Please note that the information provided herein is not legal advice and is provided for informational and educational purposes only. If you need legal advice with respect to complying with anti-spam or privacy legislation, you should seek professional assistance (e.g. make a post on Dynamic Legal Forms). So Canada’s old proposed Anti-Spam laws (found in […]
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So in addition to my other two blogs about Ontario lawyers advertising their fees, I came across the following considerations that I thought were worth mentioning. First, a lawyer’s ability to advertise is governed by the Rules of Professional Conduct. The Law Society put out a 5 page .pdf about Ethical Considerations and Technology and […]
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Please note that the information provided herein is not legal advice and is provided for informational and educational purposes only. If you need legal advice with respect to complying with anti-spam or privacy legislation, you should seek professional assistance (e.g. make a post on Dynamic Legal Forms). Canada’s Anti-Spam Laws are found in the proposed […]
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One of Ross Kodner’s 30+ law and technology predictions for 2009 includes lawyers becoming so desperate for business that they start auctioning their services on eBay. Obviously, for lawyers to offer their services in this manner will reflect the increasing commoditization of their services. It is perhaps those lawyers engaged in high volume transactional work […]
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A while back, I looked into what was required to form a multi-disciplinary partnership with non-lawyers (e.g. accountants, bankers, insurance agents, consultants, Realtors, etc.) to offer legal services. I thought it would be great to have connections with professionals who could provide me with constant and good quality referrals. But I quickly dropped the idea […]
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Kate Lunau of MacLean’s Magazine is doing a 5-part series on Canada’s legal system (specifically, it’s many flaws). She mentions in her most recent article (“A Closed Society”, February 23, 2009 at pp. 48-49) how the British have implemented significant changes to promote access to justice for the common person. Such changes have included having […]
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