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“You Suck”
The Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador Adjudication Tribunal found misconduct in part based on the Respondent's communications with the Law Society staff including the Director of Practice Management and the Executive DirectorThe Adjudication Tribunal notes that Respondent’s email of…
Justice minister names new judges to Newfoundland and Labrador, BC, Saskatchewan courts
Glen L.C. Noel, Dean A. Porter, Lindsay R. LeBlanc, and Andrew S. Davis step into new roles
Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador launches Gladue Writer Pilot Project
The project aims to help Indigenous individuals in the province’s justice system
NL Supreme Court denies competing guardianship applications for elderly man’s estate
Daughter seeking to be guardian of father’s estate found in financial conflict of interest
Second Glance
Two complaints against an attorney drew disbarment from an Adjudication Tribunal of the Disciplinary Panel of the Newfoundland and Labrador Law SocietyAt first glance it seems odd to disbar someone who has already been disbarred. Before accepting the joint submission,…
NL Supreme Court rules against summary trial in historical abuse case
A full trial is needed to thoroughly evaluate the credibility of the plaintiff’s testimony: court
NL Supreme Court upholds conditional inheritance in disputed will
The will awards family property to the person who moved in to care for testator’s sibling
Time, Thought And Planning
The Newfoundland and Labrador Adjudication Tribunal disbarred an attorneyMartin accepted retainers from A.T. directly in 2015 and as Guardian ad litem of her daughter in 2017. Martin failed to move A.T’s matters forward from the dates of retention to June 2022 when…
Compensation for land’s expropriation cannot ignore land-use restrictions from watershed zoning: SCC
Newfoundland property owners argued zoning was enacted with a view to expropriation