Since my clients and colleagues have been remarkably gracious about my attempts to vacation this week, I will keep this brief and return to my rest BEvERage novel kids. Here's some… [more]
archive for August, 2009
WHEN? August 27, 2009
WHERE? Toronto, Fairmont Royal York Hotel. The proceedings were also webcast from the Copyright Consultation website. For video and upcoming transcripts of the Toronto Town Hall,… [more]
James Gannon, a newly-minted Toronto lawyer, has a newly-minted blog, IP, Innovation and Culture. Gannon, who has a background in system design engineering, has been blogging on his own site… [more]
It seems sensible to say a few words now about Angela Swan's concern, expressed in a recent post, about "anonymous blogging" on Slaw.
Let me start by giving you some… [more]
Last month I wrote about Fired Without Cause, an online legal service for consumers created by Vancouver startup Paradigm Shift Solutions Inc., formed by Chilwin Cheng, LLB and Jim Hamlin,… [more]
The suit by Rosemary Port, the blogger on Skanks in NYC… [more] (originally here) outed by Google, may have its parallels in Canada soon.
Brian Bowman of Pitblado LLP in Winnipeg
Sept. 4 is the deadline for submissions to the United States District Court – Southern District of New York regarding "Google Book Search," as the proposed settlement has come to… [more]
For all we've heard about the ills of the Canadian healthcare system during the debate about reform in the U.S., it's worth noting that we still have some of the… [more]
I'm an iPhone user. Hell, I'm a Mac fanboy. But I've been slow to come to those apps on the iPhone that don't claim to increase my productivity somehow. Professional… [more]
Slaw readers crossing the US border should read closely the folloing statement issued this morning by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press… [more]
A quick sidebar update to my previous post on astronaut problems with image appropriation in advertising. This fall Omega commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, releasing… [more]
The Foundation for Legal Research has awarded the 2009 Walter Owen Book prize to
Bradley Crawford, The law of banking and payment in Canada… [more] (Aurora, Ont.: Canada Law Book, 2008);
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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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MLB Selected Case Summaries
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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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