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29 Dec 2022, 4:00 am
If a lawyer physically or sexually assaults their intimate partner, they may be penalized by their governing law society for conduct unbecoming a member of the profession. [read post]
3 Oct 2022, 12:12 pm
The legal year and the Michaelmas Legal Term begin today. [read post]
1 Sep 2022, 4:00 am
In the movie Marriage Story, Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) and Charlie (Adam Driver) are divorcing. [read post]
28 Jun 2022, 4:00 am
In November 2021, the Child and Youth Law section, the Family Law section, and the Ethics and Professional Responsibility Subcommittee of the Canadian Bar Association (“CBA”) submitted a proposal for two amendments to the Model Code of Professional Conduct to the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. [read post]
28 Apr 2022, 4:00 am
Family law has always had a reputation for being soft law, the area that lady lawyers practice, and a pink ghetto. [read post]
31 Mar 2022, 3:30 am
Amy Salyzyn Mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) is one of the most ubiquitous regulatory measures aimed at ensuring continuing lawyer competence.1 It is also one of the most critiqued. [read post]
24 Feb 2022, 4:01 am
Periodically on Thursdays, we present a significant excerpt, usually from a recently published book or journal article. [read post]
20 Dec 2021, 4:00 am
There have been some recent legal developments that compel us to consider the role and responsibilities of judges in cases involving family violence. [read post]
14 Sep 2021, 6:34 am
Professor Amy Salyzyn suggested the better course might be, given the particular allegations of group bias, to have the judge take leave while the CJC underwent its process. [read post]
12 Sep 2021, 6:00 pm
Jena McGill and Amy Salyzyn recently illustrated in the Dalhousie Law Journal how judicial analytical tools have the potential to provide unprecedented insight into how our justice system functions. [read post]
31 Aug 2021, 4:00 am
When I was a junior family lawyer, I was representing a client at a mediation. [read post]
22 Apr 2021, 4:00 am
Boyle on Dispute Resolution Adam Dodeck on Legal Education Michael Erdle on Dispute Resolution John Gregory on Technology Omar Ha-Redeye Patricia Hughes on Justice Issues Cameron Hutchison on Legal Ethics Ian Mackenzie on Adjudication National Self-Represented Litigants Project on Access to Justice Amy Salyzyn on Legal Ethics Noel Semple on Legal Ethics Sarah A. [read post]
15 Apr 2021, 4:00 am
What makes for an effective and efficient law society? [read post]
18 Mar 2021, 4:00 am
In February, it was reported that the UK’s Legal Services Board was moving forward with plans to introduce “continuing competence checks” for lawyers. [read post]
8 Feb 2021, 3:30 am
Amy Salyzyn Lawyers need to be competent. [read post]
16 Dec 2020, 4:00 am
[The content of this article is closely related to six of my previous posts on Slaw, dated: July 25, 2019; April 9, 2020; May 29, 2020; August 6, 2020; October 22, 2020; and October 24, 2020. [read post]
30 Oct 2020, 4:00 am
My Slaw colleague, Amy Salyzyn, has looked at the issue of balancing the open court principle with the privacy of witnesses in virtual court hearings and concluded: “Ultimately, hard choices may have to be made”. [read post]
22 Oct 2020, 4:00 am
[The content of this article is closely related to four of my previous posts on Slaw, dated: July 25, 2019; April 9, 2020; May 29, 2020; and, August 6, 2020. [read post]
20 Oct 2020, 4:00 am
An excellent forthcoming Dalhousie Jaw Journal article by Amy Salyzyn and Jena McGill argues persuasively against this ban. [read post]
6 Aug 2020, 4:00 am
[See the full text of this article on the SSRN. [read post]
