From today's Guardian Unlimited:
What are the big questions that will shape the coming year? We asked figures from science, politics, business and the arts for the issue that will … [more]
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Simon Fodden tagged me in the "5 things you didn't know about me" game… on Slaw!! I thought this was illegal: Slaw is my safe harbour!! I feel like I… [more]
There's a small piece in the Globe and Mail today on the fact that the United States and India, which founded a Trade Policy Forum nearly two years ago, have… [more]
Take a look at NewsTrust (http://beta.newstrust.net), the month old news "filter" that reproduces and ranks those stories that get the votes of members. NewsTrust is non-profit and runs no ads,… [more]
While Slaw readers are a diverse bunch, with eclectic interests, I'm not sure how many stumbled on Post-och Inrikes Tidningar's recent notice to readers, captioned Important MessageOr on Reuters' Indian… [more]
Steve Matthews tagged me in the "5 things you didn't know about me" game, so I feel obliged…
I once performed with my folk trio on Ted Mack's Amateur Hour… [more]
The year end awards continue to roll in. This time, Connie Crosby's personal blog has taken the 'Legal Support Blog' award from the Blawg Review.
Congrats to Connie! As one… [more]
Lifting a Prohibition on Making the Law Searchable
Slaw readers may have missed the recent controversy in the legislative debates of Guam. A fight over access to legal information –… [more]
Trust the scientists to crunch all the equations.
Santa’s going to fly really quickly, at the same speed as a satellite – around 28 000 km per hour. He will… [more]
Thanks for pointing this out, Dominic. Nice Christmas present for us all.… [more]
Congrats to all, Slaw won for REAL! Indeed, Slaw is mentionned in DennisKennedy's blog post The 2006 Blawggies: Dennis Kennedy's Best Law-related Blogging Awards as "Best Legal Blog Category –… [more]
Perusing Michel-Adrien Sheppard's blog Library Boy has reminded me what I meant to post earlier this week before everything went haywire trying to finish up for the holiday:
Sabrina Pacifici,… [more]
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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
Minimize That Darn Office Ribbon for More Room on Your Desktop
Wednesday, May 16
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noted on Slaw
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Available online today are four new chapters of the publication Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report, which explores the socio-demographic and economic circumstances of Canadian women in general.
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The bill amends the Constitution Act, 1867 by readjusting the number of members and the representation of the provinces in the House of Commons.
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Ars Technica: Law & Disorder: Startup hopes to hack the immigration system with a floating incubatorBlueseed plans to buy a ship and turn it into a floating incubator anchored in international waters off the coast of California.
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Under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the flow of information out of Ottawa has slowed to a trickle.
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"…the IPC has exclusive jurisdiction to decide whether a record is in the custody or control of a university in the context of an access request…"
MLB Selected Case Summaries
These summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book.
More information.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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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.
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