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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.
Walmart law firm moves into second phase of expansion
In accordance with growth plans set a year ago, Axess Law, which operates from ten locations in Walmart stores in and around Toronto, is planning to open in Ottowa in early 2016 and hopes to have as many as 18 outlets within 12 months.
Former Stikeman Elliott lawyer appointed to Canadian cabinet
Melanie Joly, a 36-year old litigation specialist, has been appointed to the small cabinet of new Premier Justin Trudeau as heritage minister.
McCarthy Tétrault tops ranking of Canadian debt and equity advisers
The firm was top both by value and number of deals, advising on 11 deals that raised Can$6.18bn.
A&O closes Toronto office a year after opening as office head leaves
Only a year after it became the first Magic Circle practice to open a representative office in Toronto, Allen & Overy has received notice from the office head and is shutting the three-person base.
Quindell scandal could put halt to Canadian moves on ABSs
Problems attaching to listed law firms, particularly Quindell and Slater & Gordon (which has bought the Quindell legal business), could put paid for the time being on moves to open up the market through Alternative Business Structures.
Littler expands into Canada taking team from Kuretzky Vassos
The world's largest employment law firm acting for management has opened in Toronto, taking six lawyers from boutique Kuretzky Vassos Henderson and a seventh from Cassels Brock.
Canadian law firm to appeal $45m damages award over GM
The 200-lawyer Toronto based Cassels Brock is to appeal a decision made against it last week in the Ontario Superior Court for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract and professional negligence.
Law firms sent explosive packages in Canada
A man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after explosive devices were sent to law firms and other businesses in the city of Winnipeg.
High-tech 3D device launched to help prevent wrongful convictions
A lawyer who used to work with the poor in Canada has launched 'Canada's first 3D printing company dedicated to the courtroom' to produce visual aids - reproductions of wounds to the skull or other body parts, for instance - to explain evidence.