N.S. legal profession becoming more diverse: study
The legal profession in Nova Scotia is steadily becoming more diverse, although a new study shows the gains are more noticeable in the public sector than at private law firms.Nearly 50 per cent of...
View ArticleNova Scotia court rules in favour of TWU law school
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court ruled today the province's law society doesn't have the authority to deny accreditation to graduates of Trinity Western University’s law school.Last month, TWU spent two...
View ArticleN.S. legal aid needs annual business plans: auditor
With another big deficit looming in Nova Scotia, the province’s auditor general has called for increased accountability from all government agencies, including the province’s Legal Aid Commission.Nova...
View ArticleExpert witnesses need not be independent, Supreme Court rules
Expert witnesses who are not independent can nonetheless provide independent testimony — so ruled the Supreme Court of Canada today in White Burgess Langille Inman v. Abbott and Haliburton, a finely...
View ArticleRivoalen replaces Douglas as associate chief justice in Manitoba
What better way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo than a number of new judicial appointments.Today, Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Justice Marianne Rivoalen as the new associate chief justice of the...
View ArticleOntario court upholds LSUC’s denial of TWU accreditation
The Ontario Divisional Court has upheld a decision by the Law Society of Upper Canada not to accredit Trinity Western University’s planned law school .LSUC benchers voted in April 2014 not to accredit...
View ArticleLiving the dream
For years, Nasha Nijhawan dreamed of starting her own business — she just wasn’t always convinced it would be a law practice with her name on the door. “For a long time I thought I would have to leave...
View ArticleGlube was ‘feminist hero’ in legal profession
The legal community is remembering the life and legacy of retired Noval Scotia chief justice Constance Glube, who passed away suddenly on Monday at the age of 84. Glube, known as Connie to friends and...
View ArticleStanding up for Cougie
You don’t want to mess with a lawyer’s dog, at least not John Cram’s dog Cougie. Cram, a former lawyer living in Nova Scotia, has launched “a blitzkrieg of litigation” against a local vet and his...
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