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UPFRONT
01 Editor's desk
Law firm office space is no longer being
taken for granted
06 Western update
Fired articling student has award against
firm tripled on appeal
08 Ontario update
Ontario's new three-day COVID-related
paid sick leave
10 Ottawa update
Supreme Court of Canada rules on
consent, capacity
FEATURES
44 Privacy & data
New privacy legislation will regulate
artificial intelligence
OPINION
12 Banking on corporate
New guidelines on corporate
governance
48 Back page
The pandemic provides an opportunity
to address systemic barriers
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COVER STORY
THE REIMAGINED OFFICE
As lawyers start returning to their communal workplaces, law
firms are taking the opportunity to reevaluate how they use
their space
SPECIAL REPORT
TOP 10
ARBITRATION
CHAMBERS
Court delays mean clients are
turning to arbitration
PROFILE
CROSS
EXAMINED
Pascal de Guise says
joining Blake, Cassels
& Graydon LLP was
the culmination of his
goal to help Quebec
businesses succeed
SPECIAL REPORT
TOP PERSONAL
INJURY
BOUTIQUES
A lack of jury trials is adding to the
case backlog
LEGAL REPORT
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
Small and medium businesses
often don't realize how important it
is to protect IP
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