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The team from White Macgillivray Lester LLP was at Sherbrooke School on June 14, 2018 hosting a bike rally and giving out free bike helmets to all of the students.  In total, 140 students from kindergarten to grade 8 received helmets.  All of the helmets were donated by White Macgillivray Lester and the Brain Injury ...

White Macgillivray Lester founding partner Dan Lester was recently successful for a local Northwestern Ontario school board in a case where insurance law and commercial leases intersect. Facts In Paulin v. Keewatin Patricia District School Board, the Defendants, the Keewatin Patricia School Board and the Municipality of Red Lake, each sought the court’s ruling on ...

At the Ontario Trial Lawyers’ Association Annual General Meeting on May 25, 2018, Duncan Macgillivray was appointed Treasurer of OTLA. OTLA is an organization of 1,500 trial lawyers and law clerks that champion and advocate for the rights of those who have suffered injury and loss through the wrongdoing of others.  OTLA does amazing work ...

On Friday May 25, 2018, White Macgillivray Lester LLP attended the annual Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Spring Conference.  The OTLA Spring Conference is the largest personal injury lawyer and law clerk conference in Ontario, attended by hundreds of lawyers and clerks from across the province (and across the country). For the first time, the conference included specialized tracks ...

On May 8 2018, The Advocates’ Society, in partnership with the Indigenous Bar Association and the Law Society of Ontario, jointly published their Guide for Lawyers Working with Indigenous Peoples.   The Guide is intended to serve as a helpful resource for lawyers to learn about important historical and cultural elements that provide context for ...