Misappropriation of funds: The profession’s dirty little secret
On an unusually warm and foggy Saturday evening this past December the $1.7-million home of Dany Perras was set ablaze, the third time in the space of a year an act of vandalism targeted the former...
View ArticleWorkplace privacy: “People don’t understand it, don’t get it.”
In light of recent disturbing revelations over the reach and scope of government surveillance, privacy is on people's minds. Here is a story I wrote about workplace privacy and the issues employers and...
View ArticleRevenue Quebec ordered to pay $2 million in punitive damages
A Montreal businessman who was forced to shut down his business after Quebec tax authorities mishandled his case was awarded nearly $4 million, including a staggering $2 million in punitive damages,...
View ArticleTruth & Consequences: Whistleblowers suffer reprisals
Edgar Schmidt, a soft-spoken lawyer, joins a growing list of Canadian whistleblowers who quickly discover that disclosing potential wrongdoing in the workplace almost always leaves them vulnerable. The...
View ArticleBitcoin & Virtual currencies: Two steps forward, one step back
Scandals may have bruised Bitcoin’s image and elicited growing calls for government intervention, but it has done little to mask the potential of virtual currencies and the promise behind Bitcoin’s...
View ArticlePension battle brewing
Municipalities faced with soaring pension deficits consider sharing the risk, and reneging on promises to employees. The post Pension battle brewing by Luis Millán appeared first on .
View ArticleControversial “dying with dignity” legislation brings discussion around...
A landmark bill that has thrust debate around end-of-life care into the national political arena by legalizing medically assisted death in Quebec can withstand court challenges and even co-exist with...
View ArticleDementia creeping into the legal profession
Dementia is beginning to creep into the legal profession in the same insidious manner it does in the lives of people. The post Dementia creeping into the legal profession by Luis Millán appeared first...
View ArticleSuicide pricing
Some law firms are so determined to attract new business that they will go to lengths that confound even the most seasoned legal observers. Perhaps one of the most extreme examples took place when an...
View ArticleExpert evidence under the spotlight
A day before Valentine’s day this year, the Quebec Court of Appeal set aside the conviction of a second degree murder and ordered a new trial after a forensic scientist with 14 years of experience...
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