Legal Minute*GLM*
By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney
Vol. 17, #3 – March 31, 2026
OPENING
I hope and pray that Nancy Guthrie is okay and she’ll be returned safe and sound to her family. This is
Halifax Police Lay Multiple Fraud Charges Against Montreal Man
Halifax Regional Police have charged a 53-year-old Montreal man following an investigation into an alleged “family emergency” fraud scheme that targeted victims in Halifax Regional Municipality. Police say the accused is facing multiple fraud-related charges and believe there may be
Wellness Wednesday: “Give grace.”
I’m a bit wistful.
The last time I worked on a wellness post this late in the evening was during the halcyon days of Summer Stuff! A golden era that seems eons before the ice age that set in just
Artificial Intelligence – AI in Governance: From Hype to Action
AI has evolved rapidly from conceptual promise to practical workplace reality, dramatically reshaping governance and organizational policy. At the 2025 GPC annual corporate governance conference session in Montreal, many AI themes came up throughout the sessions and addressed some of
Seven from Sodavex will move to Miller Thomson’s Montréal office
Sodavex partners Christine Duchaine and Yves Dulude will become partner and counsel, respectively
Littler Mendelson opens Montreal office, adds lawyers to Montreal, Toronto offices
The firm’s managing director said the new office will help meet demand for labour counsel in Canada
Laura Scheim returns to Osler as a partner in Montréal
The commercial and tax litigation expert commences with the tax group
ACTEC 2025 Summer Seminars
Melissa Osorio Dibble will be a speaker at the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) 2025 Summer Seminar, taking place June 18-June 22 in Montreal, Canada. She will participate in Seminar 3: Unwrapping Controversy: Litigating the Law of
Osler elects François Paradis Montréal managing partner
He takes the reins on June 16
Gowling WLG welcomes back former appeal judge Robert Mainville as partner in Montreal
In Indigenous law arena, he has helped First Nations with high-stakes negotiations