As part of the Law Times series on law firm art collections, McCarthys partner and art commitee chairman Brian Pel led Michael McKiernan on a tour of the firm's renowned corporate collection.
Background volunteers took centre stage as the Ontario Bar Association honoured the lawyers who drive the association with a gala dinner on June 17. Law Times reporter Michael McKiernan was there.
Leaders of Ontario's legal community gathered at Toronto's 361 University Ave. courthouse last week for the 2009 Opening of the Courts ceremony. Here are a few highlights from the occasion of remarks from the province's three chief justices.
Patricia Jackson of Torys LLP will receive the Law Society Medal this year for her significant contributions to the profession, including work on a long list of precedent-setting cases and serving as vice president of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.
Law Society Medal recipient George Biggar, motivated by a strong social conscience, has been credited with helping define how legal aid is provided in Canada.
Former governor general Adrienne Clarkson says its time to give her former office a bit of a facelift. She outlined her plan for a nomination process and six-year term limits during a recent legal conference run by Osgoode Hall Law School.
As part of the Law Times series on law firm art collections, McCarthys partner and art commitee chairman Brian Pel led Michael McKiernan on a tour of the firm's renowned corporate collection.
