archive for July, 2010



Spam and the Toronto Mayoralty Campaign

by David Cheifetz

July 17th, 2010

I'm trying to find out why I've received, on my office email, last week, political spam in the form of a few messages that purported to be email from Rob… [more]

European E-Justice Portal

by Simon Fodden

July 17th, 2010

The European Community has placed a new online front end on its law-related offerings, aiming to make it easier to find what you want amid the welter of languages, systems,… [more]

For those who aren't on the Federal Courts or other mailing list that provided the information, 
The Federal Courts Reports are pleased to announce that in an effort to meet… [more]

The Ontario Reports – Confidential Information?

by John Gregory

July 16th, 2010

A member of the Uniform Law Conference – Electronic Commerce (ULC-ECOMM) email list points out that the electronic version of the Ontario Reports is announced by an email to members… [more]

Alberta Rules of Court Regulation

by Shaunna Mireau

July 16th, 2010

Happy Friday! The long awaited, new Alberta Rules of Court regulation is available.
Order in Council 256/2010 alerts us that the Rules of Court is regulation made under the authority… [more]

LinkedIn Legal Updates: Powered by JD Supra

by Steven Matthews

July 16th, 2010

To date, LinkedIn has only offered a handful of sidebar applications that users can install. They've been very picky, and only a few are aligned with vertical industries. Even then,… [more]

The Friday Fillip

by Simon Fodden

July 16th, 2010

I don't want to bring you down on a Friday, but for a bunch of reasons I'd invite you to look at a particular website despite its somewhat discouraging content. For one… [more]

The Court of Appeal for England and Wales has recently decided, in Flood v Times Newspapers Ltd… [more] [2010] EWCA Civ 804 that the 'responsible journalism in the public interest' defence

Independent Bookstores

by Jeffrey Miller

July 16th, 2010

In mid-June Irwin Law held a book launch to celebrate the publication of The Lunatic and the Lords… [more] by Hon. Richard Schneider. Justice Schneider, as some readers will be aware,

Investment Treaty Arbitration Site at UVic Law

by Ted Tjaden

July 15th, 2010

Earlier today I stumbled across an excellent, free Investment Treaty Arbitration website at UVic Law that has so far appears to have gone unnoticed by SLAW.ca commentators.
According to the… [more]

Proving Age on the Internet

by John Gregory

July 15th, 2010

The Supreme Court of Canada today upheld the Alberta Court of Appeal, which had convicted a person of Internet luring of an underage person — though the person in question… [more]

Note-Taking in Court

by John N. Davis

July 15th, 2010

Susan Clairmont reports in today's Hamilton Spectator that Mark Conacher, a Toronto JP holding G20 bail hearings, banned note-taking in his court "the other day". Clairmont reports that, when challenged,… [more]

SlawTips      

SlawTips Top 10 Financial Errors: #7 Put Off Dealing With Underperforming Lawyers
Friday, January 27

When everyone in the firm is required to report monthly to all other partners, you instill a culture in the firm that is self-correcting. If someone fails to regularly meet their financial goals, you. […] »»

Practice

SlawTips Dig Deep
Wednesday, January 25

Today’s Tip: Dig Deep By deep, I mean the deep or invisible web.  According to Marcus Zillman, there are somewhere in the vicinity of 1 trillion plus pages of … »»

Research

SlawTips Top 10 Financial Errors: #6 Think You Don’t Need a Fee Agreement With Each Client.
Thursday, January 19

It is a huge financial mistake to not record in writing the very nature of the contractual relationship with each and every one of your clients. »»

Practice

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  • Administrative Law - Judicial review - General - Scope or standard of review

    Ten individuals complained to the Information and Privacy Commissioner that the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) disclosed, in contravention of the Personal Information Protection Act, their personal information between October 13 and December 2, ...

  • Civil Rights - Property - Search and seizure - Search - What constitutes

    The accused was charged with possession of child pornography and making available child pornography. The accused brought an application, alleging several violations of his rights under the Charter.

    The Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s ...

  • Constitutional Law - Extent of powers conferred - Double aspect doctrine - General

    In provincial references, both the Alberta Court of Appeal (510 A.R. 200; 527 W.A.C. 200) and the Quebec Court of Appeal (2011 QCCA 591), concluded that the proposed Canadian Securities Act (CSA) was unconstitutional. A ...

  • Criminal Law - Procedure - Charge or directions - Jury or judge alone - Directions regarding evidence generally

    The accused was charged with breach of trust by a public official contrary to s. 122 of the Criminal Code. The trial judge acquitted the accused. ...

  • Civil Rights - Trials - Due process, fundamental justice and fair hearings - Criminal and quasi-criminal proceedings - Delay (Charter, s. 7)

    MacIntosh was charged on three informations with a total of 43 counts of sexual offences against nine complainants in the 1970s. The first information ...

  • Real Property Tax - Valuation - Business property - Considerations

    Two breweries’ respective properties were assessed as special properties under the Assessment Act, 2006. They appealed their respective municipal tax assessments to the Review Commissioner. The Commissioner dismissed the appeals. The breweries each appealed. The appeals ...

  • Barristers and Solicitors -Duty to court - General principles - Duty of integrity

    The applicant (Girao) and Allstate Insurance Co. disputed entitlements to accident benefits. The respondent law firm represented Allstate. Girao complained to the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (PCC) against Allstate for disclosing her ...

  • Criminal Law - Sentencing - Sentencing procedure and rights of the accused - Plea bargain or joint submission - Effect of

    The accused was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for three breaches of a recognizance under s. 810.2 of the Criminal Code. He appealed and applied ...

  • Practice - Persons who can sue and be sued - Individuals and corporations - Status or standing - Class actions - Members of class - General

    The plaintiffs were Inuit or Métis persons who were forced to attend certain residential schools in Labrador and Newfoundland. They ...


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