Quote of the Week
Law Times “Contemporary art today uses all sorts of media, and I think it’s important that we show we understand the world that we are living in. Our practice is driven much more electronically today than it once was. We live in an electronic world — why shouldn’t we have electronic art?”
— Robert Elliott, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Monday, August 30, 2010
NEW LAWYER AT BLANEY MCMURTRY
Michael Farace is the newest lawyer at Blaney McMurtry LLP.
With experience in advising mortgagees, commercial landlords, property managers, general contractors, land developers, and residential and commercial construction clients, Farace will continue his practice in construction law and commercial litigation, according to the firm.
CPAC LEGAL SHOW RENAMED
On Sept. 1, CPAC’s legal program Jurisprudence will have a new name: Supreme Court Hearings.
The show airs on Sundays at 1 a.m. It covers ...
A Criminal Mind: When is it worth it to work for free?
Rosalind Conway Lawyers in Ottawa and Cornwall, Ont., have been noticing that it has become harder to get legal aid certificates and it’s taking longer for clients to get through the application process.
Cases affirm advances in health law
Daryl-Lynn Carlson If there’s any indication that health law is becoming an increasingly progressive field, one could point to a couple of recent decisions delivered by Ontario courts.
Editorial Cartoon
Pascal Elie
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Faskens modernizes art collection
‘The way they designed this place, it’s like a gallery’ Michael McKiernan
For those wondering about the age of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP’s Toronto office, the clues are everywhere at its 24th-floor reception in the Bay Adelaide Centre.
Are the lights brighter for lawyers in the 905?
Jana Schilder Do you really have to be on Bay Street to succeed in Toronto’s corporate law market?
Many lawyers are starting to think they don’t.
New OBA prez aims for ‘more welcoming and inclusive association’
Glenn Kauth Calling himself a “lunch-bucket insurance lawyer,” Lee Akazaki says he wants to make the Ontario Bar Association more accessible to outsiders during his term as president of the organization.
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