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No duty of care owed to the other side
A Canadian court found that a lawyer representing one side of a transaction does not have a duty of care to non-client parties if they are legally represented.
Fasken rebrands and launches new identity campaign
The 150-year-old Fasken Martineau - a 700-member firm with nine offices globally - has rebranded and shortened its name to Fasken.
Dentons launches automated seed financing document generator
Built by the firm's Canadian Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies group, the Canadian Seed Preferred Document Package automatically drafts seed financing investment documents with input from users.
Canadian lawyer Addison Cameron-Huff to head up blockchain start-up
Addison Cameron-Huff has been promoted to President of Decentral, Canada's largest blockchain startup and makers of the popular Jaxx cryptocurrency wallet.
Canadian University offers $80K funding for AI winners
Ryserson University has launched the AI Legal Challenge to bridge the gap between AI and legal.
Montreal firms merge to boost complex litigation practice
Montreal law firm Fraticelli Provost has joined forces with Langlois.
Canadian lawyers prepare to thwart latest version of ABS
Canadian law firms are keeping up the fight against non-lawyer ownership of law firms in the struggle against alternative business structures.
Blakes launches programme subsidising legal fees for tech companies
Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP has launched a new programme called Nitro which will provide legal advice to up to 40 start-ups to help them grow their businesses in a bid to connect the firm to tech companies in early stages of development.
Canadian CLOs lag behind on technology
Canadian chief legal officers are under-exploiting technology, missing out on opportunities to make their departments more efficient, research by Deloittes has revealed.
Investment in technology and talent key to client service excellence and the future of the legal profession
In-house departments must invest heavily in technology and talent to keep pace with the objectives of the broader business, says Deloitte's legal services survey, Canadian legal landscape 2017: Issues and trends facing Canadian in-house counsel.
Baker McKenzie enters new economy with Legal Collab
Baker McKenzie launches the initiative for multidisciplinary collaboration aimed at addressing pressing issues in the new economy.
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.