archive for September, 2006



Teaching Email

by Neil Campbell

September 29th, 2006

Recent postings about legal education have recalled something I used to teach students in legal writing seminars, but gave up because I couldn't really find any good class readings on… [more]

LCC Closure

by Michael Lines

September 29th, 2006

Jeff commented on the announcement of the LCC closure, as have others, and there has been a response in the legal community, most visibly in the open letter published today… [more]

Impact of Peer-Rev. Research on Web Content

by Michael Lines

September 29th, 2006

The second sevice described here, WebCites, looks interesting, especially considering SSHRC's Knowledge Mobilization focus.
From the GreyLit list:
Scopus Enriches Literature Research With PatentCites and WebCites Features PRNewswire, 27 September… [more]

The Friday Fillip

by Simon Fodden

September 29th, 2006

Etta Baker died this week at the age of 93. Chances are you've never heard of her — and, which is more important — have never heard her. She was… [more]

CNET Press on the Value of Librarians

by Steven Matthews

September 29th, 2006

Wonderful article!… [more]

Google Reader Redux

by Simon Fodden

September 29th, 2006

Almost a year ago I did a post about Google's RSS Reader. A typical Google beta, there were a lot of rough edges pointed out by Steve Matthews. Now it's… [more]

Regulating Lawyer Blogs as Advertising

by Simon Chester

September 29th, 2006

Today's e-gram from the ABAJ leads with a story about the Bar in Albany considering regulating lawyer blogs:
BLOGOSPHERE ABOIL – N.Y. Proposal Would Designate Lawyer Blogs as Advertising
A… [more]

The Apple Harvest

by Mark Lewis

September 29th, 2006

The Annapolis Valley Apple Harvest is in full swing here in NS but the apple harvest to which I'm referring is an apple of a different variety. In the first… [more]

RSS in Law Firms

by Connie Crosby

September 29th, 2006

Slaw's own Steve Matthews has hit on a winner with the post Top 10 Uses for RSS in Law Firms on his blog. Here is the quick list, and I… [more]

Law Practice in the 21st Century

by Jordan Furlong

September 28th, 2006

Earlier this month, I visited San Francisco for the first time. I’d long been fascinated by the thought of a city built on a geological time bomb, and walking its… [more]

Propylon's Legislative Software

by Simon Fodden

September 28th, 2006

Propylon's Legislative Workbench supports the creation, amendment, translation and multi-channel publishing of legislative documents. It addresses the unique challenges of legislative document authoring and workflow using XML and open standards.… [more]

Time Management and Lawyers in the 21st Century

by Elizabeth Ellis

September 28th, 2006

As a proponent of RSS, I try my best to follow the RSS feeds from a number of "very active" BLOGs. Recent postings on SLAW and other BLOGs have highlighted… [more]

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

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MLB Selected Case Summaries    

These summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book.
More information.

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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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