Celebrities thrive on the oxygen of publicity. As Wilde put it, "there is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked… [more]
archive for July, 2009
One of the biggest challenges facing the Supreme Court of Canada in my view is how to address religious claims. In some ways, the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision… [more]
Congratulations to Natalie Gauthier, the doyenne and pioneer of Canadian law blogging: her blog, Le pub et le droit, is five years old today. You can also follow Ms Gauthier… [more]
Droit.org, the web presence of L'Institut Français d'Information Juridique, is one of the many participants in the glorious global project to make law freely available, as you can see on… [more]
Many of us think of Google merely as your friendly, neighbourhood search engine. But Google is more than just a home page. Questions are increasingly being raised about Google’s dominance… [more]
[HT to Chicago Bar Tender] Anatomy of a Twitter lawsuit:
One 140 character tweet, reading: "You should come anyway. Who said sleeping in a mouldy apartment was bad for you?… [more]
Updated List of Most Popular LAWPRO/practicePRO Downloads Just Posted
by Dan Pinnington
July 28th, 2009
Having just passed the halfway point of 2009, we crunched the numbers on the most popular year-to-date article and resource downloads from the LAWPRO and practicePRO websites. There are a… [more]
I made a comment some time ago on a posting originally made by Ted Tjaden on the nature of legal research. I was very busy at the time and did… [more]
The Bank of Canada announced this week that the recession is coming to an end, and although U.S. numbers don't look quite so good, things were turning around for biotech… [more]
Recently, the Quebec and Ontario governments announced changes to enhance certain tax credits aimed at the film and television industry with the goal of bringing more foreign based productions into… [more]
Sweating the Small Stuff: Copyright in a Yodel, a Tweet, and the News
by Simon Fodden
July 27th, 2009
Small is sometimes beautiful; and sometimes, too, it's valuable—if you hold the copyright. Three illustrations of this "small meets copyright" story have cropped up recently with somewhat different twists to… [more]
Well Google has been the subject of many Slaw comments, but it's on the legal side that it's hit the news recently.
It won an important decision before Justice Eady… [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…"
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John J.L. Hunter, Q.C. of Vancouver has been elected President for 2011-2012
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MLB Selected Case Summaries
These summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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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