archive for March, 2008



Google Docs Goes Offline

by Simon Fodden

March 31st, 2008

Google Docs has announced that as of today, they're rolling out an offline capacity. (I've checked my account and I'm not one of the lucky ones — yet.) If you're… [more]

That's the question raised in a webcast from Outlaw… [more], consisting of an interview with BAILII executive director Joe Ury.
The article based on the Interview, announces that Bailii will

BestCase Born Today

by Simon Chester

March 31st, 2008

We've discussed the transition of the Canada Law Book Company caselaw materials from Lexis-Nexis to a new BestCase product providing electronic access to almost all the caselaw that CLB has… [more]

Laser Printer Tracking Dots

by Simon Fodden

March 31st, 2008

An article in today's London Free Press by David Canton of eLegal talks about the concern the European Commission for Justice, Freedom and Security has about tracking dots that some… [more]

Shaping Canadian Web Access Revisited

by Connie Crosby

March 31st, 2008

Last week Simon Fodden caught all of us up on the issue of "throttling" of web access by Bell Canada that broke in the news in his post When It… [more]

Transcript Repository

by Simon Fodden

March 30th, 2008

Tscript.com is in the business of putting litigation transcripts online and so making them accessible at any time from anywhere. It seems that sometimes when a public body holds an… [more]

Davos – Business Week, IBM and Global Workforce

by Joel Alleyne

March 30th, 2008

What do you get when you cross Davos, Business Week, IBM and Global Workforce? An interesting article with implications for KM practitioners and researchers alike that doesn't use the term… [more]

Google Advanced Search Improvement

by Simon Fodden

March 28th, 2008

I may be the last to realize this, but Google's Advanced Search page has been AJAXified nicely, such that as you fill out the boxes that filter your search, you… [more]

The Friday Fillip

by Simon Fodden

March 28th, 2008

One of the joys of having iTunes on a Mac is the ability to share music with others on the same network, at work, say, or in the home. (You… [more]

Dr. Gaylen A. Duncan (1948-2008)

by Simon Chester

March 28th, 2008

Today's Globe and Mail … [more]carried an announcement of the death of Gaylen Duncan, whom many Slaw readers will recall as the dynamic Executive Director of the Canadian Law Information Council.

As has been discussed multiple times on SLAW and based on two emails over the past few days, it appears the first phase of adding of older Supreme Court of… [more]

Reminiscences of Bench and Bar — 1904

by Simon Fodden

March 28th, 2008

Gutenberg Canada, our local wing of the internet publisher of public domain texts, has just published its 100th e-book. For the honour, it's chosen a 1904 publication, Osgoode Hall – … [more]

SlawTips      

SlawTips Cash Flow Reports – Part 1
Thursday, May 17

Following on our earlier Top 10 Financial Errors posts, this is the first in a series of 10 posts dealing with Cash Flow Reports and in particular, cash flow management.… »»

Practice

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

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MLB Selected Case Summaries    

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

  • 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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