2021 Year in Review

Calgary firm brought many areas of criminal law into focus

/ 2021 Year in Review, Criminal Law /
Greg Dunn
Greg Dunn
Managing partner/founder at Dunn & Associates
(403) 233-0443
gdunn@dunnandassociates.ca
Greg Dunn
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The Calgary criminal law firm of Dunn & Associates took aim at a number of Criminal Code offences while commenting on ongoing issues that affected Albertans in 2021. In August, Matthew Deshaye wrote that how the charge of sexual assault is often misunderstood, as it includes any unwanted touching of another person without their consent. […]

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The pandemic had a profound impact on the litigation world in 2021

/ 2021 Year in Review, Personal Injury /
M. Steven Rastin
M. Steven Rastin
Managing Partner at Rastin Gluckstein
(705) 722-6393
rastin@gluckstein.com
M. Steven Rastin
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Barrie-area litigator Steve Rastin and senior counsel at Rastin Gluckstein, examined issues from the need to strike civil jury notices to the evolving impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on civil litigation during the past year. Rastin opened the new year by merging with Toronto-based Gluckstein Lawyers, explaining the partnership creates a new entity in Barrie

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COVID-19 played a prominent role in the employment world in 2021

/ 2021 Year in Review, Employment/Labour /
Ellen Low
Ellen Low
Principal at Ellen Low & Co.
(416) 915-3111
info@torontohrlaw.com
Ellen Low
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The pandemic continued to play a role in the employment world in 2021 as Toronto employment lawyer Ellen Low, principal of Ellen Low & Co, tackled a number of evolving issues. In January, Low told LegalMattersCanada.ca that ending an employment relationship before it begins can come at a cost, which is why it is wise

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A year of criminal legal advice, from theft to child sex offences

/ 2021 Year in Review, Criminal Law /
Céline Dostaler
Céline Dostaler
Principal at Céline Dostaler Criminal Defence Lawyer
celine@celinedostaler.ca
(613) 695-8595
Cell (613) 863-8595 (24/7)
Céline Dostaler
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Ottawa criminal lawyer Céline Dostaler covered a wide range of offences in her posts throughout 2021, describing not only what constitutes each crime but also the best defences and possible sentencing. In January, she focused on white-collar crime including breach of trust. White-collar crimes cause ‘more financial harm’ than other offences White-collar breach of trust

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Advice on slip and falls, COVID, accidents, holiday parties and pets

/ 2021 Year in Review, Personal Injury /
Joshua Goldberg
Joshua Goldberg
Principal at Joshua Goldberg Law/Disability and Personal Injury Lawyer
(877) 898-0777
joshua@jgoldberglaw.ca
Joshua Goldberg
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People who suffered health consequences due to the actions, or inaction, of others in 2021 found advice about their legal options from Toronto personal injury lawyer Joshua Goldberg. In June, in his first post on LegalMattersCanada.ca, Goldberg wrote about how the lockdown sparked by COVID-19 provided him with the impetus to start his new firm.

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