Originally published in the 6th issue of the Black Law Students Association (BLSAC) magazine.… [more]
In the West African culture, historical tradition is passed down orally through what are known in
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Completing the Circle of Blood for Future [Minority] Law Students
by Omar Ha-Redeye
February 28th, 2010
Mark Liberman raised an interesting question on the Language Log yesterday: Why is it, he wonders, that "the laws and practices dealing with the recording of human interactions seem to… [more]
♫There's a Long, Long trail a winding
Into the land of my dreams,
Where the nightingales are singing
And a white moon beams.
There's a long, long night of waiting
… [more]
The 140 character limit on Twitter may be a constraint for some, but it lets others go retro.
On February 20, an antique Commodore VIC-20 (circa 1981) at the Personal… [more]
It's a big freebie today, a big filmic freebie: HotDocs, the great Canadian documentary film festival, has opened its online library to us all. I count 171 movies for you… [more]
London may still be for the moment the "libel tourism" capital of the world for affronted folk, but Paris has its strong points, too, if the case of Professor Joseph… [more]
These days, it’s a given that within its collection of web properties, a law firm must have its own website. Every year, the legal industry spends a pretty penny hiring… [more]
Statistics Canada has released a study of how often immigrants who studied outside Canada for "a regulated occupation" wind up working in that occupation. Of the various regulated professions, law… [more]
Facebook Tip: List Multiple Websites on Your Facebook Profile Page
by Dan Pinnington
February 25th, 2010
Facebook appears to let you list only a single website or blog on your profile page.
Of course, many people have a website and a blog, and loads of us… [more]
The WSJ has an interesting question,
Is more plaintiff-side work on the horizon for BigLaw?
The query stems from an observation of substantial profits by large U.S. firms using alternative… [more]
Controversy has developed in the US about whether it is appropriate for law blogs to be ghostwritten. The ABA Journal has an article on the topic, and many comments that… [more]
Irwin Law's new e-book platform is now available.
[Note of disclosure… [more]: Irwin Law is a publisher for me and also for Simon Fodden but I regularly post on
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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.
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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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