Legal business
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Quebec law society disbars 84 lawyers
A staggering 84 lawyers have been disbarred by the Board of Directors of the Barreau du Québec. Continue reading
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Law schools falls short of preparing students for practice, survey says
Law schools falls short of preparing students for practice, survey says. Continue reading
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McGill law professors on strike
McGill law professors, asserting that the university is negotiating in bad faith, began an unlimited strike two days ago, demanding better pay and working conditions, a halt towards the growing inclination towards centralization at the university, and the safeguarding of collegial governance at the faculty level. Continue reading
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McGill law professors stage one-day strike to spur productive negotiations
A newly certified bargaining unit representing McGill law professors staged a one-day strike after negotiations with the university administration over its first collective agreement stalled, the first time since the university’s founding two hundred years ago that professors erected picket lines on campus. Continue reading
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Montreal lawyer disqualified as representative counsel in proposed cryptocurrency class action
A Montreal lawyer was disqualified as representative counsel in proposed cryptocurrency class action. Continue reading
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French-language law faculties grappling with new breed of generative AI tools
A year after the emergence of a new breed of generative artificial intelligence tools were thrust into public consciousness, French-language law faculties in Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick are still grappling over its far-reaching potential impacts. Continue reading
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Steps need to be taken to help women lawyers be on a more equal footing: experts and report
An overhaul of the legal business paradigm coupled with more women attaining positions of power and greater transparency over remuneration are key towards helping women achieve more parity and to stem their exodus from the legal profession, urges a report and legal pundits. Continue reading
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Quebec women lawyers make strides but still face significant obstacles, says report and legal experts
Women have made significant strides in the legal profession since they have become the majority of lawyers in Quebec nearly a decade ago. However, they still face considerable obstacles over pay equity, access to partnerships or leadership positions, work-life balance and suffer silently due to sexual harassment and discrimination, prompting many to shun private practice… Continue reading
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Quebec access to justice bill opens door for notaries to sit on provincial court bench
An access to justice bill that will make free mediation mandatory and arbitration automatic for cases under $5,000 took the Quebec legal community by surprise as it also unexpectedly opens the door for notaries to be appointed to the bench of provincial courts. Continue reading