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U.K. Law Firms Face New Immigration Cap

Law firms are set to face new restrictions on international recruitment in the wake of the U.K. government's announcement of a cap on the immigration of skilled workers.

The changes to the points-based immigration system -- announced...

David Scott, co-chair of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and recently honoured with a lifetime achievement award for his commitment to pro bono work, says having lawyers volunteer their time is not only good for society, but also for law firms.

With all due respect to the judiciary, written judgments tend to be rather dry reads. But the dry wit found in Miller v. Carley, a ruling from Mr. Justice Joseph Quinn, of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in St. Catharines, is a welcome change.

Queen's University's Faculty of Law is boasting that it is holding Canada's first “virtual law conference” Thursday. The conference, fittingly meant to address the intersection of the law and technology, will see about 20 academics from Canada, the U.S. and other countries...

Osgoode Hall Law School has a new dean: University of Toronto law professor Lorne Sossin . He is to serve a five-year term starting July 1.

Philippe Casgrain , a founder of Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, died Feb. 28 of cancer in Montreal, the firm announced. He was 82.
Mr. Casgrain, whose law career began in 1952, was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1965. He was a long-standing member of the legal profession in Montreal.

Mr. Harris, a former golf pro and teacher who is not a lawyer, had been working as a strategic adviser to clients of the Toronto offices of Goodmans LLP.

After at first protesting that they have lots of files open, senior lawyers on Bay Street eventually acknowledged that the big corporate deals that were supposed to resume this year are nowhere to be found.