The International Legal Technology Association has its annual conference ILTA 2010 just around the corner. This association and its conference includes some of the leading law firms in North America… [more]
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“Sharpen the Saw” was #7 on Stephen Covey’s list of the habits of “Highly Effective People” The main point was that effectiveness requires continuous attention to self renewal and maintenance.… [more]
The potential ban against BlackBerry devices in Saudi Arabia has been averted, for now. The Saudi government is implementing a 48-hour grace period until tomorrow while they test out a… [more]
But not me. Really.
The Periodic Table of Irrational Nonsense.
I figure he left law/lawyers out because it/we usually occupy a higher position in the periodic table.
[hat tip "Da Boid… [more]
As you read this, I'll be lolling on a beach in Ontario that's the lovely part of an island described by some as a sandbar held together by poison ivy.… [more]
The Federal Register, the daily journal of the United States Government including changes to rules and regulations, is celebrating its 75th anniversary, has relaunched its website and re-envisioned their services.… [more]
I've run across a few interesting tools for making reading the web a bit easier. Depending on what you are after, one of these might suit…
Readability
a simple tool… [more]
Staffing the Law Firm Marketing Department: Do You Rent or Do You Buy?
by Margaret McCaffery
August 6th, 2010
In my last column, I said that asking how many people you need in your law firm marketing department is the wrong question: you need to know what you want… [more]
R. v. Bomberry, 2010 ONCA 542
[9] At approximately 3:45 a.m., [the deceased's] car stopped at an intersection about five blocks away from his apartment. The vehicle was half on… [more]
In Weber v. Canada (Minister of National Revenue)… [more], 2000 CanLII 14993 (F.C.), http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/fct/doc/2000/2000canlii14993/2000canlii14993.html, Hargrave, Prothonotary, described and then disposed of the respondent's argument:
[8] Mr. Weber’s main issue is
Google has released their estimate for the number of books: 129,864,880.
They also offer a full explanation of their counting methods, with some interesting quotes:
"we can’t rely on ISBNs… [more]
Introduction: Citizen Lawmaking Online… [more]
Citizen lawmaking seems ideally suited to today's Web. Government social media and online deliberation resources, coupled with widespread access to broadband in many nations, and much
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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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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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