This press release from the Supreme Court of Canada just came across my desktop:
OTTAWA, 2006-05-31.
The LexUM site, where the Court's decisions, news releases and bulletins are posted, has… [more]
archive for May, 2006
The Privacy Commissioner's 2005 Annual Report on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) was tabled today in Parliament.… [more]
An article entitled Developments in Legal Education:
Are Blogs Transforming Legal Scholarship? in the latest ALL-SIS newsletter reviews the recent symposium 'Bloggership: How Blogs are Transforming Legal Scholarship'. held in… [more]
The Library of Parliament in Ottawa, which has been undergoing four years of extensive restoration, rehabilitation and upgrading, finally reopened today. See the press release. According to news reports, books… [more]
There are few things in this version of Current Cites that might interest Slawyers:
M. Moffatt, "Marketing' with Metadata – How Metadata Can Increase Exposure and Visibility of Online Content"… [more]
Congratulations to David Fraser, recipient of the 2006 Outstanding Young Canadian Award in the category of Leadership, given by the Junior Chamber of Commerce International, Halifax Chapter.
David, as many… [more]
I received a flyer last week from BIALL (British and Irish Association of Law Librarians) announcing a course on "Parliamentary Debates on Legislation: how to do 'Pepper v. Hart' research.… [more]
I am currently writing an article which basically looks at and updates a piece I published five years ago on the future of academic law libraries. The central thrust of… [more]
Hocking and London team up:
Pairing [Joy London's] award-winning KM blog with editor Sean Hocking's acclaimed Law Librarian News, the semi-monthly “Law Librarian News & excited utterances” will deliver direct-to-desktop… [more]
I will be attending a "thematic meeting" organized by Library and Archives Canada in Vancouver on Wednesday in connection with LAC's development of a Canadian Digital Information Strategy.
This is… [more]
A new book called Sorcerers' Apprentices … [more]focusses on the role played within the US Supreme Court by law clerks. You can read the first chapter online
Written by two acedemics,
The Slaw Hall of Fame
This is the first obituary in Slaw, but it’s a tribute to a figure whom many Slaw readers may not have known but who was… [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
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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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