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PAGE 16 WillBuilder Tel: 416.322.6111 Toll-free: 1.866.367.7648 doprocess com ntitled-2 1 The TRUDEAU FOUNDATION BOLSTERS LEGAL RANKS The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation announced the ad- dition of three prestigious Ca- nadians to its roster of mentors, including important figures from the legal community. Each year, the foundation grants up to 15 scholarships to some of the country's brightest doctoral students in the humani- ties or social sciences. Over the course of their stud- ies, Trudeau scholars receive financial assistance as well as mentoring from accomplished Canadians, who now include Don Campbell, Roberta Ja- mieson, and Edward Roberts. Campbell is a senior strategy adviser with Davis LLP and was formerly the Canadian ambassa- dor to Japan. He also served as the deputy minister of foreign affairs from 1997 to 2000. After becoming the first wom- an from a First Nation to gradu- ate from law school in Canada, Jamieson served as Ontario's pro- vincial ombudsman as well as the commissioner of the Indian Commission of Ontario. She is currently president and CEO of the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation. Roberts, in addition to practis- ing law, was lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador from 2002 to 2008 and served in the Newfoundland house of as- sembly for 23 years. WEIRFOULDS PARTNER GETS CONSTRUCTION GIG The Toronto Construction As- sociation has elected Glenn Ack- erley, a partner at WeirFoulds LLP, as its chairman. Ackerley exclusively practises construction law in all aspects of projects and related disputes. He represents a variety of clients from across the in- dustry, including public and private owners, contractors, subtrades, suppliers, and con- sultants. Ackerley also sits on the execu- Reinventing the Will www 2/2/09 10:53:45 AM Inside Story tive of the construction section of the Ontario Bar Association. BLAKES WELCOMES NEW PARTNERS Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP has announced the addition of nine new partners to its ranks. The Montreal office has one new partner, Philippe Bourassa, who focuses on corporate and commercial law. Five new partners were added in the Toronto office, including: Jake Gilbert, mergers and acqui- sitions; Robin Linley, commer- cial litigation; Stacy McLean, securities; Mario Nigro, business law; and Sheldon Vanderkooy, a corporate and securities lawyer. In Calgary, Blakes added two new partners: Duff Harper in the areas of environmental law, commercial litigation, and regu- latory law; and Gavin Matthews in litigation. In Vancouver, Sean Boyle is a new partner with a practice fo- cusing on securities litigation and regulatory matters. OJEN ISSUES CHARTER CHALLENGE TO STUDENTS The Ontario Justice Education Network has put out a challenge to the province's students to argue a Charter of Rights and Freedoms issue before a mock hearing. The Charter Challenge event solicits facta written by students in favour of or opposed to a spe- cific Charter argument. Students can communicate online with other participants and pose questions to lawyer mentors. The facta are then reviewed, and finalist teams can argue their cases before a Court of Appeal mock proceeding. OJEN provides teachers with details on the decision being ap- pealed, factum templates, and guidance on the research. The deadline for teachers to register classes is March 26. For more information, visit ojen.ca. For more Inside Story, please visit www.lawtimesnews.com. LT "OK, remember, we're here for one reason, and one reason only . . . to mediate these slimeballs back to hell." [LegalSTEPS® – the new conveyancing application designed by you. 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The alleged violation could result in a maximum penalty of a 32-month jail sentence, the paper said, but the boy has not appeared at the Surabaya Dis- trict Court in East Java because he is depressed and afraid. LAWYER'S PINK HOUSE SPARKS DISPUTE ACTON BEAUCHAMP, England — A decision by James Rogers, an English so- licitor, and his partner to paint their 400-year-old house pink has caused quite a fuss in the ru- ral village of Acton Beauchamp, the Telegraph reported. Council planners have or- dered the house, called Rose Cottage, to be painted white ™ February 8/15, 2010 • Law Times Bizarre Briefs By Viola James because it is listed as having special architectural or historic interest. But Rogers, whose ex- pertise includes property law, is determined to keep the colour and has already lodged an ap- peal with the government's Planning Inspectorate to have it delisted. The couple repaints the cot- tage every four years, having coloured it peach blush, county cream, and sunflower yellow, and never needed planning permission before, said Rogers' partner. The inspectorate's decision is expected within four weeks. "Why ruin a perfectly nice home with such an offensive colour?" neighbour Brian Tay- lor asked. SHOCKED VICTIM OVERLOOKS KNIFE IN HER NECK MOSCOW, Russia — A Mos- cow mugging victim who was so shocked by the ordeal didn't notice that her attacker had planted a knife in her neck, news.com.au reported. The woman grappled with the attacker on her way home from work in the Russian capi- tal and had her handbag stolen. When she arrived home, her parents rushed her to the hos- pital, where the surgeons were able to remove the knife with- out damaging her spinal cord. "Shock had kicked in, and her body prevented her from feeling any pain," one medic said. DRIVER OVER ALCOHOL AND PASSENGER LIMIT JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A 26-year-old South African man was pulled over at a routine checkpoint and was allegedly found to have been five times over the legal blood alcohol limit with 49 children in his 16-seat minibus taxi, Re- uters reported. The traffic officials found the children, aged three to 13, packed into the vehicle on top of each other during their morning ride to school. Police have been cracking down on rogue taxi operators in an effort to get visitors to use minibuses to get around the country, according to the re- port. "The man is now behind bars," Colin Govender of the Road Traffic Inspectorate said. SENIOR MISSING AGAIN AFTER 13TH JAIL BREAK VICTORIA, B.C. — A 67-year-old man who has es- caped from jail 13 times has gone missing yet again, the Times Colonist reported. Police have issued a warrant for Lorne Wayne Carlson, who has been on full parole since July 2008. Carlson's criminal activity started in 1960, when he was 18 years old. He was first convicted of stealing cars and would later add a host of other charges to his file, includ- ing weapons offences, bank robberies, breaches, property crimes, frauds, and, of course, his multiple jail breaks. LT