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May 19, 2022

Independent Legal Representation vs Independent Legal Advice

What is the difference? Independent legal representation (“ILR”) is defined in the Rules of Professional Conduct as where the lawyer “has no conflicting interest with respect to the client’s transaction, and the retained lawyer will act as the client’s lawyer in relation to the matter.”[1] This is the typical lawyer-client relationship and the type of […]

February 24, 2021

Celebrating the Past, Visualizing the Future

By Anthony P. McGlynn

Perley-Robertson, Panet, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. opened its doors and commenced providing legal services to its clients officially on January 1st,…

February 22, 2021

Diagnostics update: Subject matter eligibility in Canada

By Wendy Lamson

Helping you streamline allowance Personalised medicine shows tremendous promise in revolutionizing the way we diagnose and treat disease. However, in…

February 18, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada to Review Settlement Agreements in Family Law

By Alison Boyce

Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada granted the application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario in Sylvia H.C.C.…

February 18, 2021

Gotta have (good) faith: The Supreme Court clarifies the duty of good faith in contracts

By Bryce Dillon

Pursuant to recent decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada there are two separate but related aspects of the duty of good faith, both of which arise in…

February 17, 2021

Changes to Canadian Privacy Legislation

By Brianna Mayes and Selena Saikaley

Canada’s Privacy Act[1] is over 35 years old and is long overdue for an update. Given the technological shifts and societal changes over the years, the…

January 6, 2021

Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall is Pleased to Announce New Firm Partner

Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. is pleased to announce that John Siwiec has joined the Firm’s Partnership. John is a lawyer in the…

November 17, 2020

Building the Bridge over Troubled Waters: Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan in the wake of the United States…

By Warren L. Creates

On 30 October 2020, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, the Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced the 2021-2023 Immigration…

October 30, 2020

Partner & Trademark Agent named Co-chair of IPIC-McGill IP Courses Committee

OTTAWA, October 29, 2020 – Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. is pleased to congratulate Partner & Trademark Agent, Richard Whissell…

October 15, 2020

Personal Real Estate Corporations (PRECs): Access To Incorporating A Big Step Forward For Realtors

By Robert Kinghan & Brian Kells

Real estate salespersons and brokers that are registered with the Real Estate Council of Ontario (“Registrants”) may now incorporate by setting up a…

October 9, 2020

Partner and Trademark Lawyer, Coleen Morrison is this year’s author of Lexology’s Trademarks publication

Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. is pleased to contribute to Trademarks 2021 – an esteemed publication by legal journal and research…

October 8, 2020

PCT National Phase Entries –Transitioning to a Shorter Exam Request Deadline and Stricter Late National…

By Wendy Lamson

The Canadian Patent Act and Rules underwent sweeping changes on October 30, 2019. However, for certain PCT national phase entries in Canada, some of the…

October 2, 2020

Megan Wallace, Partner, elected to the Board of Directors of the Ottawa Board of Trade

Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l. is pleased to congratulate Megan Wallace, Partner and Head of Not-for-Profit and Charity Law Group, for…