McNally Gervan Lawyers LLP

Proud to announce that we are 2021 Gold Sponsors for Brain Injury Canada. Watch for details of the upcoming virtual conference to be held in June 2021. Conference website/registration coming soon! www.braininjurycanada.ca

Join Frank McNally and Reach Canada for a panel discussion on practical tips and advice for new lawyers on speaking to clients with special circumstances, including clients with disabilities. Monday, February 1st, 2021 at 5:00 pm. Click here to register:... https://us02web.zoom.us//tZUpduiqrjkpHdGt_5-bBbjhbT8TvzF15 Registration for this event is free. This Legal Information Seminar is made possible with support from the Ottawa Community Foundation.

Daylight saving time for 2020 will end this weekend, pushing clocks back an hour in Ontario and most of Canada early Sunday morning.

Have a happy Halloween and stay safe everyone! Our team members carved out some time for fun and joined in with the spirit of Halloween to enter a pumpkin carving contest. We thought we’d share them with you.

Join us for the Brain Injury Association of the Ottawa Valley Fall Fundraiser to be held virtually on Wednesday, October 28th, 3-4 pm. Register now at https://biaov.org/14th-annual-fall-fundraiser/ There will be an interactive online presentation and discussion about reducing challenges met by individuals who experience racism when accessing health care.

On October 21, 2020, join us in supporting access to justice for people with disabilities by participating in Reaching Out - A Virtual Non-Gala. Hosted by Reach Canada, an Ottawa organization which provides legal referrals to people with disabilities and educational programs related to disability and human rights, this free event features some of Ottawa's best entertainment. Lawyer & Reach Co-Founder Lawrence Greenspon will lead the evening filled with performances by musician Rebecca Noelle, comedian Steve Love, singer Johnny Vegas, a live auction, and much more. Visit the event website www.reachauction.com to register, place your bids, and make a donation to Reach. Your participation is greatly appreciated.

If you have spent any time in downtown Ottawa lately, you will have noticed a new type of public transportation that has appeared on the streets. Three operators Bird Canada, Lime, and Roll are bringing up to 600 shared e-scooters to the City’s pathways, bike lanes and streets. The scooters are scattered across the downtown core and can be located through GPS mapping. And while their appearance on our streets may be a blessing to some (young people, for instance) or a curse to others (taxi and Uber drivers come to mind), their use does raise legal issues that will find their way into our courts. Some of those legal issues are addressed in the following article on our website https://www.ottawa-attorneys.ca/electric-scooters-and-thei/