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UPFRONT
01 Editor's desk
Technology will not solve our problems
04 West update
Saskatchewan judge rules will written
on napkin is valid
06 Ontario update
Ontario allows virtual will witnessing
08 Ottawa update
SCC gives 'green light' to litigation
funding
OPINION
14 Banking on corporate
Keeping corporate law simple
48 Back page
Oral advocacy is under attack
LEGAL REPORTS
42 Insurance
The pandemic will lead to a flood of
insurance litigation
45 Structured settlements
Structured settlements can help avoid
whipsawing markets for personal
injury claimants looking to invest
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FEATURE
TOP CIVIL LITIGATION
AND CRIMINAL BOUTIQUES
Apart from setting precedents and securing acquittals and
settlements for clients, these firms are actively promoting
social progress in their communities
28
FEATURE
PANDEMIC
ECONOMICS
Lawyers say COVID-19 has caused
irreversible changes to practices
PROFILE
CROSS
EXAMINED
Shannon Salter went
from being home
schooled in rural British
Columbia to heading
the first online tribunal
in Canada
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
NEW COPYRIGHT
LENS
Balancing the rights of creators and
consumers in the digital age
LEGAL REPORT
REAL ESTATE
Business owners seek clarity on rules
around land acquisition
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