I continue to get daily emails and phone calls from Ontario lawyers that are finding themselves the targets of attempted frauds. The fraud attempts I am seeing are definitely getting… [more]
archive for March, 2010
Please Deposit My Bogus Cheque So I Can Give the Money to an Orphanage
by Dan Pinnington
March 31st, 2010
The Toronto Association of Law Libraries (TALL) hosted a Publishers' Forum at the University of Toronto Law School last week entitled "Free Access to Legislation: How Do They Do It?"… [more]
Putting it out there can get you into trouble. Not only is there "publisher's remorse" but also the more serious take-down notice that may crash into your client's inbox from… [more]
Tom Jenkins of Open Text spoke at the London TechAlliance "Gearing Up For Growth" conference yesterday about digital media in Canada. He likened the current position of traditional media (TV,… [more]
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Releases Consultation Paper on Cloud Computing
by Michel-Adrien Sheppard
March 30th, 2010
The Officer of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has released a consultation paper on cloud computing.
Cloud computing "describes any system where information and/or applications are stored online, allowing access… [more]
♫ Strike with the strongest hand
Search from the sharpest eye
Pull from the greater
Side of your mind
Tear down the wall that's stuck
In between soul and mind
… [more]
Well, not yet neuromancy, William Gibson notwithstanding: we can't yet hack our heads enough to predict the future. But neuroeconomics, yes, apparently.
I'm no big fan of economists and have… [more]
by Ted Tjaden
March 30th, 2010
Last night I had the pleasure of speaking to the INF 2133 Legal Literature and Librarianship class at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto on the topic of knowledge… [more]
For all the tax researchers out there:
The Tax Court of Canada's Current Appeals Docket is now online. Finally.… [more]
Luigi Benetton gives some tips on how to properly go paperless at The Lawyers Weekly,
If a clean desk is a clean mind, what do the papers on your desk… [more]
Electronic Evidence in Canada
by Graham Underwood and Jonathan Penner
published by Carswell 2010-1-30
price: $120.00
ISBN: 978-0-7798-2263-8
“A helpful reference for those dealing with issues arising from the production… [more]
A New York court has struck the patents held by Myriad Genetics Inc. for BRCA1 and BRCA2 which have been linked to breast and ovarian cancer in Association for Molecular … [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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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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