archive for October, 2009



USA Border Searches of Laptops..

by David Bilinsky

October 28th, 2009

♫ Everyone has a secret
But can they keep it
Oh no they can't…♫ … [more]

Lyrics and music by: Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael, recorded by Maroon 5.
The CBA has released:

Open Access Law Program

by Simon Fodden

October 28th, 2009

Science Commons, a subset of the U.S. Creative Commons movement, has an Open Access Law Program. (There doesn't appear to be a Humanities Commons project; it's kind of nostalgic to… [more]

Lexis-Nexis Shares Rise 3.3% in a Day

by Simon Chester

October 28th, 2009

The FT market indexes yesterday were moved by a report from analysts Exane BNP Paribas that suggested that growth in the North American legal information market had resumed. EBP raised… [more]

Greg Richards on Grace Under Pressure

by Simon Chester

October 28th, 2009

Weir Foulds' litigator (and my former colleague) J. Gregory Richards published a wonderfully thoughtful piece originally prepared for the Advocates' Society called "Grace Under Pressure", ZEN AND THE ART OF … [more]

Brand Names Face the Ire of the Internet

by David Canton

October 28th, 2009

That's the title of my newspaper column for this week. It starts off:
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: It’s a lot harder to manage online when reputations can be made or smeared by … [more]

Interview Tips for Summer Students

by Dan Michaluk

October 28th, 2009

Next Monday begins another three-day recruiting blitz for summer students applying for positions in Toronto firms. I've sat on Hicks Morley's committee for a number of years now and have… [more]

This Week's Biotech Highlights

by Jeremy Grushcow

October 27th, 2009

This week saw an unusually large amount of biotech deal activity in Canada, so you should check out the Monday Deal Review for all those details; but in between all the… [more]

Introducing practicePRO’s AvoidAClaim Blog

by Dan Pinnington

October 27th, 2009

I'm very pleased to have practicePRO venturing into the blogosphere with the AvoidAClaim blog – www.avoidaclaim.com. AvoidAClaim has a narrow and specific focus: helping lawyers avoid legal malpractice claims.
In… [more]

The Continuing Legal Education Society of BC

by Nicole Garton-Jones

October 27th, 2009

I am a new Board Member of the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia. Learning about CLEBC has been an interesting and eye opening experience. I have relied upon… [more]

Google Social Search

by Simon Fodden

October 26th, 2009

Google Social Search has now launched. An experiment from Google Labs, Social Search is one of four experimental options you can add to your regular search settings. (You may select… [more]

Speaking of anniversaries, I am currently doing work with the Women's Law Association of Ontario, and thought others might be interested in their upcoming 90th Anniversary Gala at the Royal… [more]

Precedent Magazine Celebrates 2nd Anniversary

by Connie Crosby

October 26th, 2009

Congratulations to Melissa Kruger, Publisher and Editor of the magazine Precedent: The new rules of law and style. Precedent… [more] magazine recently celebrated its second anniversary in real style with

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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.

    Link ...


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