NSBS Brief – June/July Updates 2025
August 13, 2025
IN THIS ISSUE: AI and the Legal Profession, King’s Counsel 2025, NSBS Leadership Transition, Annual Report, Council Opportunities, and Missing Wills.
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King’s Counsel 2025 Applications and Nominations Open
August 7, 2025
The Advisory Committee on King’s Counsel Appointments for 2025 will convene in the fall to consider candidates for the next King’s Counsel appointments.
Provincial Court Judges’ Salaries and Benefits Tribunal to hold hearings on September 29, 2025
July 30, 2025
The Provincial Court Judges’ Salaries and Benefits Tribunal, established pursuant to the Provincial Court Act, will hold hearings at Summit Place, 5th Floor Hearing Room, 1601 Lower Water Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, on September 29, 2025 commencing at 9:00am
Notice of Receivership: Jeanne Sumbu
July 24, 2025
The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society hereby gives notice that, further to the suspension of Jeanne Sumbu of Amherst, Nova Scotia, from practice on May 30,
Notice of Receivership: Theresa O’Leary
July 24, 2025
The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society hereby gives notice that, further to the suspension of Theresa O’Leary of Baddeck, Nova Scotia, from practice on July 18,
AI Guide for Legal Practices in Nova Scotia
July 15, 2025
As new technologies reshape how legal services are delivered, we recognize both the potential benefits and risks of using powerful forms of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (“AI”).