(or, how I used the G20 to my advantage)
The G20 was probably the biggest news story in Canada for at least a couple of days in June, and certainly… [more]
archive for July, 2010
To market successfully, you need to speak the language of your target audience. To do that, you first need to identify who you’re targeting. Many lawyers make the mistake of… [more]
Norwegian lawyer Fredrik Heffermehl, who holds an LLM from NYU, argued in his book, Nobels vilje… [more] published in 2008, that half the awards of the Peace Prize have not conformed
There has been much written on Slaw and other places about the paperless office, or the virtual office.
My personal view is that for the most part, we either already… [more]
About a month ago, I gave up my private practice to accept a position as in-house counsel. It posed an interesting challenge, both logistically and professionally. Logistically in the sense… [more]
by Dan Michaluk
July 28th, 2010
Chris Berzins is a long-time member of the Canadian administrative tribunal community and someone whose writings I’ve followed for some time. When he recently forwarded a copy of his most… [more]
Copyright and Licensing Positions for Librarians and Other Non-Lawyers
by Lesley Ellen Harris
July 27th, 2010
The recent issue of The Copyright & New Media Law Newsletter is a special issue focussing on jobs and positions for non-lawyers including librarians, educators, communications coordinators and others. You… [more]
Ontario Law Society Report on Gender and Racialization in Profession
by Simon Fodden
July 27th, 2010
The Law Society of Upper Canada commissioned a study by Michael Ornstein at York University's Institute for Social Research, resulting in a report, Racialization and Gender of Lawyers in Ontario… [more]
I ran across this today while on a search for something else. At first, I just found it amusing. Now I'm thinking it's a brilliant bit of viral marketing for… [more]
One of the most wrenching questions in environmental law is who should pay for historic contamination which was legal at the time. There is no moral difficulty in holding today's… [more]
On July 19, 2010, the BC Attorney General released a white paper
containing draft legislation and policy proposals to significantly amend legislation in BC related to family law.
The suggested… [more]
The legal press around the world this weekend featured a variety of stories that caught my attention. Let's visit India, Sierra Leone, Namibia and England.
Law school teachers and law… [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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John J.L. Hunter, Q.C. of Vancouver has been elected President for 2011-2012
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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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