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September 20, 2010

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PAGE 16 September 20, 2010 • Law timeS Bizarre Manage your corporate practice at high speed. www.doprocess.com ntitled-1 1 The LAWYER, 100, PASSES AWAY Hamilton, Ont., lawyer Mary Constance McLean died on Sept. 7 at the age of 100. McLean kept up her Law Society of Upper Canada membership after she stopped practising 15 years ago. She was one of just two women called to the bar in 1934. McLean celebrated her 100th birthday this spring. To read more about her life, see lawti- mesnews.com/201006287120/ Commentary/Woman-lawyer- 100-retains-LSUC-membership. MCCARTHYS BOOSTS PENSION PRACTICE Randy Bauslaugh has joined McCarthy Tétrault LLP as a partner heading up the firm's national pensions, benefits, and executive compensation practice. The former Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP partner has advised corporations and gov- ernments on pension structure for decades and is chairman of the International Pension & Employee Benefits Lawyers Association. "With Randy at the helm, our expanded pensions and benefits practice will be better positioned to guide our clients through an area of law that is becoming more complex and challenging," said McCarthys chairman and CEO Marc-An- dré Blanchard. STUDENTS TO GET TASTE OF LEGAL PROFESSION The Ontario Justice Education Network has teamed up with the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund to give 80 female high school students a taste of the legal profession. Trailblazers: Meeting Wom- en in Law takes place on Oct. 29 at the Sheraton Centre To- ronto as part of LEAF's annual Persons Day breakfast. Key- note speaker Deena Ladd will explore the issue of equality for women and girls in Canada and around the world. After- wards, girls will meet female law professionals at a mentor [ Untitled-5 1 9/14/10 9:25:00 AM Inside Story reception. For more informa- tion, visit ojen.ca. FOUR LAW PROFS NAMED RSC FELLOWS Four law professors are among the new fellows of the Royal Society of Canada announced last week. Arthur Ripstein, an interna- tional leader in the fields of legal and political philosophy at the University of Toronto, was one of those named. Dalhousie University's Joc- elyn Downie was honoured for her work on health law, policy, and ethics, while York Univer- sity professor Kent McNeil's work on indigenous peoples was recognized. The Universi- ty of Ottawa's Katherine Lip- pel, an expert in occupational health and safety law, was also named a fellow. NEW LAWYERS AT GOWLINGS IN MOSCOW Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP has added five lawyers to its office in Moscow 20 years after the firm began its Russian operations. Alexander Christophoroff and Julianna Tabastajewa have joined as partners, while Yulia Yarnykh and Larissa Osharina come on as associ- ates at Gowlings. All four have expertise in the area of intellec- tual property law. Tatiana Lyu also comes to the firm to work in patent law. "We are very proud of our 20 years in Russia and this re- cruiting move reaffirms our commitment here," said Da- vid Aylen, managing partner of Gowlings' Moscow office. "Our newest members are global thinkers and very tied into European and U.S. busi- ness cultures. They give us a further edge in assisting cli- ents to establish themselves in Russia and further strengthen Gowlings' IP presence and top-tier status in Russia and the [Commonwealth of Inde- pendent States]." LT For more Inside Story, please visit www.lawtimesnews.com. FAKE COP TAKES MAN TO ATM TO PAY TICKET OAKVILLE, Ont. — Talk about efficient law enforce- ment. A driver in Oakville found himself having to immediately pay his speeding ticket by go- ing to an ATM after a woman allegedly posing as a police of- ficer demanded payment on the spot. According to police the woman stopped the man for speeding last Sunday, and when he didn't have the money to pay right away, the pair went to a bank ma- chine to make a quick with- drawal. Halton police say the man gave her an undisclosed amount of cash, The Cana- dian Press reported. While the woman wasn't wearing a uniform, the man said her demeanour and questions nevertheless had him believing she was an offi- cer. When he requested iden- tification, she said she didn't have to provide it. HOISTING PANTS NOT ILLEGAL SEARCH ST. PAUL, Minn. — An of- ficer who pulled up a suspect's pants only to find a gun wasn't conducting an illegal search, a U.S. court has ruled. The case dates back to late 2008, when officer Kara Breci and her partner suspected a drug deal was going on in a White Castle parking lot, the Briefs By Viola James Star Tribune reported. When they ordered a group of men out of their vehicle in order to investigate, suspect Frank Ir- ving Wiggins' pants fell to the ground. As Breci moved to pull them up, she found a pis- tol in the front pocket. Wig- gins, convicted of possession of a firearm by an ineligible person, went on to challenge the legality of Breci's actions and tried to throw out evi- dence related to the gun. The case ended up at the state Court of Appeals, which ruled against Wiggins last week while calling Breci's move "incidental contact." "Perhaps [Breci] decided to raise Wiggins' pants to afford him a bit of dignity regardless of her planned search," Judge Kevin G. Ross wrote in his rul- ing. "Or perhaps she wanted to avoid the risk of contacting his genitalia through his under- wear during her pat-search." Ross noted Wiggins' con- cern that his ruling would en- courage police to act similarly with other suspects who wear baggy pants but said, "The concern is unwarranted." STALE BREAD THEFT NO REASON TO FIRE LEIPZIG, Germany — First, there was the company that dismissed an employee for the theft of 1.8 euro cents of electricity for plugging in a Segway. Now, a court has ruled against another German em- ployer that fired a long-term supermarket employee who was found leaving work with stale bread. According to Reuters, the 44-year-old cashier had been asked to put the bread that was no longer fit for sale into a bio-waste container. But when security staff searching her discovered the bread in her bag as she later left work, she found herself out of a job. The woman said she had still planned to do as told, but the employer decided she was planning to take the bread home to eat it. Nevertheless, a Leipzig la- bour court ruled last week that even if she was planning to eat the stale product, that wasn't justification to fire her due to her 27 years of working for the company and the fact that the bread no longer had any mon- etary value, Reuters reported. BUSKER ATTACKS CRITIC WITH GUITAR MADISON, Wis. — Busk- ers take their work seriously, but attacking a critic with a guitar seems to be going a bit too far. According to The Associ- ated Press, police say Brandin Hochstrasser was performing when a 54-year-old man criti- cized his music. During the scuffle, Hochstrasser then al- legedly began hitting the man with his guitar and eventually charged him and knocked him down. Police then had to use a stun gun to subdue and arrest the musician. LT Seen, heard, or been involved in a bizarre brief? Tell Viola James about it at viola.james@gmail. com. "Fear not, fair Damsel of Indemnity Avoidance! For thou art protected by ye invincible shield of ye valiant directors and officers insurance underlying ye mighty outside directors liability policy! Forsooth!" Commercial and Residential Title Insurance Solutions At Stewart Title, we know it's our relationship with our customers that determines our success. 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