Insurance
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January 18, 2024
Help wanted: Effective leadership at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario | Brian Cook
The position of associate chair of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) is vacant for the fifth time in as many years. Reporting to the executive chair of Tribunals Ontario, a cluster of 14 adjudicative tribunals, the associate chair is effectively the chair of the tribunal, with responsibility for the recruitment and training of new members, management of the case load, development of procedural rules, as well as adjudicative and policy leadership.
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January 17, 2024
Five new partners added at Clark Wilson
Five lawyers at Clark Wilson LLP have joined its partnership, according to an announcement by the firm.
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January 16, 2024
SCC’s new winter session looks at capacity to consent to sex, texting privacy, fatal chokeholds
Does a near-unconscious and highly intoxicated person have the legal capacity to consent to sexual activity? Is it legal for police to impersonate a drug dealer using his phone to arrange by text an illegal drug deal with one of his contacts? Are chokeholds so inherently dangerous that an accused’s mere knowledge of the risk of death can amount to an “implied intent” for murder?
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January 12, 2024
Court finds non-compliance with COVID-19 vaccination policy was workplace misconduct
The Federal Court has dismissed a judicial review application concerning employment insurance, finding that the applicant was knowledgeable about being terminated for not complying with COVID-19 vaccination policies.
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January 11, 2024
Loopstra Nixon adds seven to its partnership
Loopstra Nixon LLP welcomes Vincent Ho, Sanam Jalali, Mandy Ng, Amanda Pilieci, Jenelle Westworth, Sarah Wouters, and Althea Yip to its 2024 partner class.
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January 10, 2024
Supreme Court of Canada judge fell and injured his ribs, but top court says he remains on the job
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Nicholas Kasirer has had a fall that injured his ribs and kept him from participating in a Toronto legal conference where he was scheduled to speak, but the top court told Law360 Canada the Quebec jurist is continuing to “fulfil his duties at the court and there has been no impact on his work.”
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January 10, 2024
Manitoba regulator outlaws video ID of clients involved in financial dealings
As part of ongoing efforts to protect its members from being used in money laundering schemes, the Law Society of Manitoba has made it so lawyers can no longer use video conferencing to verify the ID of clients involved in financial transactions.
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January 10, 2024
Navigating the digital future: Law Society of Ontario’s virtual verification update
New year, new rules! The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has started the new year by implementing virtual verification requirements for lawyers and paralegals, effective Jan. 1. As Canadian society moves towards a more digital world, the legal profession is continuing to follow suit by adopting new virtual practices as financial misconduct and fraud continue to be a serious concern in Ontario.
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January 08, 2024
Canada, Ukraine, U.K., Sweden file case with aviation council over downing of Ukraine Flight PS752
On the fourth anniversary of Iran’s military shooting down a commercial airliner with dozens of Canadian and other foreign civilians aboard, Ottawa announced it has filed a joint case with three other countries against Iran at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council, requesting a decision under art. 84 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention).
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January 05, 2024
Miller Thomson welcomes 14 lawyers to partnership
Miller Thomson LLP has added 14 new people to the firm’s partnership, effective Jan. 1.