any lawyers, in particular personal injury lawyers, are paid through contingency fee arrangements (“CFAs”), where the lawyers charge their clients a fee based on a percentage of the damages recovered by their clients (the amount of money the client ‘wins’). It wasn’t until 2004 that the Solicitors Act and the Rules of Professional Conduct were amended to authorize CFAs […]
At the Law Society of Upper Canada’s June 2017 Convocation the Rules of Professional Conduct were amended to add a new rule (Rule 3.7-7A) governing a lawyer’s professional obligations when leaving a law firm. This is a welcome amendment. Previously, there was a dearth of available guidance. While at one point there were guidelines on the LSUC
If you are a lawyer or law student in Ontario, you’ve likely heard something about the debate over the future of the lawyer licensing process in this province. What is the best way to vet future lawyers? The Law Society of Upper Canada (“LSUC”) wants to find out, and they want to know what you think too.
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In November you might have seen a Tweet, email, or LinkedIn share announcing the launch of the Coach and Advisor Network (CAN) at the Law Society of Upper Canada and you might have wondered, what is this? We certainly did. Our interest was piqued, so we did a little investigating. According to the Final Report to Convocation from the
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