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UPFRONT
01 Editor's desk
New normal, same structural
problems
06 West update
Alberta Court of Appeal overturns
approval of oilsands project
08 Ontario update
Refusing video conference likened
to 'quill and ink'
10 Quebec update
Judicial appointments announced
in Quebec
12 Personal injury update
Medical malpractice may face
longer delays
OPINION
18 Banking on corporate
Corporate and other redemptions
32 Back page
Restructuring legal markets:
Brace yourself
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COVER STORY
PUSHING FOR CHANGE
A group of lawyers is using the COVID-19 pandemic
to advocate for systemic changes in Canada's long-term
care facilities and retirement homes
04
UPFRONT
FAMILY LAW
Domestic violence, divorce and
custody cases up amid backlogs
PROFILE
CROSS
EXAMINED
Chief Justice
Robert Bauman
has always prodded
the profession to
do better
LEGAL REPORT
LABOUR AND
EMPLOYMENT
A wave of COVID-19 litigation
predicted
LEGAL REPORT
PRIVACY AND
DATA
Pandemic raises a host of issues for
privacy lawyers
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