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EDITORIAL
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FEATURES
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LEXPERT-RANKED LEADING
LITIGATION LAWYERS
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COVID-19'S IMPACT
Pandemic major agent of positive change in litigation practice
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SECTORS RIPE FOR LITIGATION
Privacy a dominant theme in class actions
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CLASS ACTIONS, ALBERTA
Alberta's coming of age as a class action jurisdiction
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MENTAL HEALTH
Preparing for long-term impact of the pandemic critical going forward
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CLASS ACTIONS, QUEBEC
Tracking trends in Quebec heading into 2022
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OTHER LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
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UPFRONT
LITIGATION &
ARBITRATION
Litigation pot continues to bubble
TOP 10 CASES
Lexpert's basket of top decisions
and honourable mentions from
2020-2021
SPECIAL EDITION: LITIGATION 2021
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PANDEMIC FUELS WHITE-COLLAR CRIME
COMPLIANCE — AND ENFORCEMENT — ARE MORE
IMPORTANT THAN EVER, AS REGULATORS CAN RECEIVE
MORE COMPLAINTS DURING ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS,
DISGRUNTLED FORMER EMPLOYEES CAN TURN
'WHISTLEBLOWERS,' AND RISKS TO CYBERSECURITY INCREASE
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