Time is running out to sign up for Powerful Speaking Skills for Lawyers, part of the broad range of online programs and sessions offered by the Toronto Lawyers Association designed to assist lawyers in their daily practice as they earn Continuing Professional Development credits. On April 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Bonnie Gross, CEO […]
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Members of the Toronto Lawyers Association can take advantage of a range of online programs and sessions that will assist them in running a practice as they earn Continuing Professional Development credits. “These programs are developed and attended by your local colleagues, lawyers from the Toronto area, and encompass subjects such as legal trends, advocacy,
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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • A decision by the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) to reduce funding to courthouse law libraries across the province will hurt not only smaller law firms that rely more heavily on those libraries but also the public’s ability to access justice, says Brett Harrison, president of the Toronto Lawyers
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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • Creating a new level of legal professionals in Ontario will not achieve the goal of improving access to justice in the area of family law, says Sarah Boulby, chair of the Family and Estates Committee of the Toronto Lawyers Association. That committee helped pen a response to a consultation
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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • Proposed amendments to the provincial Legal Aid Services Act seem to be driven more by a desire to cut costs than to service the needs of the disadvantaged, the Toronto Lawyers Association says in a letter to Attorney General Doug Downey and the Justice Committee. Section 1 of the
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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • Providing input about proposed changes to various pieces of provincial legislation has been a key focus of the Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA) during the past few months, says president Margaret Waddell. “The Ministry of the Attorney General has been keeping us very busy lately with many proposed changes to
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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • A passion for social and legal justice was clearly evident in speeches given by the three award winners at the 20th Annual Toronto Lawyers Association Gala, honouring litigators at different stages of their careers. In accepting the Emerging Excellence award – given to someone who has been in practice
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