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IP OVERHAUL?
Key recommendations of two
House of Commons reports on
Canadian copyright law
SPECIAL REPORT
TOP 25 MOST INFLUENTIAL
Meet the Canadian lawyers who are making
an impact on the profession
SPECIAL FEATURE
LAW TIMES
Lawyers shouldn't assume that any information they are
carrying is protected from search at a border
FEATURES
LAWYERS
SKEPTICAL
New regulatory regime for
immigration consultants
FEATURES
4STUDENTS
The LSO looks at whether
articling should be scrapped.
UPFRONT
03 Editor's desk
Maintaining the best traditions and
changing the rest
06 West update
Saskatchewan increasing domestic
violence leave
09 Ontario update
LSO embroiled in a fight over diversity
and inclusion
12 Ottawa update
Judge didn't comply with rape shield
provision: SCC
14 Banking on Corporate
The subsidiary entity exposure
conundrum
16 Legal Innovation
Meandering paths of digital
transformation
62 Follow the Money
Building legal blockchains
FEATURES
55 Real Estate Law
'Dirt' lawyers plough international
property deals
PEOPLE
42 Career path
Problem solver: There's nothing Noah
Waisberg likes more than grappling with
a real-world challenge
44 Firm Insight
With offices exclusively in the four
westernmost provinces, MLT Aikins
spans a territory with vast resources for
adventurers. Its new practice group will
focus on outdoor and adventure tourism
businesses.
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