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Protect client confidentiality in disclosing information about trust accounts

If you have a trust account at a financial institution that is a member of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), you will receive a reminder in April about disclosure requirements you must meet under the CDIC Joint and Trust Account Disclosure By-law. For a trust deposit to enjoy additional insurance coverage, trustees must disclose certain information on the records of the member institution. The good news is that solicitor-client privilege has been addressed, and confidentiality of client information can be protected.

To protect client confidentiality, a lawyer or notary may substitute an alpha numeric or other code for the name and address of each beneficiary. The code would refer back to the records maintained at the lawyers' or notary's office, thereby maintaining confidentiality.

Read The CDIC letter | Visit The CDIC Website | Or Call 1-800-461-2342
Canada's premiere litigation moot gets new name, new sponsors

Toronto – Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP and the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) are pleased to announce a five-year commitment to sponsor the Gale Cup Moot, one of Canada's most prestigious bilingual law-school mooting competitions.

The Gale Cup, which is being renamed the Lenczner Slaght-CBA Gale Cup Moot, was founded in 1974 to provide top law students across the country the chance to argue a Constitutional law case before three judge panels hearing an appeal from the Supreme Court of Canada. Judges from across Canada make up the judging panels. » Read More

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Daphne Dumont, Q.C., of Charlottetown, CBA President in 2000-2001, has been appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.
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