Roundup of law firm hires, promotions, departures: March 18, 2024 update

Five law firms made new announcements

Supreme Court of Canada to hear case on Impact Assessment Act's constitutionality

Federal Court of Appeal hearings this week look at election, employment, immigration, pension issues

Bennett Jones, Blaney McMurtry, Kim Spencer McPhee act in $111-million case

Dentons, Stikeman Elliott, TGF, and Fogler, Rubinoff appear in four commercial list suits last week

SCC confirms Vavilov's call for enhanced review of administrative tribunal decisions

Top court considers judicial review for decision with statute-limited appeal rights

Canada Revenue Agency outlines recent steps to enhance disability services

The government body puts forward 26 recommendations in a recent report

LSBC Tribunal releases report outlining 2023 stats and achievements

Tribunal shares milestones achieved in disciplinary proceedings

Manitoba government proposes reforms to strengthen credit unions and protect workers

Changes aim bolster operational efficiency of credit unions while enhancing employee safeguards

New report proposes revamping parentage laws in Nova Scotia

Recommendations include legislation for surrogacy and assisted reproduction

OPINION

Saying conditions are like university campuses is the highest level of absurdity

At Major Drilling, we see the risk of contracting out all of our AI proficiency

The process is inefficient and expensive, but we should expect no less

Tools such as retrieval-augmented generation can address fears about using AI

FEATURES

Canada is moving in the right direction on data privacy: Interac’s Colette Stewart

Broad concerns have prompted feds and several provinces to enact laws in recent years: Stewart

High interest rates, slowing economy boosting real estate and white-collar crime litigation

Business squeeze from high rates and regulatory scrutiny causing spike: PwC partner and litigator

Radha Curpen at Bennett Jones LLP on how law firms should understand intersectionality

Curpen will speak about her work and law firm leadership at the Women in Law Summit in April

Ian Holloway, UCalgary law's dean, on why he put aside tradition to design a new curriculum

As his deanship’s end approaches, Holloway reflects on his role in pushing the legal academy forward

INTERNATIONAL

Claro joins Dentons, expanding its presence to Christchurch, New Zealand

Merger set to bolster law firm's health law services

IBA launches international guidelines for wellbeing in legal education

The association provides 10 recommendations to help improve how mental health is addressed

Terraform Labs receives approvals to hire Dentons

Recent developments of the company’s bankruptcy battle include its lawyers consenting a refund

Solicitors Regulation Authority accused of historical context oversight in case against Dentons

SRA claims Dentons failed to adequately ascertain the source of wealth or funds of a client