I seem to think I go on a lot about food on the Friday Fillip — but that's not the case, I discover. Maybe I'm simply always on about food… [more]
archive for February, 2009
Thanks to a number of helpful suggestions from Slawyers, I've made some changes to LawTop — the Canadian law-related news aggregator I blogged about on Tuesday.
Most important, I've added… [more]
The Supreme Court of Canada recently published a special edition of its Bulletin of Proceedings… [more] called Statistics 1998 to 2008.
The statistics are broken down into 5 categories:
Cases Filed:
The CanLII user group tour came to Calgary last night. It was a great opportunity for us westerners to see what is coming down the pike from the innovators at… [more]
The National Research Council's national science library, the Canadian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) is relied upon by many researchers worldwide for its resources and services. The notice… [more]
The Supreme Court of Canada announced this morning that it has granted leave to appeal the decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal in Yugraneft v. Rexx Management… [more]. This
Calling All Innovative Lawyers! Now's Your Chance to Get the Recognition You Deserve
by Dan Pinnington
February 25th, 2009
Necessity breeds invention. From Procter & Gamble to IBM to Federal Express, from nylon to photocopiers to the electron microscope — some of the world's most well-known companies and products… [more]
Way back in the early 80s Wendy's hamburger chain ran a TV commercial that featured three old ladies exploring a competitor's "really big bun" and the relative absence of meat;… [more]
Law Society of Upper Canada Guidelines on Powers of Attorney in Real Estate Transactions
by Dan Pinnington
February 25th, 2009
Working with the Working Group on Lawyers and Real Estate, the Law Society of Upper Canada has prepared guidelines to help lawyers avoid becoming the tool or dupe of unscrupulous… [more]
Connie wrote a couple of days ago about the submission deadline for the upcoming CRTC network neutrality / network management / traffic shaping hearings. Since then, some submissions have been… [more]
♫ is it possible
to be so confused
at this point
and its rational that its logical
there is no point in denying
give yourself a chance, you might like … [more]
Using Law Reform Materials for Research: An Agency's Perspective
by Patricia Hughes
February 24th, 2009
Kim Nayyer's column on the use of law reform agency materials for legal research has prompted me to talk about how the Law Commission of Ontario thinks about this very… [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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