As reported in the Globe,
In my mind, sir, and in the minds of many of my colleagues and many, many Canadians," said Mr. Batters during a Jan. 31 meeting… [more]
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Be sure to check out the University of Calgary Law School's newest effort – ABlawg.ca.
From the About page:
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce “ABlawg: The University… [more]
Must be the day.
Massive B.C. cockfighting raid sparks 13-hour cull
And
Cockfighting raid shocks mayor of Surrey, B.C
"I know that it's happened in other parts of the world where… [more]
R v Ferguson 2008 SCC 6
[73] A final cost of constitutional exemptions from mandatory minimum sentence laws is to the institutional value of effective law making and the proper… [more]
Wayne MacPhail, columnist for Rabble.ca (among other things–Wayne wears many hats), tackles the the topic of How Media Can Misrepresent the Web using the sensitive topic of reporting that takes… [more]
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We learned recently via Michael Lines' post "Harvard Adopts an Open Access Mandate for Faculty Publications" that that Faculty of Arts and Sciences has adopted an open access mandate. I… [more]
The Canadian Association of Law Libraries/L'Association canadienne des bibliothèques de droit (CALL/ACBD) sent out a reminder today that members of CALL/ACBD have until 31 March 2008 to nominate a person… [more]
Just received from Patrick McNeill, ((VP, Sales, LexisNexis Canada Inc., Reed Elsevier)).
Attached is an announcement released today from LexisNexis Canada regarding enhancements to our case law collection in light… [more]
Dennis Kennedy has done his 2008 column for LLRX on legal tech. There aren't a lot of surprises in "Eight Legal Technology Trends for 2008 – Good Times, Bad Times… [more]
How many of us have spent late nights here?…..
The Toronto Star is reporting today that the University of Toronto's Robarts Library will be receiving a new $75 million upgrade for… [more]
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Practice - Costs - Funding before judgment - When interim or advance costs available
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