Given the current news stories arising out of the Commonwealth leaders meeting and the Ugandan anti-homosexuality bill introduced last month, I thought it might be useful for Slaw readers to… [more]
archive for November, 2009
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After months of deliberation, the CRTC today finally approved Al-Jazeera English for distribution in Canada, without conditions.
What's remarkable about this decision is, well, that it's entirely unremarkable. To all… [more]
Shaunna's mention of TwitterCommons prompted me to point out poliTwitter, which aggregates federal and provincial politicians' Twitter feeds. The interface is a tad clunky (the dropdown menus are awkward to… [more]
On November 25, 2009 Bill C-36, An act to amend the Criminal Code, otherwise known as Serious Time for the Most Serious Crime Act… [more] passed 3rd reading in the
The Obstructionist Self-Represented Accused: the Challenge of Control
by Justice Michelle Fuerst
November 26th, 2009
Of the many challenges facing trial judges, one of the greatest is conducting proceedings with a self-represented accused. Invariably the self-represented accused comes to court with only a rudimentary knowledge… [more]
Nancy Byerly Jones Re-Post: Celebrating Great Holiday Moments … Ignoring the Not-So-Good!
by Dan Pinnington
November 26th, 2009
Cross-posted on the Lawyer Success Tips blog
Although we have never met, over the years I have avidly read and learned a lot from Nancy Byerly Jones. She has written… [more]
Digitization of Older Canadian Parliamentary Publications
by Michel-Adrien Sheppard
November 25th, 2009
At lunch, I attended a round table organized by the National Capital Association of Law Libraries that took place at the University of Ottawa.
One of the more interesting announcements… [more]
Have a Blackberry or iPhone? Need to see a case or note it up?
Westlaw Canada now has a Mobile browser.
www.wireless.westlaw.com or www.wireless.westlaw.com/Keycite
Password required of course.… [more]
Lawyers will always be free to decide how they chose to practice law; the market will, however, decide who the winners and the losers are. Winning in e-discovery increasingly means … [more]
So try this: create a link to section 650 of a freely available online version of the Criminal Code… [more]. Basic law, basic task in this digital age, right?
Unless
Many lawyers assume that the Court process is unable or unwilling to take advantage of available electronic technology. Sometimes they are correct.
The problem is often one of communication. In… [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
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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.
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