Controlling the cost centre
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LEGAL REPORTS: Litigation
The rules of civil procedure in many jurisdictions across the country are slowly being cleaned up to make the system more efficient and responsive to users' needs.
opinions Energy and environment
Under a cloud of competing rules and plans for possible rules, Canadian companies face great uncertainty over greenhouse gas regulations.
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2009 software and technology product guide 36
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A concise guide to hundreds of legal technology products for Canadian lawyers.
Details of software and technology companies.
The 'thick' view of professionalism Unclogging the arteries of liberty
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Time for going it alone? Belt tightening in turbulent times
The debate over billable hours and how they fit in with the need to control law depart- ments' costs is even more lively in tough economic times.
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departments
A look at what's happening from coast to coast Setting up in Mexico
An eye-opening experience
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