John Gregory

2 months ago | themj.co.uk | Simon T Kaye |Emily Twinch |Michael Burton |John Gregory

In our strangely over-centralised country, massive changes are under way. The Government has set out a near-comprehensive vision for the sector, alongside both the willingness and the political capital to act upon it. Which is not to say the process will be easy. Together, reorganisation and devolution will be a recipe for turbulence. The goal? A simpler two-tier system composed of strategic authorities to co-ordinate the big picture and local authorities to do the statutory delivery hard-yards.

Feb 7, 2024 | slaw.ca | Alexandra Champagne |Jordan Furlong |Mark Hunter |John Gregory

At the beginning of each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about. For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:R. v. Zacharias, 2023 SCC 30[55] The impact on the Charter-protected interests of the accused is distinct from the seriousness of the Charter-infringing conduct.

Feb 6, 2024 | slaw.ca | Jordan Furlong |Mark Hunter |John Gregory |Sarah Sutherland

Two more data points in the legal news recently (Canadian Lawyer, to be precise) to support the idea that we’re going about this “articling” thing all wrong. Former Law Society of Ontario governor Peter Wardle criticized the articling system for failing to ensure sufficient, consistent, high-quality experiential training, as well as the law society for again failing to tackle these problems effectively.

Feb 5, 2024 | slaw.ca | Mark Hunter |John Gregory |Sarah Sutherland |Susannah Tredwell

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible. This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. National Magazine 2. Ontario Condo Law Blog 3. Vancouver Immigration Law Blog 4. The Court 5.

Feb 2, 2024 | slaw.ca | Mark Hunter |John Gregory |Sarah Sutherland |Susannah Tredwell

In legal as in all service-based industries, client feedback can be a powerful tool that shapes a firm’s reputation and play a significant role in the firm’s success. We often look at feedback solely from a client perspective and how we can improve that client’s experience; we may be missing out on trends that our clients share. When we look at feedback at a macro level, there is information we can take away for prospects, management, competition, and clients.