In Canada, there are practising patent agents and trademarks agents who are not lawyers. They are not admitted to any bar of any province or territory in Canada and are not members of any law society.

Attorney-client privilege. Most people have heard of it, and most have a general idea it means. But what, exactly, is attorney-client privilege? What's its purpose? What does it cover? When does it ...

In the past decade or so, liberals and progressives have evolved a new language to talk about social inequality. This new rhetoric — which is, notably, rejected by many on the left — differs from the ...

Taking time to understand systems of bias and privilege can transform personal biases into equitable decisions that empower and include everyone, not just a select few. Current political debates are ...

The “P” word can be triggering. Yet, it does not have to be. Privilege can be a difficult concept for people to understand. Because it often requires clarification, this creates a gap between what ...

Wanda Sykes told a story about walking with a white friend on a hot day and slipping into a corner store for a couple of bottles of cold water. The friend opened her bottle and started drinking it on ...

Nov. 11, 2005 — -- Rather than keep her $3 million trust fund for herself, Karen Pittelman decided to establish the Chahara Foundation, which is devoted to helping underprivileged women and ...

The policy behind the attorney-client privilege is to promote candid and open communication by clients to their attorneys without fear of disclosure. The attorney-client privilege only applies if the ...

The best lawyers know the ins-and-outs of the attorney-client privilege. They know them because the privilege can get you and your clients into trouble as easily as it can get you out of trouble. The ...