…don't like each other. Safari 3 crashes whenever I'm using LexisNexis/Quicklaw, which is a major pain, since it's now my browser of choice on the Mac (Firefox being too unstable).… [more]
archive for December, 2007
The U.K. organization Privacy International, together with the U.S.-based Electronic Privacy Information Center, have published their 2007 privacy rankings for European and some other countries. In their judgement Canada has… [more]
The Washington Post reported yesterday that the U.S. music industry's knuckle rapper, the RIAA, has come up with a new argument in a lawsuit against a defendant it claims has… [more]
The 2007 Blawggies: Dennis Kennedy's Best Law-Related Blogging Awards
by Connie Crosby
December 31st, 2007
What is the end of the year without a "best of" list or a blog award? For a third year, lawyer, consultant, speaker and writer Dennis Kennedy has put together… [more]
Looking for an English translation of the Portuguese lyrics of a song (Oiça lá ó senhor vinho) by my current favourite singer, Mariza, I decided to take Google up on… [more]
The end of support for the Netscape browser shouldn't come to anyone's surprise. The software's user population has dwindled to almost nothing, and the dropping of support was long overdue.… [more]
The announcement below was sent out today. Louise Hamel, Manager at the Judges' Library, tells me there is new content which has also been translated into French. The real news,… [more]
Hardly a week meriting a fillip… Still, Friday is Friday. Herewith, then, a couple of ads, which is fitting for the week containing Boxing Day I guess.
The first is… [more]
A group from the Lakota First Nations, the Lakota Freedom Delegation, announced in mid-December that they have unilaterally withdrawn from treaties with the United States and are henceforth an independent… [more]
I have been fortunate in the last two years to have been asked to speak about social networks in law (and other professional) firms at conferences and workshops. I thought… [more]
I heard it on Twitter first coming into the office this morning, then word has slowly spread throughout the news agencies. Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, has been… [more]
As a footnote to my post on Legal Indexing, here is a delightful piece on indexing from Intelligent Life.
And for fans of obscure works, any thoughts on what sort… [more]
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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…"
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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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