Just a quick note to say the 2008 Canadian Law Blog Awards are now live at Clawbies.ca. Congratulations to the winners, and also to those who took part in the… [more]
archive for December, 2008
Lake Superior State University in Michigan has just published its 2009 List of Banished Words, aka the "34th annual List of Words to Be Banished from the Queen's English for… [more]
♬When will my reflections show
Who I am inside?♬… [more]
Written by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel, recorded by Christina Aguilera.
We are at an important transition point – when one
The open access movement in academic publishing continues to gather steam: two books are newly available free online.
Daniel J. Solove, Berkeley Law Prof, has released "The Future of … [more]
The Law Commission of Ontario doesn't have a very long period to look back — we effectively began our work in February 2008, having spent the previous four and a… [more]
Israeli Consulate in the U.S. to Hold Public Press Conference via Twitter Today
by Connie Crosby
December 30th, 2008
According to JTA:
In what may be a first for any government the world over, the Consulate General of Israel in New York will be holding a public press conference… [more]
December 30 update: OK, so this does seem like one of those topics only a confirmed law geek could love. But the Post (again) thinks the importance of the Court… [more]
Caselaw databases are frequently described as being "comprehensive" collections of cases with the meaning of the word "comprehensive" left undefined. The exceptions, of course, are databases based on print series… [more]
According to the CBC, thousands of homes and businesses in Ontario and Quebec lost power due to high winds yesterday. Many of those still do not have electricity back today,… [more]
On my must-read list are some of the LLRX.com articles for this month. The authors have put together some great resources. Here's the line-up:
Neurolaw and Criminal Justice
Ken Strutin's… [more]
The 2009 Harvey T. Strosberg Essay Prize competition was announced earlier this month:
Harvey T. Strosberg, Q.C., Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Class Action Review… [more], and Irwin Law Inc. are
This will be a brief post, since I'm on a dial-up connection from Nungambakkam in South India where it's a balmy 30 degrees – and the word snow doesn't appear… [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…"
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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