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UPFRONT
01 Editor's desk
Why celebrating legal achievements is
essential
04 Personal injury update
Appeal leaves questions about
fiduciary duty in clinical trials
06 News analysis
Virtual hearings are being widely
adopted by most tribunals
08 Ontario update
Court of Appeal rules seizure of past
text messages constitutional
10 Ottawa update
SCC affirms 30-month presumptive
ceiling in spousal homicide case
12 Atlantic update
N.L. appeal court overturns Mount
Cashel trial ruling
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Managing the COVID
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LEGAL REPORT
REAL ESTATE
Commercial real estate lawyers say
courts are quiet now, but expect
robust litigation over pandemic costs
LEGAL REPORT
FAMILY LAW
Custody battles over access,
increased domestic violence and
divorce spikes results of COVID-19
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