Should privilege extend to communications between tax accountants and their clients? As there is “no tax without law,” advising on the law is what tax accountants do. The English Court of Appeal is now examining whether privilege should be based on the nature of the advice or the qualifications of the person providing it.

Most drug litigation to date has centred on conventional pharmaceuticals — ​small and simple chemical drugs. A valuable, but more complex, prize will be on the table more often in future drug wars: biologic drugs.

According to Greening Greater Toronto, an initiative from the Toronto City Summit Alliance, commercial buildings — like those that house some of Canada’s top law firms — account for approximately one-third of greenhouse gas emissions in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Commercial buildings also consume 37 per cent of the electricity and 17 per cent of the natural gas.

Barely a week after abandoning a lawsuit that sought to dissolve a provincial commission of inquiry into Quebec’s system of nominating judges, former Justice Minister Marc Bellemare testified under oath that Liberal Party fundraisers, with the consent of Premier Jean Charest, pressured him to appoint two loyal Liberals to the bench and to promote a third as assistant chief justice to the Court of Quebec.