If I were clever, this entry would be the briefest fillip yet. But… I ain't and it ain't. So let me go on at just a little length about abbreviation… [more]
archive for August, 2009
Yet another search engine has been launched. Spezify from Sweden is essentially a meta-search tool that presents combined results from Google, Yahoo, Twitter, and other sources in a pictorial fashion,… [more]
A Canadian, a Mi'kmaq, a man wrongfully convicted of murder. Mr. Marshall passed August 6, 2009. The CBC news has good coverage of the story. Wikipedia's page on Mr. Marshall… [more]
Just drawing our readers' attention to a brand new Canadian IP law blog, Innovation and Culture.
James Gannon describes his aims as:
to update the blog daily with legal developments… [more]
InternationalProBono.com is a development of the International Bar Association aimed at providing a place for lawyers around the world who are involved in pro bono work to share reports and… [more]
Surveillance cameras seem to be everywhere these days. They are one of the creeping invasions of privacy that raise difficult issues. Isolated cameras on private homes or businesses controlled by… [more]
This began as a comment, and then got out of hand. It is a response to Simon Fodden's post on squigglies, pilcrows, and gaspers and Gary Rodrigues' post, "The full… [more]
Doing some filing work I came across a photograph I took during a visit to the Supreme Court a couple of years ago: In one of the courtyards that bring… [more]
Charon QC, the UK's one-man blogging, podcasting and 'zine publishing machine, has put a contract text online and made it available for free. Properly Mike Semple Piggot, he has taught… [more]
Law commissions like to operate on a relatively regular schedule of making documents public, whether consultation papers or interim or final reports, especially given the insatiable demands of today's websites.… [more]
Congratulations to Connie Crosby for penning the 6000th comment for Slaw. I haven't done any real analysis, but if we assume conservatively that each comment consists of only 50 words,… [more]
This week was for introductions:
At the Cross-Border Biotech Blog, we introduced a new science writer! Richard Chan started off with his first Friday Science Review and he covered a lot… [more]
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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
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
Minimize That Darn Office Ribbon for More Room on Your Desktop
Wednesday, May 16
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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’ ...
TalkLaw/ParLoi
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