TLA leads the way in upcoming Women in Law Program

By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • The ability to lead is an art, says family lawyer Jennifer Gold, who will share her insights with her colleagues at the Toronto Lawyers Association’s (TLA) fifth annual Women in Law Program in October. “The number of women entering the legal profession has increased significantly in the past decade,” says Gold, partner at

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Your childrens’ needs are important, but so are yours

Parenting is more than a full-time job. Our child’s needs are plentiful: preparing favourite foods so they eat their lunch or dinner, then there’s the laundry, keeping up with the homework, as well as ensuring they have time to see friends but outside, because of COVID. While we want to be good parents, some of us want

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Nurse practitioners: the remedy to Canada’s doctor shortage

Health-care horror stories dominate Canadian news. If Canada is serious about addressing the shortage of primary health-care providers, the federal and provincial governments must commit to a new funding model for nurse practitioners. And soon. To read more, click here. More from TTL Health Law: It is time for Canada to go ‘Dutch’ on health

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Child’s welfare, not biology, comes first in custody considerations

By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • What is in the best interest of the child is more important than biology when it comes to determining custody, says Toronto family lawyer A. Julia P. Tremain. Tremain, a partner with Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation, cites the recent Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) case B.J.T v. J.D. that awarded custody of an

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Gluckstein Lawyers aims to be ‘thought leader’ with new website

Websites are a proven means to establish an online presence. They are the virtual storefronts of a business enterprise, converting visitors to consumers. A website is a marketing tool but it can offer so much more. So when we set out to build our new site, we had an ambitious plan to position Gluckstein Lawyers

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Riding a motorcycle can be exciting – until an accident

By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • Motorcyclists know that summer is a great time to explore Ontario’s highways and byways. They also do not have to be reminded of the inherent risks that come with these two-wheeled vehicles. “When you are on a motorcycle, all your limbs are exposed,” says Toronto personal injury lawyer Joshua

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Employment world continues to wrestle with vaccination issue

By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Can you be fired for refusing to be vaccinated? As is often the case in human resources law, the answer is “it depends.”  More specifically, the specific circumstances must be considered, and the challenge is that the circumstances keep changing, says Toronto-area employment lawyer and mediator Stuart Rudner. What

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Smart contracts: Bringing peace & order to the metaverse’s ‘wild west’

As the metaverse continues to welcome new retailers and users into its virtual communities – one news report estimates it “could be a US$13 trillion industry by the end of the decade” – the need to have some mechanism in place to resolve disputes is becoming more apparent. That is because this online world created

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