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recours collectifs, which only covers Quebec cases, and the Canadian Bar Association's National Class Action Database are dependent on counsel sending the statement of claim and no other information is provided. MyClassAction has its own monitoring system to seek out information and has a function on its system that allows lawyers to add or edit information about a case online. Vetting that information and keeping the database humming with new write-ups and documents alongside Paquette, who is not a lawyer but trained in computer technology and finance, are Montreal lawyer Jea Cho and law student Raluca Popovici. The site, in both English and French, is already receiving about 30,000 visits each month, says Paquette. — KL SEGAL LEAVING PUBLIC SERVICE to the premier, cabinet, three attorneys general, and the secretary of the cabi- net. During that time, he helped create Ontario' changes to its human rights system and police review regime, oversaw dozens of multimillion-dollar courthouse renova- tions, and advised the government on numerous public inquiries and reviews. But on May 31, that part of his career will end. After nearly four decades in pub- lic service, Segal will join Simcoe Cham- bers, a criminal Murray Segal will be joining a criminal law chambers at the end of May. A with the fact that most people don't know who he is despite his significant role in shaping Ontario' fine Segal, who has served as the province's s justice system. deputy attorney general since 2004, will become counsel at a group of criminal law firms and sole practitioners. "It' more accessible, less expensive, and more technologically advanced for them. It' Segal has spent the last eight years pro- viding legal, policy, and strategic advice " the people who work there, the people who access the courts, the victims," says Segal "It' s about really all about them and stepping inside their minds to try and build a better justice system. I've been very lucky to have that privilege for as long as I have. s about making the justice system s fter spending much of his career working behind the scenes, Murray Segal is where he'll provide legal services in the areas of mediation, professional regula- tion, government relations, and aborigi- nal matters. Bill Trudell, who has known Segal for more than 30 years, says he' law office in Toronto News Feed excited to welcome his new colleague. "We're a really energetic mix of lawyers here, and I know we'll be even more so with Murray. His quiet demeanor masks an incredibly intelligent individual. on a "new" and "exciting challenge" as counsel and consultant, he' his time in the public service. "My deci- sion has been made all the more difficult because I have truly looked forward to every day on the job as if it were the first day of my articles," he says. Segal served as deputy minister for While he is making the move to take s grateful for " and oversaw land claims negotiations and litigation. He was also involved in devel- oping a new model Nations to settle land and financial claims that allowed First s First Nations communities s MPCC UPDATE Get the updates on Commission Counsel, Mark Freiman, and the MPCC Public Interest Hearing ongoing in Ottawa. www.lerners.ca/inthemedia:84 Run. Just Cause. Support Team Lerners in the Sporting Life 10K team running in support of Camp Ooch, the camp for kids living with cancer www.campooch.org/lerners VAN BREDA, BLACK AND native affairs prior to becoming dep- uty attorney general. In that post, he designed a new framework for working with Ontario' BANRO, OH MY! Get the critical case update on the SCC jurisdiction trilogy and more at the OPD Foreign Parties in Ontario Proceedings conference on May 29, co-chaired by Jane Southren. www.lerners.ca/news:155 www.lerners.ca www.CANADIAN Lawyermag.com M AY 2012 11 erners_Newsfeed_CL_May_12.indd 1 12-04-23 1:57 PM s guns and gangs strategy, made outside the court system. During his time in the Attorney General' division he helped create Ontario's witness s criminal law protection program, develop legislation supporting the RIDE program, and pre- vent cases from being dismissed for delay. As he heads out of government, Segal has some advice for his successor. "You have to have an appetite geared toward improvement. People are expecting more and more out of the justice system and their government services than ever. kendyl.sebesta@thomsonreuters.com — KENDYL SEBESTA "

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