As you'll see on Slaw, I'm on about pictures again today — whether they're worth a certain number of words, how exactly they marry (or not) with language. I suspect… [more]
archive for January, 2009
It's not easy to get a computer to recognize Charley's aunt — or your copy of Insurance and Risk Management in Commercial Leases, for that matter. Seems our visual cortex… [more]
Of the future, that is? The British blog, cutely named, Royal Pingdom, has measured the frequency of certain terms and buzzwords, using good old Google, and compared it to that… [more]
As this is my first post of 09, I thought I would look back to my predictions from 08 to see how my forecasting abilities fared.
HIT – Online/Technology Privacy… [more]
Turns out Slaw didn't do so bad in the ABA blog awards Tech category. After a recount, we've placed second!
Now for the fun part… Google cache (while it lasts)… [more]
I'd like to point out a new resource that I gave a passing mention in the Clawbie awards. Charon QC has launched a new Pageflake for Canadian Law Blogs.
While… [more]
Avoiding a Malpractice Claim: The 2008 Most Popular practicePRO/LAWPRO Downloads
by Dan Pinnington
January 8th, 2009
practicePRO, LAWPRO’s risk management and claims prevention initiative, provides lawyers with tools and resources to help them succeed in the practice of law and avoid a malpractice claim (see this… [more]
One of my favourite blogs, Lifehacker, mentioned a new version of a fabulous Firefox extension.
Mouseless Browsing (MLB) is a Firefox-Extension which enables you to browse the internet with the… [more]
Just to keep things current with respect to the Thomas Cromwell Pages, here's a December 23rd update from the Supreme Court on the status of the new member of the… [more]
Mike Kujawski, who writes the Public Sector Marketing 2.0 blog, has created the Government 2.0 Best Practices Wiki:
"[T]he intent of this wiki is to compile a central list of… [more]
With winter comes the OLA Superconference. This year, it runs Jan. 28 – 31 at the Metro Convention Centre. Yes, I know that a lot of the program is public… [more]
Legal Citation Question on Indicating Jurisdiction in Case Law Citations
by Ted Tjaden
January 7th, 2009
I have a question regarding including jurisdiction when citing a case that cites to a Quicklaw version.
Rule 3.2.10 of the McGill Guide states that "if the jurisdiction is evident… [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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