http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-05-25T13:49:11-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/law_clerk_of_28_years_diverted_3m_from_real_estate_lawyer/ After 28 years, real estate attorney James Naumovich had implicit trust in his law clerk, Gina Kioussis, and considered her a friend and family member. But she allegedly diverted $3 million in client funds for her own use, when it came down to a choice between what she was supposed… Bar Associations, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Ethics, Trials & Litigation, International, North America, Canada Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:47 -0500 44161.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/guilty_plea_ends_record_38m_legal_fraud_case_that_doubled_assessments/ After nearly five years of legal battle, a former real estate developer pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud in a Vancouver, B.C., court Friday, putting an end to a record $38.4 million Canadian lawyer-fraud case that doubled the client-compensation assessment payments for attorneys in the Criminal Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, White Collar Crime, International Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, International Courts/Tribunals, International, North America, Canada Mon, 06 May 2013 13:35:31 -0500 44046.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/students_protest_would-be_law_schools_relationship_policy/ A Canadian university's plan to establish a law school has drawn fire from students at other institutions. They contend that the covenant at Trinity Western University, which requires students at the private Christian school to abstain from “sexual intimacy that violates the sacredness of marriage between a man and a… Civil Rights, International Law, Law Schools, Law Students, International, North America, Canada Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:48:48 -0500 43389.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/defendants_shot_deputy_at_courthouse_escaped_in_sheriffs_prison_transport_v/ An apparent altercation Tuesday among prisoners being held just outside a courtroom in a small town in Alberta, Canada, led to a sheriff's deputy being shot in the hand and a subsequent escape by two defendants in the sheriff's prison transport van. The two were soon captured, and no one,… Criminal Justice, International Law, Judiciary, Court Security, International Courts/Tribunals, International, North America, Canada Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:35:53 -0600 43037.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ex-clients_pursue_class_action_against_pi_lawyer_who_allegedly_charged_exce/ Three former clients are pursuing a class action against a personal injury lawyer, contending that he charged them excessive legal fees. Spearheading the case was Cassie Hodge, who contends that she got only $8,000 of a $150,000 accident settlement after paying Gary Neinstein and Neinstein & Associates of Toronto their… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Contracts, International Law, Trials & Litigation, Attorney Fees, International Courts/Tribunals, International, North America, Canada Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:21:49 -0600 42471.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/man_kills_lawyer_and_plaintiff_wounds_prosecutor_before_dying_himself_in_co/ A retired Canadian journalist shot and killed the pediatric surgeon who had pursued a malicious mischief case against him and the doctor's lawyer on Tuesday before dying himself in a courthouse in the Philippines, authorities said. There are conflicting accounts about whether the shooting suspect, John Pope, 63, was killed… Criminal Justice, Prosecutors, International Law, Judiciary, Court Security, Real Estate & Property Law, Trials & Litigation, International Courts/Tribunals, International, North America Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:27:29 -0600 42466.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/canada-based_legal_shops_not_involved_in_global_law_mergers_are_top-listed_/ International mergers among law firms are a hot trend right now. But, at least among Canada-based legal shops, when it comes to bringing in the most global M&A business, the traditional top-drawer firms that have grown more conservatively and are perhaps still best known for their work in Canada are… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Corporate Law, International Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Mergers & Acquisitions, International, North America, Canada Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:33:23 -0600 42412.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/hacker_steals_large_6-figure_sum_from_law_firm_trust_account_using_trojan_b/ An unidentified Canadian law firm reportedly lost "a large six-figure" sum over the holidays last month when its bookkeeper was tricked into providing an online password to its trust account to Internet fraudsters. LawPRO, an entity associated with an insurance company that provides malpractice coverage to attorneys, says… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Criminal Justice, International Law, Law Firms, International, North America, Canada Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:50:51 -0600 42241.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/maple_syrup_gang/ In an $18 million international theft case that a representative of the victims compares to stealing oil reserves from OPEC, authorities say they have brought at least some members of the "maple syrup gang" to justice. Three men were arrested Tuesday and five others are being sought in what is… Corporate Law, Criminal Justice, International Law, International, North America, Canada Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:12:15 -0600 42138.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/expert_says_times_article_expands_wal-mart/ Responding to a New York Times report earlier this week about a claimed pattern of bribe-paying by a Mexican subsidiary, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it has been looking into the alleged incidents discussed by the newspaper as part of an internal investigation of potential Foreign Corrupt Practices Act issues that… Corporate Law, International Law, International, North America, Mexico Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:52:13 -0600 42113.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ny_times_says_it_pursued_internal_probe_dropped_by_wal-mart_describes_claim/ When a lawyer for the Mexican subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. allegedly told executives at the retail giant's Arkansas headquarters that managers across the border routinely resorted to bribery to avoid zoning, environmental and permitting regulations when building new stores, an internal investigation ensued. But it was also shut down… Corporate Law, International Law, International, North America, Mexico, States, Arkansas Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:18:44 -0600 42104.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/41_law_firms_vie_for_top_honors_in_annual_contest_to_give_the_most_to_local/ A battle between Toronto law firms to come out on top in an annual competition to see who can donate the most to a local food bank is expected to raise nearly $250,000 in cash and food donations this year. A winner among the 41 competing law firms will be… International Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Midsize Firm, Law in Popular Culture, International, North America, Canada Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:09:59 -0600 42000.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/united_sues_over_customer_complaint_website_design_operator_calls_it_an_obv/ A major airline has sued a Canadian engineering professor in his home country, contending that the 15-year-old website on which he compiles customer and employee complaints violates its intellectual property rights and worker privacy. United Continental Holdings only sued after owner Jeremy Cooperstock reworked his untied.com blog in April to… Consumer Law, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, Copyright Law, Trademark Law, International Law, Internet Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, International Courts/Tribunals, International, North America, Canada Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:20:44 -0600 41787.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/partners_ok_latest_mega-merger_dentons_will_have_nearly_2500_attorneys_be_s/ A three-way merger of major law firms was approved Wednesday by the partners involved, setting the stage for SNR Denton, Salans and Fraser Milner Casgrain to combine early next year. The new megafirm, which will be known as Dentons, will have more than 2,500 attorneys and professionals, making it the… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, International Law, Law Firms, Large Firm, Partners, International, Europe, United Kingdom, North America, Canada, States, District of Columbia, Illinois Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:25:14 -0600 41783.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/appeals_court_calls_opinions_copied_from_lawyers_briefs_mystery_rulings_tel/ Saying that a Canadian judge's wholesale copying from lawyers' briefs made it impossible to determine the jurist's rulings and reasoning process, an appellate court has told him to try again. Although Justice Donald Lee of Court of Queen’s Bench called the retyped paragraphs his Reasons for Judgment in the two… Appellate Practice, Constitutional Law, International Law, Judiciary, Legal Ethics, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, International, North America, Canada Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:59:25 -0600 41694.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/some_staff_protest_bay_street_law_firms_new_worker_plan/ As part of a new security campaign, a Canadian insurance law firm on Toronto's prime Bay Street is installing a fingerprint-identification program that is expected to be up and running this month. But scanning workers' prints also admittedly will help McCague Borlack keep track of its employees' whereabouts. And that… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, International Law, Labor & Employment, Law Firms, Midsize Firm, Privacy Law, International, North America, Canada Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:04:21 -0500 41396.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/woman_sues_apple_over_smart_device_tracking_says_she_never_agreed_to/ In a legal case that could become a class action, a Canadian woman has sued Apple Inc., contending that she and her son did not consent, when they purchased or were given an iPhone and iPod, to have their location data tracked and stored. Anyone with “moderate computer knowledge” could… Consumer Law, Corporate Law, International Law, Internet Law, Media & Communications Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, International Courts/Tribunals, International, North America, Canada Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:11:08 -0500 41379.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/michoacan_judge_accused_of_releasing_drug_cartel_suspects_fired/ Efrain Cazares, a federal judge for the Mexico state of Michoacan accused of improperly releasing drug cartel suspects, was fired Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. Mexico’s Federal Judiciary Council did not give specifics, according to the AP, but stated that Cazares was removed from the bench for… Criminal Justice, Judiciary, International, North America, Mexico Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:33:54 -0500 41301.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/new_fireworks_in_ethics_trial_of_canadian_judge_as/ After previously questioning the impartiality of a panel overseeing a controversial legal ethics case against a Canadian judge, a lawyer serving in something of a prosecutorial role has stepped down in the middle of the trial. Guy Pratte’s resignation followed his recent filing of a Federal Court motion contending that… International Law, Judiciary, Legal Ethics, Trials & Litigation, International Courts/Tribunals, International, North America, Canada Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:38:59 -0500 40430.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/legal_ethics_trial_of_canadian_judge_could_be_doomed_by_incontestable_bias_/ A controversial legal ethics trial concerning a prominent Manitoba judge has taken an unusual turn. A call Thursday by the judge's lawyer for the inquiry to be terminated, due to claimed bias on the part of an attorney who is supposed to serve as an impartial advisor to the Canadian… Constitutional Law, International Law, Judiciary, Legal Ethics, Trials & Litigation, International Courts/Tribunals, International, North America, Canada Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:55:11 -0500 39904.abajournal.com