archive for March, 2009



The Dumbest Windows Feature Ever: "Full Menus Off"

by Dan Pinnington

March 31st, 2009

Many installations of Microsoft Office have “Full menus” disabled (it is the default setting when Office is installed). What does this mean? You will see only a few items on… [more]

Religion & – Fill in the Blank

by Patricia Hughes

March 31st, 2009

Before I took my current position as Executive Director of the Law Commission of Ontario, I was writing an article on reconciling religious practices with what I (and many others)… [more]

No Skype for iPhone… in Canada

by Simon Fodden

March 31st, 2009

Pity.
I was all set to see how I could shave some points off my various phone bills, only to discover that Skype is available for the iPhone today in… [more]

Social Media Marketing for Lawyers

by Omar Ha-Redeye

March 31st, 2009

I first met Michael Rabinovici at a Legal Marketers Association (LMA) event on Social Media Success… [more]. We've stayed in touch periodically since, and he helps run a strategic consultation

CiL 2009: Some Notes

by Michael Lines

March 31st, 2009

It has been a busy day, and between sneaking a very nice scotch into a hotel restaurant with some Army librarians, and smoking a cigarette indoors with a different group,… [more]

Looking Forward With the McGill Guide

by Gary P. Rodrigues

March 30th, 2009

Case citations exist primarily for the purpose of enabling a researcher to locate the full text of a judgment or the decision of an administrative tribunal. The primary purpose of… [more]

My apologies for starting this post with a pic, but

A woman in a hotel room in Uganda is making judgments ready for the scanner.
It demonstrates graphically the challenges… [more]

Translation Needed: Podcasting Legal Guide for Canada

by Connie Crosby

March 30th, 2009

The Podcasting Legal Guide for Canada by Kathleen Simmons and Andy Kaplan-Myrth was first officially released back in June 2007 by Creative Commons Canada (see my Slaw post from June… [more]

Resolution 7/19: "Combating Defamation of Religions"

by Simon Fodden

March 30th, 2009

On Friday the U.N. Human Rights Council adopted a non-binding motion put forward by Pakistan aimed at "combating the defamation of religions." (The Globe and Mail lead editorial today inveighed… [more]

Online NYT and IHT Merge

by Simon Fodden

March 30th, 2009

As readers of beSpacific will know, the International Herald Tribune's online presence has been merged with that of the New York Times. The result offers readers a choice between the… [more]

This Week's Biotech Highlights

by Jeremy Grushcow

March 30th, 2009

A week full of money: the Ontario Budget was announced Thursday, and it contained about $700 million of spending on innovation, including $300 million for research infrastructure and $250 million… [more]

George Galloway Hearing in Toronto

by Omar Ha-Redeye

March 29th, 2009

George Galloway, the controversial British MP scheduled to speak in Canada this week, and parties supporting him, sought an injunction at the Federal Court today.
Although I don't agree with… [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

noted on Slaw    

MLB Selected Case Summaries    

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

  • 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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