Category Archives: Ethics and the Legal Profession

Mandatory Minimums and Lawyers’ Ethics

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Alice Woolley

PDF version: Mandatory Minimums and Lawyers’ Ethics Statute commented on: Safe Streets and Communities Act, Bill C-10, 60-61 Elizabeth II, Assented to March 13, 2012 Introduction This week the New York Times had an article highlighting two recent federal court … Continue reading →

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Do Global Law Firm Mergers Expand an Arbitrator’s Continuing Obligation to Disclose Conflicts of Interest Under the ICSID Arbitration Rules?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Elizabeth Whitsitt

PDF version: Do Global Law Firm Mergers Expand an Arbitrator’s Continuing Obligation to Disclose Conflicts of Interest Under the ICSID Arbitration Rules?  Decision considered: ConocoPhillips Company et al. v The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Two members of an ICSID arbitral … Continue reading →

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Lawyers regulating lawyers?

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Alice Woolley

PDF version: Lawyers regulating lawyers?  Decision considered: Law Society of British Columbia v Laarakker Law Society of British Columbia Disciplinary Hearing Reports, September 21, 2011 Introduction A disciplinary decision by the Law Society of British Columbia does not fall within … Continue reading →

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Conflicts of Interest and Good Judgment

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Alice Woolley

PDF version: Conflicts of Interest and Good Judgment Case considered: Dow Chemical Canada Inc. v Nova Chemicals Corporation, 2011 ABQB 509 Previously on ABlawg I have suggested that outcomes in conflicts cases turn more on a judge’s overall impression of … Continue reading →

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A New Concord Between Bar and Academy? The Governor General’s Speech to the Canadian Bar Association

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Ian Holloway

PDF version: A New Concord Between Bar and Academy? The Governor General’s Speech to the Canadian Bar Association It is hardly an everyday occurrence for a viceroy to call publicly for a meeting with law deans to talk about legal … Continue reading →

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