A fight over a boat and the meaning of public space has the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake battling a citizens’ group all the way to the Court of Appeal.
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Law Times congratulates the 1,239 new lawyers who were called to the bar last month in five cities across Ontario. Ceremonies to mark the occasion were held in Ottawa, London, and Toronto.
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The federal Department of Justice spent over $24 million on outside legal counsel in 2008, with the largest share — $9.2 million — going to global firm Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP’s Washington, D.C. operations, Law Times has learned.
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The federal Department of Justice was left red-faced — and a press secretary short on words — after releasing an announcement wrongly naming a Thunder Bay lawyer a new judge of the Superior Court of Justice.
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Law Times congratulates the 1,239 new lawyers who were called to the bar last month in five cities across Ontario. Ceremonies to mark the occasion were held in Ottawa, London, and Toronto.
By Robert Todd | Publication Date: Monday, 29 June 2009
The federal Department of Justice spent over $24 million on outside legal counsel in 2008, with the largest share — $9.2 million — going to global firm Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP’s Washington, D.C. operations, Law Times has learned.
By Robert Todd | Publication Date: Monday, 29 June 2009
The federal Department of Justice was left red-faced — and a press secretary short on words — after releasing an announcement wrongly naming a Thunder Bay lawyer a new judge of the Superior Court of Justice.
By Gretchen Drummie | Publication Date: Monday, 29 June 2009
Click here to play A couple of weeks ago the edict came down from on high: “Thou must do weekly web site videos . . . featuring you.” Or words to that effect.
By Richard Cleroux | Publication Date: Monday, 29 June 2009
In an interview two weeks ago with the influential French-language daily, Le Devoir, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said that capital punishment is okay for Canadians as long as they are convicted in “sovereign and democratic countries” which adhere to the primacy of law.
FLOODING THE BENCHES The federal Department of Justice recently announced a slew of judicial appointments, with seven new names added to the list of Ontario Superior Court judges.
The Superior Court appointments include Rick Leroy, a partner with Gorrell Grenkie Leroy & Remillard in Morrisburg, according to an announcement from the department. Leroy received his LLP from Queen’s University in 1976 and was called to the Ontario bar in 1978. He practised mainly in the areas of family, civil contracts litigation, mediation, real estate, estates, and financial planning.
Michael Parayeski, a partner with Agro Zaffiro LLP in Hamilton, replaces Justice J. Ramsay in Kitchener, who was transferred to Hamilton. Parayeski received his LLB from the University of Western Ontario in 1978 and was called to the bar in 1980. Parayeski has developed an expertise in insurance defence work including personal injury and professional negligence defence.
Edward Gareau, a partner with Feifel Broadbent Gareau Gualazzi in Sault Ste. Marie, replaces Justice W. L. Whalen, who elected to become a supernumerary judge. Gareau received his LLB from the University of Windsor Law School in 1983, and was called to the bar in 1985. Gareau’s main practice areas include family law, mediation, collaborative law, civil litigation, wills, estate, and residential real estate.
”I’m thinking of reaching out to my counterparts at other law firms downtown to try and create some more momentum with this and perhaps do a Bay Street campaign along the same lines.”
