Call to the bar


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admission to practice in the courts.

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Elizabeth Sheehy: The Law Society of Upper Canada presented an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws to Professor Sheehy, at its Call to the Bar ceremonies in recognition of her numerous contributions to creating access to justice for women throughout the Ontario legal system.
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Since his call to the bar in 1970, he has spent more than 35 years litigating insurance and commercial cases in the Ontario courts, the last 20 years as a Queen's Counsel.
Cozen O'Connor Expands Multinational Practice with Toronto Office Opening; Eight Attorneys Join Practice
IML founder] Chuck Renslow put out a call to the bars, saying we are holding a contest in Chicago and asking them to send candidates.
Twenty-five years of leather: as the International Mr. Leather contest turns 25, its first-ever winner describes why cowhide means so much to gay people. (Behind the Headlines)

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