On November 26th, Martha McCarthy attended at the Parliamentary Committee in Ottawa as a witness to the proposed amendments under Bill C-78. Martha spoke about the Unified Family Court, the importance of labels in family law, and the risk of a presumption of joint custody.
Martha’s brief can be found online at:
https://www.ourcommons.ca/Committees/en/JUST/StudyActivity?studyActivityId=10292072
The Rising Stars awards recognize leading lawyers under 40. Heather was acknowledged for her expertise in high conflict, high net-worth divorce litigation, her understanding of corporate and tax law, and her commitment to maintaining a paper-less practice. Heather has led three electronic trials in which all exhibits and submissions were made electronically.
MMC congratulates this year’s Rising Stars, including our very own (we always knew you were one!)
For more information please see:
https://www.lexpert.ca/article/rising-stars-2018/?p=&sitecode=lex