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On the front cover of the July 2020 issue is Chief Judge Melissa Gillespie whose natural leadership qualities have put her (and the Provincial Court she leads) to the test during COVID-19.
This month’s Entre Nous considers the powerful words of Reverend Al Sharpton spoken at the funeral of George Floyd and in the aftermath of a controversial U.S. presidential photo op.
D. Barry Kirkham, Q.C. provides readers with a fascinating historical take on Sir Winston Churchill and “The Hinge of Fate” that occurred on May 10, 1940.
“Compassion In the Time of COVID-19” by Elisabeth Sadowski explores the role of lawyers and judges in a time of crisis.
Adam Howden-Duke shocks the bar with the surprising announcement that on the eve of the 50th anniversary o the Lawyer’s Inn Society, the provincial government seeks to reclaim the Law Courts Inn it has run for 40 years to make way for new offices. Read “A Home For Bench & Bar Not to be Taken for Granted” at page 523.
Jennifer Bedard asks “What is a Testamentary Document Anyway” in her article about the implications of Section 58 of the Wills, Estates and Succession Act .
Allan Hope, Q.C. who recently passed away (see Nos Disparus, page 581) was also a short story writer. His story “A Dog’s Life” is at page 535 of the July 2020 issue.
Finally, warnings of an Orwellian Pandemic are considered by Joven Narwal in his article “Use Immunity for Disease Surveillance” at page 539.