Legal Practice Management
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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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Disclosing documents to police does not necessarily entail a waiver of privilege, holds Quebec Appeal Court
A voluntary disclosure of a report protected by privilege to assist police in a criminal investigation does not quash the privileges attached to the document held the Quebec Court of Appeal in overturning a lower court decision, the latest indication that case law surrounding privilege continues to evolve, according to a legal expert. Continue reading
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Mandatory retirement clauses breach Quebec Charter, rules court
Professional services firms that have mandatory retirement policies are discriminatory and in breach of the Quebec Charter, held Quebec Superior Court in a ruling that has the legal community buzzing over its implications. Continue reading
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Unintended consequences of virtual hearings
Months after the Covid-19 pandemic forced the near shutdown of courts across Canada and paved the way for virtual justice, a Quebec lawyer and researcher is hoping that judges and lawyers will be alert to the unintended consequences of conducting justice through the use of technology. Continue reading
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Quebec notaries can sign documents remotely during pandemic
Under pressure to deliver legal services in spite of Quebec‘s public health state of emergency, notaries in the province have been given the go-ahead by the Quebec Ministry of Justice to sign notarized documents remotely. Continue reading
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Privacy commissioner launches consultation on artificial intelligence
Privacy commissioner launches consultation on artificial intelligence. Continue reading
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AI initiative seeks to improve access to justice
The Autonomy through Cyberjustice Technologies (ACT), the latest brainchild of the Cyberjustice Laboratory, is the largest international multidisciplinary research initiative that seeks to leverage artificial intelligence to increase access to justice. Continue reading
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Blockchain operationalization
Blockchain is widely regarded to be an immature technology with a market that is still nascent. But that is expected to change over the next several years as a growing number of organizations begin to operationalize blockchain. Continue reading
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Procedural bijuralism pilot project to be launched by federal courts this fall
A pilot project by the federal courts that will allow for the application of the Quebec Code of Civil Procedure is being lauded by Quebec practitioners. Continue reading