archive for October, 2005

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We Seem to Be Worth $4,084.20

by Simon Chester

October 31st, 2005

I stumbled on an odd site that values Blogs – and who knows what the methodology is but it values slaw at $4,084.20
http://blogshares.com/blogs.php?blog=http://www.slaw.ca%2F

Funny that it doesn't know what… [more]

Did the Evolution of Searching Stop?

by Simon Chester

October 31st, 2005

When I started using QL back in 1975 – a statement which dates me I realize – I recall being struck by the crudity of Boolean searching and its scant… [more]

Canlii Find — Revisited

by Simon Fodden

October 28th, 2005

It seems that my initial bookmarklet Canlii Find won't work in IE on Windows (but does in IE on a Mac — which is where I made it). I've done… [more]

This Week's Links: 051028

by Simon Fodden

October 28th, 2005

CANLII
QuickFind
bookmarklets

CANLII Find

Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL-L)

Toronto Association of Law Libraries (T-LAWLIB-L)

American Association of Law Libraries

LLRX.com (various)

Law.com (various)

Eugene Meehan's SCC Law… [more]

Annotated US Constitution Online – Canadian Equivalent

by Ted Tjaden

October 28th, 2005

Sabrina I. Pacifici on her BeSpacific website/blog mentions the US GPO website providing free online access to an annotated US Constitution prepared by the Congressional Research Service of the Library… [more]

Microsoft Joins Digital Library Inititiaves

by Neil Campbell

October 28th, 2005

This is a link to an article on the Chronicle of Higher Education… [more]: "Microsoft, Joining Growing Digital-Library Effort, Will Pay for Scanning of 150,000 Books.
http://chronicle.com/temp/email.php?id=93ohnmza2fvcsjur1iqon9hkj8v1vbgu
Six of the

"CANLII Find" Bookmarklet

by Simon Fodden

October 26th, 2005

I was a guest at a meeting of Toronto research lawyers today (see Ted Tjaden's post below) and found it very interesting. Among other things, I got a couple of… [more]

Current Awareness Techniques for Legal Researchers

by Ted Tjaden

October 26th, 2005

A question arose today among colleagues how best to stay "current" with law-related information without becoming overwhelmed.
Certainly, technology has a role to play but I also suspect there is… [more]

A New Canadian Copyright Blog

by Simon Chester

October 25th, 2005

Welcome to http://www.copyrightwatch.ca/ which Larry Lessig's blog led me to. Exploding the myths of Canadian copyright law, one fallacy at a time.… [more]

Whither CanLII

by Mark Lewis

October 25th, 2005

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IP Source on WestlaweCARSWELL

by Ted Tjaden

October 24th, 2005

I only just noticed now that WestlaweCARSWELL has added "IP Source" as one of its "modules" – perhaps it has been there for awhile but I only noticed it now… [more]

Copyright Act Amendments – AUCC Speaks Out

by Ted Tjaden

October 24th, 2005

In an October 24, 2005, op/ed piece in the Hill Times… [more] – available for free on the website of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) – AUCC

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SlawTips      

SlawTips Just the Facts
Wednesday, May 16

Today’s research tip is about facts. When research is assigned to juniors (and librarians for that matter) it is important to share facts that are critical to the research. It … »»

Research

SlawTips Minimize That Darn Office Ribbon for More Room on Your Desktop
Wednesday, May 16

If you are using Office 2007 or 2010, The Ribbon is now a part of your life. Some of you will be happy about this – some of you won’t.… »»

Technology

SlawTips Manage Chaos! Create a Shared Family Calendar
Thursday, May 10

Our lives as lawyers are hectic enough even before we factor in busy family events. Accordingly our tip is to create a ‘family’ calendar where every family member can enter … »»

Practice

noted on Slaw    

MLB Selected Case Summaries    

These summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book.
More information.
  • Harkat, Re 2012 FCA 122

    Aliens - Exclusion and expulsion - Power to detain and deport - Minister’s certificate - Review - Evidence

    In 2002, Harkat was detained pursuant to a ministerial security certificate issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) as a person inadmissible to Canada on grounds ...

  • Girouard v. Druet 2012 NBCA 40

    Contracts - Formation of contract - Signing - Electronic signature

    The plaintiff expressed an interest in purchasing the defendant’s (vendor’s) condo. The parties agreed to carry on their discussions through e-mail. Following an exchange of e-mails, the plaintiff claimed that the defendant was contractually bound to ...

  • Donell et al. v. GJB Enterprises Inc. et al. 2012 BCCA 135

    Barristers and Solicitors - Relationship with client - Confidential communications - General

    The petitioner was a Receiver appointed in March 2009 by a California court over the assets of GJB Enterprises Inc. (a “Ponzi scheme”) and its principals, the Berkes (the GJB parties). The court ordered ...

  • Dish Network L.L.C. et al. v. Rex et al. 2012 BCCA 161

    Practice - Costs - Funding before judgment - When interim or advance costs available

    The plaintiffs were “direct to home” satellite based subscription program providers. Rex and other defendants offered “grey market” services to Canadian residents to facilitate the unauthorized reception in Canada of the plaintiffs’ ...

TalkLaw/ParLoi    

This is a listing of a few upcoming events in Canada of interest to lawyers, law students, legal librarians, and others involved in the practice of law.

Clicking on any event in the list below will give you access to more information and to links allowing you to see the full entry and to add the event to your own calendar.

Click this link for a fuller version of the TalkLaw/ParLoi calendar of events and for instructions as to how to add events and calendars to your own calendar.