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PAGE 16 WillBuilder Tel: 416.322.6111 Toll-free: 1.866.367.7648 doprocess com ntitled-2 1 The TORONTO LAWYER DISBARRED Edmond Patrick Andrade has been disbarred by the Law Society of Upper Canada for engaging in professional mis- conduct. A disciplinary ruling has found Andrade breached law society rules by failing to be on guard against being duped by unscrupulous clients or others related to certain trans- actions. It also found him to have failed to serve his client in a conscientious and diligent manner or to the standard of a competent lawyer. A panel ruled on Andrade's disbarment earlier this month. He now has 30 days to surren- der his licence. ANISMAN LOSES APPEAL OVER LIQUOR MARKUP Philip Anisman, a prominent Toronto securities lawyer who paid $583.17 in liquor mark- ups in 2007 to the Canada Border Services Agency, has lost his bid in court for a re- fund. In its ruling, the Federal Court of Appeal decided An- isman could pursue the case in provincial courts against the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. That's because the CBSA's authority to collect the markup was under provincial legislation, the Liquor Control Act. At the time, Anisman was bringing in three bottles of wine valued at $500 each, ac- cording to the appeal court ruling. CANADIAN FIRMS WIN LMA AWARDS A handful of Canadian firms were winners at this year's Le- gal Marketing Association awards announced in Denver. Bennett Jones LLP won first place for a single ad in the advertising category, while Stikeman Elliott LLP took second place for announce- ments in becoming the first carbon-neutral national law firm in Canada. Stikemans also received first place for newsletters. Reinventing the Will www 2/2/09 10:53:45 AM Inside Story Canada's biggest firm, Bor- den Ladner Gervais LLP, got second place in the recruiting category for its "exceptional people" campaign. McInnes Cooper also won first place for an advertising campaign. OJEN EVENT NEXT MONTH The Ontario Justice Educa- tion Network is inviting four Grade 10 civics classes to par- ticipate in Active Citizens: Youth Engagement on Social Justice Issues. The half-day event on April 14 will include the exchange of ideas and re- sources for students wanting to get involved in local social justice issues. The event is one of OJEN's Law Week activities celebrat- ing the 28th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Free- doms. The workshop will be held between 12 and 3 p.m. at Ryerson University. For more information, see ojen.ca. HOCKEY EVENT RAISES $40,000 Personal injury lawyers raised almost $40,000 for spinal cord research at the recent Personal Injury Bar Charity Hockey Challenge in Toronto. Howie Sacks & Henry LLP hosted the event along with several other sponsors at the Westwood Arena on March 3. Eight teams participated in the tournament, with the Nein- stein Stars, headed by captain Andy Suboch, winning the championship. NEW PARTNER AT BLANEY MCMURTRY Blaney McMurtry LLP is welcoming its newest part- ner, Marc Kemerer, who has moved his municipal law prac- tice from White Duncan Lin- ton LLP. Kemerer has acted for a variety of clients, including the Ministry of the Environ- ment, ratepayer groups, large residential developers, and municipalities. LT For more Inside Story, please visit www.lawtimesnews.com. IT'S JUST A SNOW FIGHT, COP LEARNS WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Washington, D.C., police officer who pulled out his gun during an organized snowball fight in December could be suspended for 10 days. The strange thing is that the suspension will likely not have anything to do with the officer pulling out his service pistol among a crowd of in- nocent civilians having fun during a winter storm. In- stead, it will likely involve failing to provide proper documentation for an arrest he tried to make during the whole ordeal. During the snowball fight, organized over the Internet, Det. Michael Baylor's car was hit with a barrage of snow- balls. The police officer, who claims he was afraid for his own safety, got out of his car, pulled out his police service pistol, and called for backup. Baylor was off duty at the time of the incident. In the melee, Baylor de- tained a lawyer because he thought he had thrown a snowball at him. Now, Baylor is facing discipline for failing to provide a report on the deten- tion. RELIGION NO DEFENCE FOR POT GEORGETOWN, Colo. — This guy's religion must be pretty far out. ™ March 22, 2010 • Law TiMes Bizarre Briefs By Viola James A Colorado man failed to elude drug charges after a judge ruled marijuana is not a sacrament to his religion. Trevor Douglas was found guilty of possession of mari- juana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving an unregistered vehicle. He claimed the drug charges should be dropped because marijuana serves the same purpose to right his to religion as wine does to Christianity. Now, he's saying the charges violate his constitu- tional freedom of religion, The Associated Press reported. DEFENDANT CHANGES ID, THEN GETS AWAY STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Now this guy is a true criminal. Before appearing before a Staten Island judge, Freddie Thompson figured he would change his identity to avoid robbery charges. It worked. Thompson posed as an- other defendant facing lesser marijuana possession charges. He was released and has es- caped, according to the New York Times. Now, New York police are in an uproar over who is re- sponsible. A former head of the De- partment of Correction said the incident is one of the most embarrassing mistakes a law enforcement agency could make. TEEN JAILED FOR OVERDUE DVD LITTLETON, Colo. — You had better go pay that late fee from two years ago or you could end up like this poor teen in Colorado. A 19-year-old was jailed af- ter being pulled over for a traffic violation last week, according to Channel 7 Denver News. But rather than the road incident, he was jailed because he owed his local library a DVD. Aaron Henson was ar- rested after the responding officer realized there was a warrant out for his arrest for failing to appear in court. The whole ordeal was puzzling for Henson and his family until it was revealed that their local library filed the warrant be- cause he had failed to return a DVD he had borrowed. Henson claims he inad- vertently packed it when he moved and hasn't been receiv- ing notices from the library that were sent to his old ad- dress. The whole ordeal has cost Henson and his parents almost $500. The DVD is worth $30. FEDERAL LAWSUIT PROMPTS SCENT BAN DETROIT, Mich. — City workers in Detroit will no longer be allowed to wear any kind of perfume, cologne or deodorant after three city buildings banned the products because of a settlement in a federal lawsuit. Back in 2008, a city plan- ner filed a lawsuit alleging a co-worker's perfume was so strong it actually impeded her ability to breathe and do her job. Under the settlement, Susan McBride is to receive $100,000. LT "If you really want to see catastrophic, irreversible climate change in action, you be the one to tell him his bar-tab expenses from the Copenhagen conference have just been disallowed by the managing partners." [LegalSTEPS® – the new conveyancing application designed by you. Extensive consultation and testing with real estate law firms during development have led to an application design that streamlines real estate transactions in an intuitive manner. 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