Marilyn Johnson is a fan of libraries. And librarians. She came to this appreciation while researching The Dead Beat… [more] (a book about obituary writers). To her, it seemed that librarians had
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It’s easy to forget that the first and often the last interaction most of us have each day with our legal technology involves logging into – or out of –… [more]
Victory is in the air this week in biotech. Not all news was good – early stage venture capital and U.S. biotech company Tengion have had better weeks — but mostly… victory.… [more]
The full 111 page decision of Judge Oscar Magi of the Milan Ordinary Tribunal imposing liability on Google was released today and is available here.
Slaw readers may recall that… [more]
I didn't realize that on January 27th the Government of Canada had ordered a review under the Investment Canada Act… [more] to determine if the investment by Amazon.com in a fulfillment
A recent judgment of the England and Wales High Court, Kaschke v Gray & Anor… [more] [2010] EWHC 690 (QB), dealt with a potential libel that occurred in a post on
Every year at this time librarians from across North America (and the odd one from other parts of the world) gather together in Crystal City, Arlington, VA for the Computers… [more]
In this talk from O'Reilly Media's Where 2.0 2010 conference, Walter Scott of DigitalGlobe discusses imagery techniques available today using images from satellites and airplanes. He discusses accuracy and the… [more]
About 600 legal aid certificates are typically given out a year for civil cases in Ontario, a practice that appears to have ended.
The Toronto Star reports that starting April… [more]
As of April Fool's day, the U.K. Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) has changed its copyright license to something that harmonizes well with a Creative Commons license. After a… [more]
I suspect that I have dated myself by referencing the British pop hit from Bananarama; however the lyrics are relevant in appreciating those components of a successful eDiscovery project. It… [more]
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Lyrics by Francis Scott Key (who was a lawyer), music by John Stafford Smith.
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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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