Keeping Tabs - Spring 2022

CHAIR CHAT
Chair Chat
Erin Pleet, Ross Nasseri LLP
This month marks the 40 th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
It seems safe to say the introduction of the Charter has been one of the biggest
developments in Canadian law. Imagine what first year constitutional
law classes looked like before it – was it all cases about who gets to regulate
apples, alcohol, and margarine? While federalism is no doubt important (see,
for example, who oversees what aspect of health care during the pandemic),
I am excited to see and read reflections on 40 years of the Charter, and to
dream big on constitutional rights and litigation in the future.
In that vein, take a few minutes to enjoy a celebratory Charter anniversary
quiz compiled by Patrick MacDonald. I consider myself a law and trivia
nerd, but some of these had me stumped.
Also in this issue of Keeping Tabs, Vincent DeMarco of Weintraub Erskine
Huang LLP has written an article on judicial guidance on some of the practical
aspects of modern court proceedings, including best practices for Case-
Lines and when and how to email judicial assistants.
We have an interview with Natalia Vandervoort, who moved from private
practice into an in-house role at TD Bank. Natalia shares insights into her
career path, what it is like working as in-house counsel, as well as tips for
working with in-house lawyers as clients.
Eleni Loutas of Henein Hutchison LLP has written a timely and useful article
about producing and preserving social media evidence. For curiosity’s sake, I ran
a search for “TikTok” (or “Tik Tok”) in CanLII and there are already over 50 hits!
In February 2022, the Young Advocates’ Standing Committee hosted The Legal
Professional’s Role in Addressing Systemic Discrimination of Indigenous Peoples.
Zachary Thiffault, Barrister & Solicitor, has written a summary of the informative
and well-attended event. Zachary has included a number of links
and other resources we can review to further our efforts in reconciliation.
If you’d like to contribute to an upcoming edition of Keeping Tabs, please
email Alex Shelley. To get more involved in YASC, please email our Volunteer
Roster coordinator Lisa Delaney.
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hope you’ll join us!
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