archive for December, 2010



The Year's Best Reading?

by Simon Chester

December 31st, 2010

There is a wonderful spin-off magazine from the Economist called More Intelligent Life.
Like most other magazines, it does a year-end review of the best books of 2010.
But someone… [more]

The Friday Fillip

by Simon Fodden

December 31st, 2010

Listen up.
This fillip's about soundscapes. We're all pretty familiar with those recordings of thunderstorms or surf or canoeing up a river, the ones that help us relax and, often,… [more]

The Impact Factor

by Karen Sawatzky

December 31st, 2010

Information overload, and ways to overcome it, has been mentioned on Slaw several times. I came across this article from SSRN titled "What We Don't Know We Don't Know" and… [more]

Thomson West Appeals Professors Damage Award

by Simon Chester

December 30th, 2010

Louis reported earlier this month on the story of a US federal jury which awarded $2.5-million in punitive damages and $90,000 in actual damages to each of two law professors… [more]

Anti-Spam Legislation Passed, Awaits Proclamation

by Simon Fodden

December 30th, 2010

David Canton has kept Slawyers abreast of developments concerning Canada's anti-spam legislation: FISA – New Anti-Spam Bill Introduced; Plethora of Pending IT Legislation. But we neglected to report that Bill… [more]

Web Law Predictions for 2011

by Steven Matthews

December 30th, 2010

This time last year I wrote a post making Web Law Predictions for 2010. My success rate was admittedly mixed – the idea of law firms jamming cell phone transmissions… [more]

Flight Rights Canada – Airline Passenger Rights

by Ted Tjaden

December 29th, 2010

There has been much in the news on stranded airline passengers due to the recent blizzard in the North East. A newspaper story here from Russia describes a fairly grim… [more]

Is It a Crime to Read Your Spouse's Emails?

by Simon Fodden

December 29th, 2010

My mother used to say something to the effect that "gentlefolk do not read each others' mail." Of course, she didn't reckon with spies or spouses in distress. It comes… [more]

This is the third and final contribution focusing on some differences between North American common law regimes and Quebec’s civil law system in the area of IT contracting. The first… [more]

Accuracy, Precision, and T-Shirts

by Steven B. Levy

December 29th, 2010

How precise are the following statements?

The Canadian public debt as of 15 December 2010 was $275,872,478,414.44 CDN.
Canadian hourly-billing lawyers worked an average of 2043.96 hours last year.
Toronto… [more]

Class Action Lawsuit? There's an App for That

by David T. S. Fraser

December 28th, 2010

You may have seen the recent Wall Street Journal article on the privacy implications of certain iPhone, iPod Touch and Android apps that disclose information to advertising networks without the… [more]

Resolving to Learn

by Shaunna Mireau

December 28th, 2010

2011. Time may be a philosphical construct, but it sure did seem to move quickly in 2010. As the new year approaches, many people make resolutions, including me. I am… [more]

SlawTips      

SlawTips United Nations Documents
Wednesday, May 23

Today’s Tip: Monitor UN documents with RSS Since I last looked, the United Nations Documents site has a new look and feel. For what the site is trying to deliver, … »»

Research

SlawTips Updated Version of Great Social Media Guide for Lawyers Released
Wednesday, May 23

Last spring, Meritas’ Leadership Institute released a Social Media Guide for Lawyers. This helpful resource provided lawyers with an overview of the three main social media tools — LinkedIn, Faceb. […] »»

Technology

SlawTips Cash Flow Reports – Part 1
Thursday, May 17

Following on our earlier Top 10 Financial Errors posts, this is the first in a series of 10 posts dealing with Cash Flow Reports and in particular, cash flow management.… »»

Practice

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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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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