Sentences with phrase «francophone law»

There are new beginnings at Bowmans, as the firm executes a demerger with Francophone law firm John W Ffooks, while also announcing its 2016 partnership round.

Other recent moves in South Africa's disputes market included Herbert Smith Freehills» February hire of Johannesburg competition partner Jean Meijer from South African firm Bowmans, which recently executed a demerger with Francophone law firm John W Ffooks and promoted nine lawyers to partner.

Not exact matches

Our aim is to promote access to Quebec case law beyond the francophone legal community and citizens of this province, make the valuable insight of Quebec judges more widely known across Canada, and enrich Canadian law.

Clifford Chance claimed the accolade for International Law Firm of the Year in recognition of its continued commitment to Africa, where the firm combines its global expertise with local insight, most recently opening an office in Casablanca that serves as a hub for North Africa and the sub-Saharan Francophone region.

Benoît Pelletier, for «his efforts to bring about interprovincial - territorial co-operation and for his advocacy on behalf of Francophone communities,» and Alfred Popp, for his «contributions to maritime law» in various positions, were named Members of the Order.

Since its release in June, the (barely) four - page decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Oudin v. Centre Francophone de Toronto, 2016 CarswellOnt 10299, 2016 ONCA 514 has the employment law bar abuzz.

We founded the Francophone Society in Osgoode Hall Law School last year to help fill some of the gap you are talking about in your post.

After studying law at Laval University, he went on to do a common law degree at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto and, fairly early in his career, sat on the boards of directors of several major anglophone companies such as the Toronto - Dominion Bank and Shell Canada, something his firm says was rare for a francophone at the tilaw at Laval University, he went on to do a common law degree at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto and, fairly early in his career, sat on the boards of directors of several major anglophone companies such as the Toronto - Dominion Bank and Shell Canada, something his firm says was rare for a francophone at the tilaw degree at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto and, fairly early in his career, sat on the boards of directors of several major anglophone companies such as the Toronto - Dominion Bank and Shell Canada, something his firm says was rare for a francophone at the tiLaw School in Toronto and, fairly early in his career, sat on the boards of directors of several major anglophone companies such as the Toronto - Dominion Bank and Shell Canada, something his firm says was rare for a francophone at the time.

Looking to the future, he said: «We foresee a rapid return to our previous position, working with a broad range of leading global and national law firms, both those based in Africa and beyond, in relation to advice in Madagascar and in leading Francophone jurisdictions such as Ivory Coast, Senegal, Chad, Guinea and many others.»

The five - partner firm was founded by name / senior partner John Ffooks and has built a strong reputation in providing due diligence and local law and regulatory support services to international law firms and corporates in Francophone Africa.

In conjunction with the UNCITRAL rules, moreover, the DRC is imminently expected to implement OHADA (Organisation pour l'Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires), a treaty aimed at harmonising the business laws of Francophone Africa.

Since the early 1960s, the firm has diversified to become a full - service law firm with an ever - increasing number of important Francophone and Quebec - based business clients.

Osgoode Hall Law School has had its own Francophone Society since January.

Meanwhile, OHADA has emerged in Francophone West Africa, with its Common Court of Justice and Arbitration and region - wide enforcement laws, and further north, the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration is the oldest in the continent.

Our on - the - ground English law offering is complemented by lawyers qualified to practice in South Africa, England and Wales, as well as a Portuguese qualified team, and our language capabilities cover Francophone and Lusophone Africa, in addition to Mandarin, Cantonese and Hoisanese dialects.

The University of Ottawa's Law Practice Program, in French the PPD, «Programme de pratique du droit,» was designed to «promote access to justice for Francophones» and as an alternative to traditional articling.

I advised the company's officers and HR director on various aspects of labour law for our approximately 7,000 employees across francophone Africa.

I will prefer a mathematical view: there's less 7 millions francophone in Quebec: French from France are not interested by our law; ROC (Rest of Canada) is not really interested by Quebec law in french; laypeople are not interested by law; usual blawgs, as mine, are usually very specialized and not for all lawyers.

They also have eight subject matter experts who will be developing and leading the modules in every area of law, with representation from Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, well - known francophone firm Caza Saikaley, area legal clinics, McBride Bond Christian LLP, a lawyer from small criminal and real estate firm Stewart Associates, Lafarge and Associates, Julie Audet law firm, and also The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada.

The business law firms Heenan Paris and Thomson Wilks have announced the signing of their strategic and exclusive alliance to strengthen their activities respectively in Anglophone and Francophone Africa and to consolidate their practices.

«What Africa has got, both in the common law countries and in the francophone, is the perfect legal and historical common law culture which is fertile ground for arbitration.»