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PCL Lawyers proudly celebrates the promotion of eight exceptional legal professionals, commending their remarkable skills and dedication across diverse practice areas.

The firm’s commitment to recognizing the expertise and supporting the continuous growth of senior lawyers is emphasized by Lauren Croft in her recent article for Lawyers Weekly.

Meet our newly promoted team:

Emma Restall – Building & Construction

Harish Nair – Building & Construction

Chris Karatselios – Commercial

Douglas McMillan – Family Law

Ian Isaacs – Family Law

Phil Drew – Wills & Estates

Tayla Williamson – Building & Construction

Joanna Shaft – Litigation & Disputes

Managing Partner, Glenn

Please join us on Wednesday, July 12 at 12PM EDT for a webinar on Predicting and Managing the Risks of Doing Business in China.

As tensions between the US and China continue to build, what does this mean for US companies operating in China? Partners George Grammas and Ed Newberry will discuss the current political landscape, as well as provide insight on where things are headed and what you can do to mitigate risks and protect your relationships going forward. The discussion will help senior leaders and decision makers evaluate their current activities in China and determine whether they should

A Canadian senator is urging the federal government to apologize after asking the families of Paul Bernado’s victims to pay thousands of dollars in legal costs.

In 2021, the families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy—who were kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered by Bernardo in the early 1990s—requested documents about the convicted felon’s parole hearing application.

The government denied their Access to Information and Privacy Act request and the decision was later upheld in court.

As a result, a lawyer representing the families said they were asked to pay $19,000 in legal fees.

Lawyer Tim Danson called the decision “disappointing”

Reforms lower entry requirements for work visas according to professional qualifications, age and language skills.

The German parliament has approved immigration reforms designed to attract skilled workers to the country, which is suffering from an unprecedented labor shortage.

The legislation – initiated by the governing centre-left coalition of the Social Democrats, the liberal Free Democrats and the Greens – on Friday garnered 388 votes while 234 lawmakers voted against it and 31 abstained.

A conservative parliamentary bloc made up of the Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union, voted against the legislation, arguing that it

A lawyer is accusing the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation of trying to delay and ultimately quash a sexual harassment lawsuit by attempting to move the proceedings from Newfoundland and Labrador to Quebec.

Kathryn Marshall, with the Toronto law firm Levitt Sheikh, argued in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court Tuesday that the alleged misconduct took place in Newfoundland and Labrador, so the case should be heard there. Marshall represents Cherry Smiley, who alleges she was sexually harassed by former Northwest Territories premier Stephen Kakfwi in St. John’s, NL, in 2018.

Kakfwi was Smiley’s appointed mentor through a scholarship program offered by

New rules prohibiting wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements kick in Friday in an effort to crack down on companies undermining competition at employees’ expense.

Here is what employers and employees need to know about the new rules:

What is the new law?

As of June 23, it is a criminal offense for two or more employers to form deals that fix, maintain, decrease or control wages. The same goes for agreements that prevent companies from hiring or soliciting each other’s employees.

It comes after the federal government made amendments to the Competition Act’s conspiracy provision in June 2022 as part of