CanLII always seems to release the good news late on Friday… Maybe it's that as the weekend approaches the pressure to finish the project gets it done just in time.… [more]
archive for January, 2009
I'm working on my segue skills (no, no that Segway):
News arrived yesterday that the WTO has a new database, The RTA-IS, which collects existing and announced Regional Trade Agreements,… [more]
I'm English, and so teeth have always been a problem. Which is why, perhaps, the dentists' mantra has stuck in my head since I first heard it many, many cavities… [more]
The Legal Marketing Association sponsored a webinar by Rich Klein of Beckerman Public Relations on January 24th called "Crisis Communications and Web 2.0". That webinar is available for replay here… [more]
GMDesk is a little Adobe Air application that lets you run your Google apps in a stand-alone browser. This could be handy for some folks, particularly those who frequently close… [more]
Those Slawyers in or near Toronto might like to know that Richard Susskind, author of "The End of Lawyers: Rethinking the Nature of Legal Services," will be speaking at the… [more]
It's been almost two years since I referred to George Orwell's 1984 in a Slaw Post, entirely too long. Apparently, the mayor of Montreal is a Slaw fan and felt… [more]
A wave of spending is about to take place pretty much all round the globe, and some of that money will be directed to improving "infrastructure," the underpinnings required for… [more]
Just a quick note about some of the newest additions to LawBlogs.ca. Since our update in November, we’ve added 14 new Canadian law blogs to the ever-growing list at LawBlogs.ca.… [more]
Many thanks to Dan Michaluk at All About Information for the heads up that the Privacy Commissioner has new Guidelines for Processing Personal Data Across Borders.
Processing? According to the… [more]
Most knowledge management systems and frameworks are built on the premise that we can encourage people to share what they know. However, sharing is what we do in kindergarten –… [more]
CCH Australia has just released an interesting study on Web 2.0 usage by professionals in HR, law, accounting and tax in the Asia-Pacific. They consulted 200+ professionals in the region… [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’ ...
TalkLaw/ParLoi
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