archive for October, 2009



萬維網 – a Web That's World Wide

by Simon Chester

October 30th, 2009

Or even والشبكة العالمية
The language of tomorrow's web won't be English – nor will the script.
ICANN's website has a video that explains the system of Internationalised Domain Names.… [more]

Here it is on Youtube: some wonderful metaphors.
Will the Slaw community do a rebuttal?… [more]

The Friday Fillip

by Simon Fodden

October 30th, 2009

Have you any idea how hard it is to find a Jack O Lantern carved in the image of a lawyer? I'll tell you how hard: impossible. That's how hard.… [more]

Table of Public Statutes Nevermore

by Mark Lewis

October 30th, 2009

Well I'm back and after my long absence one of the first things I learned upon my return was that the print version of the Table of Public Statutes and… [more]

Metadata as Record

by Simon Chester

October 30th, 2009

Tip of the hat to my friend and partner Stan Freedman, the Supreme Court of Arizona en banc this week held that if a public entity maintains a public record… [more]

The Internet in 5 Years

by Michael Lines

October 30th, 2009

Google's Eric Schmidt on how things might look in 5 years:
A nice except from his talk at the Gartner Symposium, provided by the NYT.
Among his points:
It's because… [more]

Laundry Law: Stringing a Line

by Simon Fodden

October 29th, 2009

credit: martcatnoc – flickr… [more]
A recent opinion piece in the New Scientist, "'Right to dry' could wean Americans off consumption," by Alexander Lee, talks about how much energy could be

Two Toronto Events

by Simon Fodden

October 29th, 2009

For folks in or around Toronto, a couple of Osgoode Hall Law School events are coming up that might be of interest.
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30, 12.30 – 2.00 p.m.,… [more]

Is There a Research Analysis Problem?

by Shaunna Mireau

October 29th, 2009

One of my favourite tasks as a firm librarian is to provide training (formal) and mentoring (informal) to articling students on gathering materials to answer legal research problems. Another favourite… [more]

Los Angeles Adopts Gmail

by Evan VanDyk

October 28th, 2009

Yesterday, Los Angeles city council voted to become the largest city in the United States to rely entirely on Google's gmail to run its e-mail system. The city's 30,000 employees… [more]

UK Law Reports Get Their Own YouTube Channel

by Michel-Adrien Sheppard

October 28th, 2009

The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting (ICLR) in the United Kingdom, the people who bring us the authoritative and official Law Reports… [more], have their very own YouTube video channel.

Draft Text of the Copenhagen Convention

by Simon Chester

October 28th, 2009

Since I suspect that this is something that Slaw readers may be hunting for, here is a copy of the working text of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term… [more]

SlawTips      

SlawTips Top 10 Financial Errors: #7 Put Off Dealing With Underperforming Lawyers
Friday, January 27

When everyone in the firm is required to report monthly to all other partners, you instill a culture in the firm that is self-correcting. If someone fails to regularly meet their financial goals, you. […] »»

Practice

SlawTips Dig Deep
Wednesday, January 25

Today’s Tip: Dig Deep By deep, I mean the deep or invisible web.  According to Marcus Zillman, there are somewhere in the vicinity of 1 trillion plus pages of … »»

Research

SlawTips Top 10 Financial Errors: #6 Think You Don’t Need a Fee Agreement With Each Client.
Thursday, January 19

It is a huge financial mistake to not record in writing the very nature of the contractual relationship with each and every one of your clients. »»

Practice

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  • Administrative Law - Judicial review - General - Scope or standard of review

    Ten individuals complained to the Information and Privacy Commissioner that the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) disclosed, in contravention of the Personal Information Protection Act, their personal information between October 13 and December 2, ...

  • Civil Rights - Property - Search and seizure - Search - What constitutes

    The accused was charged with possession of child pornography and making available child pornography. The accused brought an application, alleging several violations of his rights under the Charter.

    The Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s ...

  • Constitutional Law - Extent of powers conferred - Double aspect doctrine - General

    In provincial references, both the Alberta Court of Appeal (510 A.R. 200; 527 W.A.C. 200) and the Quebec Court of Appeal (2011 QCCA 591), concluded that the proposed Canadian Securities Act (CSA) was unconstitutional. A ...

  • Criminal Law - Procedure - Charge or directions - Jury or judge alone - Directions regarding evidence generally

    The accused was charged with breach of trust by a public official contrary to s. 122 of the Criminal Code. The trial judge acquitted the accused. ...

  • Civil Rights - Trials - Due process, fundamental justice and fair hearings - Criminal and quasi-criminal proceedings - Delay (Charter, s. 7)

    MacIntosh was charged on three informations with a total of 43 counts of sexual offences against nine complainants in the 1970s. The first information ...

  • Real Property Tax - Valuation - Business property - Considerations

    Two breweries’ respective properties were assessed as special properties under the Assessment Act, 2006. They appealed their respective municipal tax assessments to the Review Commissioner. The Commissioner dismissed the appeals. The breweries each appealed. The appeals ...

  • Barristers and Solicitors -Duty to court - General principles - Duty of integrity

    The applicant (Girao) and Allstate Insurance Co. disputed entitlements to accident benefits. The respondent law firm represented Allstate. Girao complained to the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (PCC) against Allstate for disclosing her ...

  • Criminal Law - Sentencing - Sentencing procedure and rights of the accused - Plea bargain or joint submission - Effect of

    The accused was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for three breaches of a recognizance under s. 810.2 of the Criminal Code. He appealed and applied ...

  • Practice - Persons who can sue and be sued - Individuals and corporations - Status or standing - Class actions - Members of class - General

    The plaintiffs were Inuit or Métis persons who were forced to attend certain residential schools in Labrador and Newfoundland. They ...


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