archive for June, 2009



CIO Canada's 'Quick Hits' to Trim Legal Costs

by Steven Matthews

June 11th, 2009

A view from outside the legal industry, IT World Canada's CIO Canada blog offers a couple of "Quick Hits" to help technology companies trim their legal costs. That section clipped… [more]

LawTop Trouble

by Simon Fodden

June 11th, 2009

Google News search has changed the way it reports the results of a search, with the consequence that LawTop is misfiring, bringing down photos, though none is asked for, and… [more]

Digital Division

by Shaunna Mireau

June 11th, 2009

In California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is calling for an end to print textbooks in schools. Thanks to Josette McEachern for posting about this Quill & Quire article on the Edmonton… [more]

Fourteen New Canadian Law Blogs

by Steven Matthews

June 10th, 2009

We've had fourteen new additions to lawblogs.ca since our April update:

Magali Lepage, LL.B
James Hatton on Licensing
Nimonik – Environmental Regulations Simplified
Res Ipsa Loquitur (Pamela Pengelley)… [more]
Environmental, Energy,

Simon Fodden posted here last Fall about Obiter2, the wonderful Quebec-legal-research-focused website by lawyer Marco Rivard.
A colleague in Montreal pointed out to me yesterday that his site has since… [more]

Teach Your Children Well… but How?

by Simon Fodden

June 10th, 2009

Perhaps it's Jordan Furlong's articulate insistence, or maybe it's my own distance from active academe, but I've been increasingly "of the devil's party" when it comes to the need for… [more]

Put Yourself on a Billboard With Rasterbator

by Dan Pinnington

June 10th, 2009

Rasterbator is a free tool that turns any image into a huge poster. While you can have fun with pictures of family, friends or your pets, or monsters in your… [more]

Do 'I'M on Vacation' Posts Pose Security Concerns?

by David Canton

June 10th, 2009

Take a look at the article by that title on the Canoe Tech page.
It questions whether the tendency for people to put reply messages on emails that they are… [more]

New York Times on White and Case

by Simon Fodden

June 9th, 2009

If you haven't yet had your fill of reading about the sea change that's running through the legal profession, you should read "A Study in Why Major Law Firms Are… [more]

The impetus for the upcoming project on electronic medical records, to be carried out by Professor Pina D'Agostino, in assocation with the Law Commission of Ontario, was not all the… [more]

Canadian Lawyer Is Building Relationships

by Omar Ha-Redeye

June 9th, 2009

June's issue of Canadian Lawyer just came out, with a great article by Glenn Kauth on using web tactics for client development.
There's a few familiar faces (including yours truly),… [more]

Twitter Study

by Simon Fodden

June 9th, 2009

Bill Heil and Mikolaj Piskorski, a graduate student and an assistant professor, respectively, at the Harvard Business School, studied 300,000 plus Twitter users to see… well, to see what use… [more]

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SlawTips Current Awareness
Wednesday, February 22

There are two possible approaches to personal current awareness: Develop excellent searching skills so that you can find what you need when you need it Pick a fairly narrow specialty … »»

Research

SlawTips Top 10 Financial Errors: #10 Rely on the Lottery for Your Partnership Retirement Plan
Thursday, February 16

“It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating” was said once by Oscar Wilde. The final tip in this series is the capstone issue in our … »»

Practice

SlawTips Deciphering Acroynyms
Wednesday, February 15

I wrote about the trouble I have with Acronyms yesterday at Slaw. Today’s Tip: Use an Acronym Dictionary! I have a nice little book on my reference shelves called Acrobuster. … »»

Research

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  • Limitation of Actions - Actions in contract - Actions for debt - General

    Moody died on December 3, 2005, leaving four adult children. Pursuant to Moody’s will two of her children, James and Tyrell, were appointed executors of the estate. It was alleged that, during her ...

  • Barristers and Solicitors - Discipline - Suspension - For professional misconduct

    McLean pled guilty five counts of conduct unbecoming a lawyer. The Discipline Committee suspended him from practice for four months and placed him on indefinite supervision. McLean appealed the length of the penalty.

    The Saskatchewan ...

  • Mines and Minerals - Operation of mines, quarries and wells - Licences and permits - Appeals or judicial review - Standing - Costs

    Grizzly Resources Ltd. (Grizzly). made an applications to the Energy Resources Conservation Board to drill two sour gas wells on the same site. ...

  • Narcotic Control - Offences - Trafficking - Elements of

    The accused was charged with trafficking in cocaine. The trial judge granted the accused’s motion to discharge the charge. The Crown appealed.

    The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and ordered a new trial.

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