Pulse
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November 03, 2025
Logan Maddin joins MLT Aikins in Calgary
MLT Aikins has welcomed associate lawyer Logan Maddin to its Calgary office.
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November 03, 2025
When a lawyer’s hat draws fire
The fight for our basic freedoms also happens outside our courtrooms. What began as a casual breakfast gathering of local men at a downtown Cobourg, Ont., restaurant turned tense when some members of the group objected to a baseball cap worn by the newest member. The faded red cap displayed the slogan “Make America Great Again.” The cap was on the head of Cobourg criminal lawyer Colin Browne, the only Black man present at the meeting.
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November 03, 2025
Articling: Not getting hired back
I didn’t get hired back after articling. I told myself it was for the best and that I would find something I liked better. But as days turned into weeks, something about my mood changed.
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November 03, 2025
Taking back the law society in 2027
The Law Society of Ontario’s self-governance was not taken from us in a single stroke; it has been surrendered gradually through bureaucracy, complacency and the slow drift of professional disengagement. Once, the law society was the instrument of a self-confident profession. Today, it too often serves the comfort of its own administration. The danger is not that government will one day revoke self-regulation, but that we will continue to give it away, piece by piece, without even noticing.
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October 31, 2025
Saeid Shakibakho joins Segev LLP’s litigation team
Segev LLP has added Saeid Shakibakho to its litigation, corporate, gaming and securities practice groups in Vancouver.
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October 31, 2025
True legal library confessions: Much overdue about nothing
Did I commit a crime? If so, I want to come clean. Which gets me to a book titled The Law of Horses, Including the Law of Innkeepers, Veterinary Surgeons, &c., by George Henry Hewitt Oliphant.
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October 31, 2025
Law Firm Owner Success Guide: How business coaching boosts law firm profitability
There are several ways in which the right business coach can help you boost law firm profitability. Some key areas include streamlining financial management, improving client acquisition, enhancing team productivity, strengthening leadership skills and encouraging innovation. Let’s look at these in more detail.
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October 31, 2025
Marco Mendicino joins Cassels as senior counsel, adviser
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP has named Marco Mendicino senior counsel and strategic adviser, effective Nov. 3, 2025.
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October 31, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal decides error by trial judge means harsher sentence
In British Columbia, it is well established that a sentence for sexual assault against adults must reflect society’s current understanding of the serious harm and wrongfulness of sexual violence.
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October 30, 2025
Exclusive: Chief Justice Crampton reflects on Federal Court’s successes and ongoing challenges
As he steps down today from the diversified and expert bench he’s recruited over the past 14 years, Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton says he’s confident about the national trial court’s future, even though the full implementation of the court’s “digital shift” awaits the necessary funding from Ottawa.