In my last column, I talked about staffing the marketing department and deciding whether you need to “rent or buy”. Almost any marketing function can be outsourced if attention is… [more]
archive for October, 2010
Managing Expectations When You Bring in a Marketing Consultant
by Margaret McCaffery
October 12th, 2010
The Law Society of Upper Canada reports that Laura Legge, O. Ont., Q.C., passed away on October 5, 2010. Legge is best known as the first woman elected as a… [more]
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Slaw.… [more]
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released its decision in Jaffer v. York University… [more], 2010 ONCA 654, which reaffirms the proposition that the Superior Court of Justice does have jurisdiction over academic
As we've recently seen here on Slaw, getting governments to cough up information can be a difficult proposition. But there's some help for folks in Nova Scotia. The Right to… [more]
Being Up Front and Blunt About Setting and Controlling Client Expectations
by Dan Pinnington
October 8th, 2010
My good friend Jim Calloway, practice management advisor for the Oklahoma State Bar Association, just added a fantastic post on his Law Practice Tips Blog.
Jim’s post, One Firm's View… [more]
The International Competition Network (ICN) is a group concerned to encourage competition-friendly policy changes in member nations. Canada's Competition Bureau is a member.
Founded in 2001, the ICN
…provides competition… [more]
"First Member of Atlantic Canada's Mi’kmaq Community to Be Appointed Judge"
by Mark Lewis
October 8th, 2010
On September 9th, 2010, a historic judicial appointment occurred in Nova Scotia when Timothy Gabriel was appointed judge to the Family and Provincial courts in Nova Scotia. A graduate of… [more]
We southerners are rarely able to see the stars, let alone the true spectacle of the heavens, the aurora borealis. But never fear: the internet to the rescue. The Canadian… [more]
In conjunction with the release of his latest autobiography, The Fry Chronicles, Stephen Fry has produced a rather unique interactive iPhone app titled myFry… [more]. What really catches your
Legal Project Management has certainly become flavour of the month. I will be co-chairing a full one-day conference on the topic (on November 1st, 2010 in Toronto). This is the first… [more]
Supreme Court of Canada Facta for Upcoming Hearings Available Online
by Michel-Adrien Sheppard
October 7th, 2010
The fall 2010 session of the Supreme Court of Canada began earlier this week.
Not everyone knows that electronic facta filed by the parties in cases before the Supreme Court… [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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