Monday’s Mix
Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.
This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. Hull & Hull Blog 2. Legal Feeds 3. The Trauma-Informed Lawyer 4. IdeaBlawg 5. First Reference
Hull & Hull Blog
Trust Administrations in Consideration of Climate Change
With heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, and extreme storms all increasing in frequency, climate change, once thought as a potential future problem, appears to be more widely recognized as a “now” problem. As unusual as it sounds, climate change should be considered by fiduciaries in certain trust administrations. Trustees are required to act reasonably, in good faith and in the best interest of the beneficiaries. Though a standard of perfection is not imposed, trustees should recognize foreseeable risk and take reasonable steps to protect trust property. A recent article looks at various steps that trustees should consider taking to protect assets from climate-related risks. I touch upon some of these below: ….
Legal Feeds
M&A resilience predicted in 2023: Lex Mundi report
A majority of M&A practitioners worldwide remain optimistic about the prospects for mergers and acquisitions in 2023, according to a new report from Lex Mundi – a global network of independent law firms. Despite concerns about the global economic situation, many experts believe that the number of deals across public and private transactions will either remain steady or increase. …
The Trauma-Informed Lawyer
Retreat, Regulate and Repair with Myrna and Dr. Dhall
Season 3 is here thanks to a generous gift from the BC Law Foundation! Thank you BC Law Foundation. Dr. Amar Dhall is back for round 2 to talk about introception, bio-hacking the nervous system, the importance of trauma-informed practice, emotional intelligence and to share details on our upcoming retreat in Whistler BC from April 11-13, 2023. Join us! …
We live in four dimensions of space, famously described by the space-time continuum imagined by Albert Einstein. In legal terms, a courtroom is an example of this kind of space we perceive when practicing law. If we look outside of law and further into the field of physics, even more dimensions are possible – upwards of 26 according to the Closed Unoriented Bosonic String Theory. This article is concerned with a previously unacknowledged dimension of the law, found within the confines of the sentencing hearing. …
First Reference
Putting cyber risk into business perspective
I am in the process of writing a new book. It is intended as guidance for senior management and board members on decision-making when it comes to cyber risk. I see a gap in their understanding of the level of business risk, and that creates problems when it comes to deciding how much of their organization’s scarce resources (people and money) should be invested in preventing or minimizing the effects of a data breach. …
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