It still takes seven years to reach the diminishing numbers of partner positions
It doesn’t take any longer than it used to to become a partner in a law firm, but there may be fewer positions available for associates who want to reach that goal in the future.According to a survey...
View ArticleB.C. Court of Appeal says partners not employees of law firm
An equity partner is not employee of a law firm and cannot claim the protection of human rights legislation from age discrimination, the British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled.Writing in Fasken...
View ArticleSCC to hear lawyer’s age discrimination case
The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear the appeal in an age discrimination case involving B.C. lawyer John Michael (Mitch) McCormick.In McCormick v. Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP, former...
View ArticleEquity partners can be forced to retire, SCC rules
Mandatory retirement provisions within partnership agreements do not violate labour laws or human rights, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled today in McCormick v. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin.The highly...
View ArticleU.K. Supreme Court ruling contradicts McCormick
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom issued a ruling on the status of equity partners in law firms that flies in the face a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada.On May 22, the SCC ruled in...
View ArticleA not-so-simple tale of practising together but not as partners
An upcoming lawsuit in the British Columbia Supreme Court may serve as a crash course for lawyers about the problems that can arise when practising outside a formal partnership.The trial, which is set...
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