Would you consider getting certified?
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Submitted by Kimberly Gee: I don’t think we have yet discussed this in class but I thought it was an opportunity that might be of interest to some students in the future so I thought I would share the link. … Read More

Will the Law Society of Ontario Finally Have Its First Corporate Counsel Bencher?
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Jeevan Hundal An interesting article talking about the lack of corporate counsel being represented as benchers in Ontario. Also great to see an increase in racialized diversity amongst the candidates. https://canadianlawyermag.com/legalfeeds/author/jennifer-brown/corporate-counsel-candidates-bring-diverse-perspective-to-election-16981/  

Where were the lawyers?
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The Province of Nova Scotia passed the Boat Harbour Act in 2015. The Act gave BC based Paper Excellence 5 years to stop releasing untreated wastewater from their pulp mill into Boat Harbour. The January 2020 deadline to stop using … Read More

Question of the Week: Do you believe Facebook?
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On February 20, 2019 Harvard Law Professor Jonathan Zittrain and Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg had a long and very interesting conversation on the subject of Facebook’s roles, responsibilities, and legal obligations. All of which are the issues that in-house counsel … Read More