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Cox & Palmer hires oceanography scientist

Cox & Palmer hires oceanography scientist

Cox & Palmer’s Halifax Ocean Innovation Team has announced its newest member — an academic, entrepreneur and researcher.

No minor injury cap for Newfoundland and Labrador

No minor injury cap for Newfoundland and Labrador

The government of Newfoundland and Labrador is amending legislation to strike a balance between stabilizing insurance rates for consumers while maintaining access to justice for victims.

McInnes Cooper launches set-fee training program

McInnes Cooper launches set-fee training program

After years of debating, discussing and deliberating the possibility of offering training programs for clients and prospective clients, McInnes Cooper has launched MC Legal Lab.

Injury cap could stabilize auto rates, says Newfoundland and Labrador report

Injury cap could stabilize auto rates, says Newfoundland and Labrador report

A Newfoundland and Labrador Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities report on automobile insurance in the province had a contentious buildup — including a campaign launched by personal injury lawyers to create opposition to a soft tissue injury cap — but response to the board’s findings has been muted.

Cap and trade in effect in Nova Scotia

Cap and trade in effect in Nova Scotia

More than a year after Nova Scotia passed legislation to create a provincial cap and trade program, regulations are now in effect. The new program means greater reporting for some businesses and greater opportunity for some lawyers.

Credit card purchases for cannabis may not be private

Credit card purchases for cannabis may not be private

Federal legislation makes it legal for Canadians to enjoy cannabis in the privacy of their homes. That legislation, however, does not necessarily offer privacy protection for cannabis purchasers. Legal experts have raised concerns that credit card data may not be stored in this country and may be accessible to prying eyes in other countries.

New process for law firms setting up in N.S.

For lawyers looking to hang out their shingle in Nova Scotia, the process has become longer, more involved and, according to the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society, much better.

Enhancing diversity a key role for N.S. law society

Enhancing diversity a key role for N.S. law society

For the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society, diversity is more than a buzzword. “It is absolutely critical that the public-interest regulator of the legal profession be a leader and promoter of diversity and inclusion in the legal profession,” says executive director Tilly Pillay.

New NSBS head focused on the future

New NSBS head focused on the future

For the first time in almost three decades, the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society has a new executive director. Lawyers in the province can expect new leadership and a new legal landscape.