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E - D I S C O V E RY
39 E-docs and admin
tribunals
Few Canadian regulatory bodies or tribunals have
guidelines around the production of e-documents.
By Sheldon Gordon
T R U S T S & E S TAT E S
43 Taxing changes
New income tax rules will make the value of using
trusts in estate planning much more questionable.
By Marg. Bruineman
7 R E G I O N A L W R A P - U P
A look at what's happening
from coast to coast
14 R E A L E S TAT E
The allure of 'free' land
By Marg. Bruineman
16 C R O S S E X A M I N E D
One hardball lawyer's passion
By Jennifer Brown
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D E PA RT M E N T S
25 B A N K I N G O N C O R P O R AT E
Watch out for earn-out
By Neill May
26 L E G A L E T H I C S
Combatting the lynch mob
By Philip Slayton
28 T E C H S U P P O RT
Swimming uphill on the
Robot Curve
By Kate Simpson
46 B A C K PA G E
Politics and judicial
appointments
By Jim Middlemiss
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October 2015 • Volume 39, Issue 10
O P I N I O N S
MATTHEW
BILLINGTON
18 Entity
regulation —
whaaaaat?
As law societies across Canada
consider what could be the biggest
shift in the regulation of the
profession, it's time to understand what
this term means.
By Yamri Taddese
30 Lawyer
boot camp
Step up and listen: Young lawyers,
here are 24 thing you won't have
learned in law school.
By Ian Harvey
RC1 Readers' Choice
Awards
Canadian Lawyer
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