The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) based in Strasbourg has published a series of Factsheets that deal with various themes such as the situation of the Roma, the rights… [more]
archive for September, 2010
A work colleague and I wrote a post on this case last October. We’ve been eagerly waiting to see if the Ontario Superior Court of Justice would decriminalize the oldest… [more]
Malcolm Gladwell in the New Yorker for September 27th contrasts the civil rights movement of the 1960s in the US with social media 'activism' today. He says that social media… [more]
It has occurred to House of Butter that in 2010 there now appears to be a singular lack of imagination at senior management levels at the major legal publishers.
Plenty… [more]
The esteemed Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund, LEAF, has launched a website "to monitor developments in equality law." Equality Rights Central is to be:
… a place to find… [more]
ABA Commission Looking at Impact of Technology on Client Confidentiality and Business Development
by Dan Pinnington
September 29th, 2010
The ABA Ethics 20/20 Commission is holding hearings to explore the impact of technology on client confidences and lawyers’ use of the internet to develop business. The Commission invites interested… [more]
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Given that lawyers are heavy users of Blackberrys, most Slaw readers will already know that RIM just announced the Playbook tablet, which is an iPad competitor.
RIM has taken an… [more]
Smartphones Proliferate in Computer Forensics
by Sharon D. Nelson and John W. Simek
September 29th, 2010
Two years ago, we began to say in lectures that we had seen a 200% rise in the number of cell phones passing through our forensics lab. Today, we are… [more]
This is a short endorsement of the iAnnotate application for the iPad, produced by Aji and available on iTunes for $9.99.
I used to maintain piles of case law on… [more]
As followers of Canadian legal news will know, a judge of the Ontario Superior Court today ruled that Canada's prostitution laws violate the Charter. To quote from the National Post… [more]
Too Much Information: The Dangers of Blogging About Your Client
by Dan Pinnington
September 28th, 2010
If you are not careful, the Internet can be a dangerous place that can expose you to malpractice claims. LAWPRO Magazine has featured articles on Social media pitfalls to avoid… [more]
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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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