In today's The Independent (U.K.), an article about The Beatle's many lawsuits.
"They are back where they have so often been since breaking up – in the law courts. This… [more]
archive for August, 2006
A Different Kid of Hit Parade: The Beatles' Top Ten Lawsuits
by Michel-Adrien Sheppard
August 31st, 2006
Innovate: Journal of Online Education… [more] is a bi-monthly, peer-reviewed online journal focusing on the innovative, creative ways information technology is used in corporate, academic, and government settings to enhance the
Irwin Law Inc. … announce[d yesterday] the launch of our new Digital Editions, in partnership with VitalSource Technologies Inc. In September, we will offer six titles in our Essentials of… [more]
U.S. State Supreme Court Elections – the Role of Big Money, Lobbies, and TV Air Wars
by Michel-Adrien Sheppard
August 30th, 2006
We Canadians thought that allowing a parliamentary committee to very briefly and very, very politely interview a nominee for the Supreme Court of Canada last winter was a big deal.… [more]
Yesterday, Yahoo & Flickr announced geo-tagging which combines Yahoo maps with photo overlays. Users can easily drag their photos using an overlay tool to position them on a Yahoo map,… [more]
Professors Charlie Nesson of Harvard Law School and his daughter, Rebecca Nesson, a computer scientist and instructor at Harvard Extension School, are giving a course this fall called Law in… [more]
[I]f a rare event (10/1000) is reported by a very reliable witness (80/100), the chances that the rare event happened is closer to its base rate (10/1000) than the accuracy… [more]
Observe Willie JohnstoneNot that Wullie.
WillieA spokesman for Her Majesty's Court Service confirmed that the court had filed a complaint against Mr Johnstone, who is married and is originally from… [more]
After a very long absence I recently rediscovered the books of Henry Cecil in our library and wanted to recommend them to any SLAWers who do not know of this… [more]
L'équivalent De Dell Et Rogers Aux États-Unis: L'affaire County Bank of Rehoboth
by Vincent Gautrais
August 29th, 2006
Le 09 août dernier a été jugée par la Supreme Court of New Jersey l'affaire Jaliyah Muhammad v. County Bank of Rehoboth… [more]. Comme les affaires Dell et Rogers, que
I've been watching this wiki list of Vancouver Web2.0 companies grow for the past month or so. I'm not sure every entry could be considered a Web2.0 company, but then… [more]
Today is the first day of the extraordinary Burning Man … [more]festival in the Nevada desert where an entire city will be created over the next few days, focussing on the
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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’ ...
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