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PAGE 20 WillBuilder Tel: 416.322.6111 Toll-free: 1.866.367.7648 doprocess com ntitled-2 1 The Reinventing the Will www 2/2/09 10:53:45 AM Inside Story FMC CREATES CLIENT POST In what it calls an unprecedented move among Canadian law fi rms, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP has appointed a chief client offi cer. The fi rm recently announced that Bernard Bougie will assume the role, in which he will co-ordi- nate and supervise the fi rm's client, industry, geographic, and business development teams. He also will be in charge of "client-related knowl- edge management," said FMC. The fi rm said the new position will bring it closer to its clients. "This position is unique in the raiser will centre on the theme "Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Woodstock," with musicians featuring songs from the historic festival. Local lawyers, judges, and other members of the legal com- munity will gather at Downtown Kathy Brown's at 228 Dundas Street in London, Ont., for the event. Attorney General Chris Bentley, who is a London native, is expected to attend. Funds for the event, which The Friday, March 27 fund- Canadian legal landscape and will support partners and other fi rm members in the development of cli- ent relationships and related strate- gies and initiatives," said FMC's chairman and CEO Michel Bru- net, in a release. "Bernard's diverse and accomplished background makes him the perfect fi t as CCO and I know we will draw upon his client focus, business development background, and strategic planning skills to drive his new role." Bougie spent 30 years at profes- sional services fi rm Deloitte, and recently has worked as a corporate director and consultant to compa- nies, said the fi rm. MCMILLAN PARTNERS McMillan LLP has bolstered its presence in the energy industry with a deal to merge with Thack- ray Burgess Barristers & Solici- tors to form a Calgary offi ce. "Uniting with Thackray Burgess brought in $22,000 last year, have gone toward causes such as hos- pitality meals, collective kitchens, community gardens, Ark Aid Mis- sion, the London Coffee House, Street Connections, the Unity Project, My Sister's Place, and In- vesting in Children Inc. Tickets are $25 and are avail- able at the Middlesex Law As- sociation Library by calling 519- 679-7046, the Honest Lawyer, and at the door. JUSTICE JOBS RISE STEEPLY The number of workers in justice- related occupations in 2006 rose 20 per cent to 362,665 from 1991, reported Statistics Canada. The agency said all sectors in DRINKING AND TEACHING DON'T MIX ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sub- stitute teachers need a lot of courage to face a room full of unruly kids, but most fi nd it within themselves, not from within a bottle of vodka. A substitute teacher in the St. Paul School District was sent home last week after apparently getting some liquid courage while teaching a fourth-grade class at Roosevelt Elementary West Side School of Excellence. Another teacher at the school ™ March 16, 2009 • Law TiMes Bizarre Briefs By Viola James when police at Barcelona air- port sprayed it with a chemical that turns blue when cocaine is present. Police said it was the fi rst time they' entirely of the drug. Customs offi cials also confi s- d seen a cast made cated cocaine stashed in six cans of beer and two folding stools found in the wheelchair-bound passenger's luggage. In total, he was hauling fi ve kilograms of drugs. Police believe the man, or his noticed the substitute acting a bit weird and went to the principal, who then called the police after talking to the sub. The cops arrived to fi nd a little bottle of Phillips vodka in his bag. The sub got a ride home from St. Paul's fi nest after he blew 0.18 in the Breathalyzer test. Spokesman Pete Crum said police will work with the city at- torney's offi ce to determine if a crime was committed. The teach- er had taken the bus to school. "This isn't something that happens very often," Crum said. "I'm not really sure what a charge would be, but clearly, I don't think he's going to have a job anymore." is another positive step aimed at ensuring that McMillan maintains its position as one of Canada's best business law fi rms," said McMillan CEO Andrew Kent, in a release. "Having provided exemplary legal work to the energy industry and in particular the oil and gas sector for many years Thackray Burgess brings a wealth of expe- rience that clients value." The formal merger will likely be completed May 1, said the fi rm. LONDON LAWYERS SET TO ROCK OUT London Lawyers Feed the Hun- gry is tuning up for the sixth in- stallment of Courthouse Rocks, aiming to build on the $100,000 the event has so far raised. the industry recorded increases in personnel during that time, with the complement of police offi cers up 12 per cent and courts per- sonnel rising 24 per cent. Over- all, justice workers continued to represent two per cent of the total labour force in 2006. Courts personnel — legal A SOLID ATTEMPT AT SMUGGLING BARCELONA — The 66-year- old Chilean's leg really was bro- ken but his cast was not really plaster of Paris but rather made entirely of cocaine. The drugs were detected accomplices, may have broken the leg on purpose so as not to arouse the suspicions of customs offi cials. MOSCOW READY TO STAMP OUT FALSE WIZARDRY MOSCOW — Moscow's city council is drafting a bill to put the brakes on the fl ourishing in- dustry of self-proclaimed wizards, psychics, healers, and sorcerers. According to newspaper Novi- ye Izvestia, the bill would set up a council to grant licences to those applicants who show supernatu- ral powers. Those who don't will face fraud charges. Noviye Izvestia noted that it ALL OBITS, ALL THE TIME MONTREAL — The channel that no one's been waiting for is coming to the airwaves in Quebec. Last month, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommu- nications Commission issued a li- cence to entrepreneur Gerald Do- minique for a network dedicated to broadcasting digital obituaries. "Je me souviens" is expected to begin broadcasting in la belle province by the summer. The French-language chan- nel will charge a fee to broad- cast obits, thank you messages, and hospitalization notices and the like with text, sound, and pictures. The cost would be the same as a newspaper obituary. Dominique told The Canadi- an Press he hopes to expand the channel to the rest of the country. Should be a hit with the blue hair crowd. A WOMAN SCORNED MADISON, Wis. — It might have seemed funny in the after- math of their argument but Kari Heath's Craigslist prank against her ex-boyfriend has ended up with criminal charges. Heath, 20, allegedly posed as her ex and posted a personal ad in the gay pals section of the on- line classifi ed ad board. It called for men to call Joseph Strasburg at work and "talk dirty to him." The ad included a bunch of was unclear how bureaucrats would determine whether appli- cants had real psychic or magical powers. Moscow newspapers are rou- tinely packed with ads for faith healers and sorcerers and the like. "But nobody controls their ac- tivities and millions suffer as a re- sult," the paper quoted lawmaker Nikolai Gubenko as saying. pics including one of 24-year-old Strasburg in his birthday suit and his work phone number. Strasburg called in the cops when a man phoned him about the online ad. According to The Smoking Gun, Strasburg told police that Heath had subsequently sent him a text admitting that she' the ad. She has been arrested and charged with identity theft. d posted LT secretaries, court recorders, jus- tices of the peace, court clerks, lawyers, and judges — are ag- ing most rapidly in the group. The median age of workers in the court sector was up by seven years since 1991 at 43 in 2006. CORRECTION Incorrect information appeared in the March 2 edition of The Inside Story. Mohamed Hashim, co-founder of the Harold G. Fox Moot, is not a professor at the Uni- versity of Windsor's Faculty of Law. He is a graduating student. Law Times regrets the error. LT For more Inside Story, please visit www.lawtimesnews.com "Whereas 'Zargon, Ultimate Warlord From The Planet Bloobus' is a perfectly acceptable name and 'Earth Conquest' a suitable profession, the requirements of the federal Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, C-25, as amended in 2005, might have some difficulty accepting 'Surrender or Die Earthlings! Die! Die!' as an appropriate currency for this particular real estate transaction. " www.legalsuppliersguide.com for hundreds of suppliers across Canada & I LSG 1-4 3x.indd 1 MPR Refined search capabilities, complete contact details and directlinks to suppliers helps you find the service you need RIGHT NOW! Legal Suppliers Guide - The legal community's business-to-business site www.lawtimesnews.com 2/24/09 5:13:02 PM E N O V E W D

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