner in Toronto.
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