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Page 16 March 16, 2015 • Law Times www.lawtimesnews.com LSUC AWARDS ANNOUNCED The Law Society of Upper Canada announced the recipients of its annual awards last week. The 2015 law society medal recipi- ents include Fasken Martineau Du- Moulin LLP partner Craig Carter as well as University of Ottawa Faculty of Law Prof. Adam Dodek, a leading scholar on professionalism and ethics in the legal profession. Susan Eng, vice president of CARP Canada, will also receive the medal for her advocacy work on a range of issues. The LSUC is also honouring Lerners LLP partner Faisal Jo- seph, a lawyer who, according to the law society, "has demonstrated leadership, integrity and the highest skills in advocacy in his rep- resentation of clients whose cases do not garner the support of public opinion. He has often been the face and voice of the city's Muslim community and worked diligently to promote interfaith relationships." Other recipients include Torys LLP senior litigation partner John Laskin, Stewart Lavigueur, a sole practitioner in Eganville, Ont., and Patrick Shea, a partner at Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP who was a driving force behind the law society's recent honor- ary call to the bar that recognized law students who died in the First World War. Chantal Tie, who teaches immigration and refugee law at the University of Ottawa, will receive the medal for her commitment to social justice at home and internationally. She has worked for the Canadian Bar Association on justice projects in Bangladesh and China and has volunteered on projects like The Equality Effect. The law society will also award the 2015 Lincoln Alexander award to Paul Le Vay, a partner and a certified specialist in civil litigation at Stockwoods LLP. Kimberly Murray, a member of the Kanesatake Mohawk Na- tion and executive director of the Truth and Reconciliation Com- mission of Canada, will receive this year's Laura Legge award while paralegal Paul Dray will take home the William J. Simpson distin- guished paralegal award. MAN DRIVES DEAD BODY TO LAWYER'S OFFICE BOKEELIA, Fla. — Having a client show up with a dead body has to be a difficult position for a lawyer. But according to Reuters, Florida detectives are investigating the case of a man who drove to his lawyer's office with a dead body in the bed of his pickup truck. John Marshall, 52, said he shot his neigh- bour in self-defence during a scuffle involving a gun, his attorney, Robert Harris, told the Fort Myers News-Press and WINK-TV. e lawyer reported the death of 65-year- old eodore Hubbell, according to the Lee County sheriff 's office, which said it hadn't made any arrests. e men were neighbours, according to sheriff 's spokesman Tony Schall. Harris told the News-Press Marshall had called him days earlier saying he feared for his safety. It wasn't clear why the men were fighting, but their dispute appeared to involve a property concern. TOURISTS TAKE SELFIE AFTER VANDALIZING COLOSSEUM ROME — Taking a selfie of an act of vandalism sounds like a good idea until, of course, police catch you. Police in Rome have cited two female tour- ists from California for carving their initials into a wall at the city's ancient Colosseum and then taking a selfie to record the vandalism, Italian state media reported. Italian state news agency ANSA reported that the two women, ages 21 and 25, used a coin to damage a second-floor brick wall on the western side of the amphitheatre. A tour guide spotted the vandalism and called the police, who questioned the pair before citing them for "aggravated damage to a building of his- toric or artistic interest," ANSA reported. e news agency quoted police as saying the pair told officers they were sorry for what they had done "and said they didn't realize it was such a serious thing." e Colosseum, which once hosted tens of thousands of spectators at gladiatorial contests, is a key part of the historic centre of Rome. — Reuters DOG SHOW MURDER MYSTERY BIRMINGHAM, England — A murder mys- tery fit for an Agatha Christie novel has en- gulfed the world's biggest dog show following the death of a champion Irish setter whose owner says it had eaten steak laced with poison. According to Reuters, the death of three- year-old Jagger has rocked Britain's Crus show and unnerved a dog-showing world that some fear may have just become too competitive. Dee Milligan-Bott, co-owner of Jagger, whose pedigree name was endara Satisfaction, said an autopsy had concluded he had eaten steak laced with several types of poison that led to a painful death for the dog on his return to Belgium. She called on fellow breeders to track down the poisoner. "I ask you all to unite in finding the perpe- trator who did this," Milligan-Bott, an experi- enced Irish setter and Afghan hound kennel owner who has officiated at Crus, told report- ers at her home in central England. Although she said the autopsy showed the poisoning must have taken place at Crus, she refused to point the blame at rivals. "I certainly don't want our dog shows, the places we work so hard to get to, [to] become a ground of finger-pointing and suspicion," said Milligan-Bott. e Kennel Club, which organizes Crus, issued a statement of condolence. "e Kennel Club is deeply shocked and saddened to hear that Jagger the Irish setter died some 26 hours aer leaving Crus," said Kennel Club secretary Caroline Kisko. e Sun reported that "police are following all leads." LT The title insurer that puts you front row, centre Putting the legal community front and centre has made us the #1 choice with Canadian lawyers for over a decade. Stewart Title does not support programs that reduce or eliminate the lawyer's role in real estate transactions. For more information call (888) 667-5151 or visit www.stewart.ca. Untitled-2 1 7/19/11 12:31:45 PM u Bizarre Briefs By Viola James u The InsIde story NEW ANTITRUST HEAD AT NORTON ROSE Norton Rose Fulbright Can- ada LLP competition and for- eign investment lawyer Kevin Ackhurst is the firm's new na- tional practice head of antitrust and competition. "It's an exciting time to be leading our practice in Canada. With more than 100 antitrust lawyers around the world within Norton Rose Fulbright, it means we can leverage the experience and knowledge of our colleagues for the benefit of our clients," said Ackhurst. The change in leadership comes after the former practice head, Denis Gascon, joined the Federal Court of Canada bench. LAWYER WINS ULTRAMAN RACE While some lawyers are running for bencher these days, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP's Julie Paquette has literally been running — and winning — in the athletic sphere. Paquette, a commercial real estate and franchising partner, was the winner of last month's Women's Ultraman Florida Race in Orlando, Fla. She won the race in 29 hours and 33 minutes with a margin of victory of two hours over the second-place runner. "Julie had an excellent first day of swimming and biking, took the lead early, and never looked back. She trained ex- tremely hard during the winter for the race while also pursuing a busy law practice," said Pierre- Paul Henrie, Norton Rose Ful- bright's managing partner in Ottawa. The Ultraman race, a week- end-long endurance test, con- sisted of a 10-kilometre swim and a 145-kilometre bike leg on the first day; a 275-kilometre bike leg on the second day; and a double marathon the next day. LT "Ah'll raise yuh my password to XXXtreem-dudesorgy.com and my status as Elf Wizard, Grade 3 with four bags of magic gold beans, in World of Dragon War, platinum edition." Patrick Shea

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