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UPFRONT
02 Editor's desk
COVID silver linings emerge
06 Personal injury update
When the pandemic ends, Zoom should
remain, says personal injury lawyer
10 West update
Judge shortage in B.C. a concern for
Supreme Court chief justice
12 Ontario update
First Nations and Environmental
groups challenge Ontario's changes
to environmental assessments
14 Ottawa update
Carbon reference begins SCC's fall
session
OPINION
19 Banking on corporate
What is a sophisticated investor?
56 Back page
Why you should understand litigation
finance
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20
FEATURE
TOP CORPORATE AND
IMMIGRATION BOUTIQUES
Top 10 immigration and corporate law firms for 2020
08
UPFRONT
NEWS ANALYSIS
Technology budgets may be frozen
at law firms, but innovators see a
new openness to their solutions
PROFILE
CROSS
EXAMINED
Konata Lake loves
the high-profile deals
on which he advises
LEGAL REPORT
LITIGATION
Courtroom technology adoption has
improved, but female litigators still
face challenges
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LEGAL REPORT
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
A recent Federal Court decision
on patentable subject matter is
a win for inventors
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