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Looking forward to this. #cyber #law #insurance #insurancelaw

Brought to you by the PLUS Canada chapter, this session will explore Commercial Crime and Cyber Crime exposures and recent trends. Register today! ow.ly/Xbl050NIrKy

FCL LLP Partner, Kim Duong, acting for the respondents, successfully appeared before the Ontario Court of Appeal in Dass v. Kay, 2021 ONCA 565, on issues involving the interpretation of the Limitations Act. Read More: fcl-law.com/interpreting-t… #limitationsact #courtofappeal

Certainty of liability is not required to trigger the limitation period The standard for discoverability of negligence claim has been reduced by the Supreme Court of Canada in Grant Thornton LLP v. New Brunswick. fcl-law.com/certainty-of-l…

Our final two Featured Justices are the Hon. Sheilah Martin and the Hon. Nicholas Kasirer. Swipe through for interesting information about our newest Supreme Court Justices. Copyright: Supreme Court of Canada, Photographer Andrew Balbour. #supremecourtofcanada #womeninthelaw

We're partnering with @uoftlibraries for their Black History Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Interested in participating? Learn more: ow.ly/f6pE50Df6cS

The OBA Labour and Employment Law Section is pleased to announce that Yola Grant has been named the recipient of the 2020 OBA Randall Echlin Mentorship Award. This award recognizes her work encouraging and supporting new entrants to the bar, particularly Black women and men.

⚠️#CyberSecurity breaches are on the rise with the uptick in #workingfromhome. Be vigilant and look at the sender's email address. The name could be familiar but the email address can reveal that it is phishing.

To make it easier for you to meet your requirements and keep track of obligations, a single date of March 31 now applies for Annual Fee payments & Annual Report Filings. (In 2022, reporting of CPD Hours for 2021 will also be required by that date.)

We are pleased to donate to a Toronto based organization doing such important work. #lawtwitter

Warmest congratulations to The Honourable Corrine E. Sparks on this honour! As the 1st Black judge in Nova Scotia and the 1st Black Canadian woman to be appointed to the bench, Judge Sparks has blazed a trail for so many. Her commitment to community is an inspiration to us all!

The Supreme Court ruled today that corporations cannot claim “cruel and unusual treatment” and do not have a Charter right to this protection. This is a victory for human rights.

There's a new lawyer in town! It is with great pride and excitement that we congratulate our former articling student, Samah Rahman on her Call to the Bar. Congratulations, Samah. Welcome to the Bar!

On Tuesday March 17, 2020, Ontario Superior Court of Justice operations will be suspended until further notice. Only urgent public health & safety matters, and urgent civil, family and criminal matters will be heard. Details to be posted tonight at ontariocourts.ca/scj/

Due to COVID-19, Court of Appeal is encouraging parties to agree to adjournments or use video or teleconference. Email adjournment and remote appearance requests to coa.e-file@ontario.ca. Due to the evolving situation, COA indicates more changes may be coming.

The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group v. Campbell: Absent these key formalities, an insurer may not retroactively rescind its position to defend; in fact, they are estopped from doing so. On our Blog! fcl-law.com/reservation-of… #coveragelaw #insurancelaw #torontolawyers

Help end the stigma around mental health. Let us all work together to bring a positive change and learn to better understand and support one another. #BellLetsTalk

Privacy - a luxury or human right? Consumers are now demanding answers to questions about their privacy: how is this data stored; who has access to this data; how is this data used; and how is consumer privacy protected? Read more: fcl-law.com/privacy-a-luxu… #CyberSecurity

December 17, 2019 marked the first day cannabis 2.0 products (edibles, extracts and topicals) could be purchased in Canada. Read our new blog post and learn about how the new Cannabis Regulations could impact your legal practice. fcl-law.com/the-new-cannab… #cannabislaw #edibles

Life insurance agents need to inform FSCO when they update their errors & omissions (E&O). Do this here: ow.ly/kdkw30oKw5C