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Rights of Accused Persons & New Bilingual Requirements
Ontario Court Deems Without Cause Provision Unenforceable: Baker v Van Dolder’s Home Team Inc.
Reframing Lawyer Well-Being: A Skills-Based Path to Fulfillment
New Webinar! Alberta’s New Privacy Legislation: What Lawyers Should Know
New FREE Webinar! Braiding Legal Traditions: Indigenous Laws and the Courts
LESA Congratulates Justice Ryan D. Anderson on Alberta Court of Justice Appointment
Rights of Accused Persons & New Bilingual Requirements
The recent Supreme Court of Canada decision, R v Tayo Tompouba, 2024 SCC 16, reenforced the obligation to inform a criminally accused individual of their right to be tried in
Ontario Court Deems Without Cause Provision Unenforceable: Baker v Van Dolder’s Home Team Inc.
In Baker v Van Dolder’s Home Team Inc., 2025 ONSC 952, the Ontario court analyzed the following “without cause” provision in an employment contact: Termination without cause: we may terminate
Reframing Lawyer Well-Being: A Skills-Based Path to Fulfillment
Guest Author: Jacqueline Y. Chu In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of lawyer well-being as an urgent concern in the profession. More firms, institutions, and individual lawyers
New Webinar! Alberta’s New Privacy Legislation: What Lawyers Should Know
With plans to come into effect in Spring 2025, the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) will be replaced by two separate pieces of legislation – the Protection of Privacy
New FREE Webinar! Braiding Legal Traditions: Indigenous Laws and the Courts
Understanding the relationship between Indigenous legal traditions and Canadian-made law is important for legal professionals across all practice areas. This webinar will explore: The differences between Indigenous law and Aboriginal
LESA Congratulates Justice Ryan D. Anderson on Alberta Court of Justice Appointment
We extend our warmest congratulations to Justice Ryan D. Anderson on his appointment to the Alberta Court of Justice, effective today (May 1). Justice Anderson served on the LESA Board
