The top 10 most-read stories of 2010 on
lawtimesnews.com show that salacious stories about those in the legal profession are always a good read.
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Lawyer sued by Aga Khan keeping the faith - The first of many articles about Alnaz Jiwah's battle with the Aga Khan in a copyright lawsuit.
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Law society disbars three lawyers - The Law Society of Upper Canada revoked the licence of Toronto lawyer Peter Budd, who was convicted of sexual exploitation of two teenage sisters, the latest in a string of disbarments.
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'Sad day’ for disbarred lawyer - Massimiliano Pecoraro was refused permission to resign from the Law Society of Upper Canada despite paying defrauded funds back to Legal Aid Ontario.
4. R
uling escalates debate over lawyers who serve on boards - An Ontario Superior Court ruling escalated the thorny debate over whether lawyers should serve on corporate boards.
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U of T law dean vindicated - A Toronto lawyer failed in the latest instalment of his bitter separation battle with University of Toronto Faculty of Law dean Mayo Moran just weeks after a judge slammed him for his behaviour in the case.
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Nearly 1,600 AG staff earn over $100,000 - Every year, the Ontario Ministry of Finance releases the names, salaries, and positions of thousands of public sector employees who earn more than $100,000. These are from 2009.
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Suspended lawyer turns on counsel in civil suit - Tracey Marie Foster, who was suspended for incapacity, turned on her own counsel, accusing him of negligence in the hearings that saw her forced to stop practising law.
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Fogler Rubinoff sued for $25M over alleged conflict - The Toronto law firm faces a $25-million conflict of interest lawsuit in a protracted dispute over a building development.
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Former Crown seeks $1.2M over promised judicial appointment - Former assistant Crown attorney Don Angevine, from Brantford, Ont., wants $1.2 million in lost salary and pension from the provincial government for failing to follow through on what he says was a promise to make him a judge.
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Arrested lawyer decries police tactics - Kitchener defence counsel Hal Mattson charged with obstruction detained by police at local Tim Hortons.
